There's beer, and then there's beer that has spent time breathing inside a used bourbon barrel. Siren's Caribbean Chocolate Cake is the latter - dark chocolate and caramel, slow and heavy, like a dessert that insists on being savoured.
Expert description of Siren CCC Caribbean Chocolate Cake Barrel Aged Tropical Stout
Caribbean Chocolate Cake Barrel Aged is a rich Tropical Stout at 8.4% from the English brewery Siren Craft Brew. The base beer is conditioned on staves from used bourbon barrels, adding caramel, vanilla and a distinct oak character on top of the already rich flavours of dark chocolate, cocoa and roasted nuts - a luxurious, intense experience for anyone after a deep, sophisticated stout.
Siren Craft Brew was founded in 2013 by Darron Anley in Finchampstead, Berkshire, and has since won international recognition for its experimental approach to flavour, including several titles as one of the UK's best breweries. The Caribbean Chocolate Cake series has become something of a flagship for the brewery, showing just how far a stout can be stretched with barrel ageing and tropical notes.
Tasting Notes
Aroma
Dark chocolate and cocoa meet sweet vanilla and a distinct hint of bourbon and oak.
Taste
Rich and oily with layers of dark chocolate, roasted nuts and caramel, where the barrel ageing adds a warm, sweet oak character and a light tropical depth.
Finish
Long, sweet and lightly warming, with a lingering echo of chocolate and barrel.
Specifications
Name: CCC Caribbean Chocolate Cake Barrel Aged
Brewery: Siren Craft Brew
Country/Region: England
Beer style: Barrel Aged Tropical Stout
ABV: 8.4%
Size: 330 ML
Cask type: Staves from used bourbon barrels
Ingredients: Malted barley, oats, hops, yeast, water, lactose
Allergens: Gluten (barley, oats), lactose
Best before: 23/10/2026
Serving suggestion: 10-14°C in a wide tulip glass or snifter
Flavour Profile
Creamy · Roasted · Sweet · Barrel-aged
Did You Know?
Caribbean Chocolate Cake is named after a classic Caribbean chocolate cake tradition, and Siren has since released several variants of the same base recipe - including milk and dark chocolate versions - with this barrel-aged edition considered the most intense in the series.
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