Shadow Game IV - Mexican Chocolate Cake (Bourbon BA)
Sori Brewing
Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
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About This Beer
To craft Shadow Game IV, the brewers started by loading a roasty Stout with habanero chili, cinnamon, vanilla, and cacao nibs. Then, the Sori crew aged the brew in Heaven Hill Bourbon barrels for depths of oaky vanilla and woody spice.
Tasting Notes
Inspired by Mexican chocolate cake, this Imperial Stout is packed with chocolatey depth balanced by chili pepper heat and roasty cinnamon. It’s bourbon barrel aged, adding a rich complexity.
Smooth
Oaky
Spicy
Noteworthy Ingredients
Vanilla
Cinnamon
Cacao
Habanero
Reviews
4.3
1255 Ratings
chuck584
4.0
bourbon, and chili pepper is just right.
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Potato
4.25
Very light spice, silky smooth
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purcellzx
4.0
Very pleased with the overall cakey-ness of this. Definitely loved the bourbon notes as well. Could’ve done without the spicy although it wasn’t too in your face about it which I enjoyed.
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vincent628
4.0
very nice take on chocolate cake, with nice subtle bourbon undertones. glad to have this offering from Estonia!
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theodore129
3.75
dark, lots of cocoa and a VERY slight hint of spice but not as much as I was expecting or wanting. good beer, but wanted more spice.
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keegan4
4.25
smooth with a kick
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chris12063
3.75
Not as spicy as I expected
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eric4985
3.0
thin, very thin.
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hitterg
4.25
This was a lot better as I drank it.
I've had spicy beers before, but for some reason this hit me bad initially. After about five minutes though, I was going back for that spicey chocolate every 30 seconds.
Definitely worth it.
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terry709
3.5
pretty good, not too much heat.
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randy1067
4.25
Spices and vanilla flavor. Not much barrel, but has nice mild alcohol heat and medium body.
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giga66
4.0
Bourboney and spicy, specifically spicy on the finish. Enjoyed it. The alcohol content sneaks up on you and is not in your face.
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kelly1843
4.0
smooth ~ just the right amount of spice ~ chocolate cake ~ yum
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Mikebikesforbeer
4.25
cinnamon for days. the more it warmed up the more the habanero crept in
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mark2143
4.0
I don't really remember drinking this which means it must have at least been okay. I remember the bad ones well.
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peter246
4.0
very smooth and nicely balanced with good heat.
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Avobandit
4.5
Very tasty stout with just the right amount of heat, balanced by cacao and bourbon. Comparable to similar offerings from Fremont and Abraxas (Perennial). Nice to have something here from Estonia as well, for variety.
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austin805
4.0
little heat, lots of chocolate
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dean_j_chapman
3.75
I normally love a strong bourbon presence but it’s a bit strong in this one…to the point where I do get get anything but bourbon and some spicy notes…no chocolate at all.
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howard120
4.5
I definitely get the cinnamon and I get just enough tingle from the habanero. Combine that with very smooth feel and very little barrel and this is extremely enjoyable
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JAK408
5.0
Superb! Perfect spiced level that served as a nice balance to the barrel notes. Medium level of heat that mellowed out with all the swirling chocolate.
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justsomeone
3.75
a weird metallic taste lingered on this for me, preferred the vanilla variant sadly.
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sherv00
4.0
this has got some heat in it!
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MikeVitale42
4.5
REALLY good imperial stout. Strong notes of cinnamon and vanilla up front, that mellows out to a smooth heat from the habanero. The heat is there, but not very prevalent. Quite tasty!
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ken121
3.75
From Estonia
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