Style: Stout (Imperial)

ABV: 9.0

90/100
Aroma: 11
Appearance: 3
Flavor: 18
Mouthfeel: 5

Silver City Brewery Shadow Magic

What the brewers say

"Inspired by the traditional foreign extra stout style, this dark ale brings deep, rich, malty chocolate flavor and a velvet-smooth body from the addition of oats and roasted wheat. Go beyond light and embrace the darkness."

What our panel thought

“Subtle, almost one-dimensional at first, but it grows as it warms. Medium resin, diesel hop aroma, then light toast, coffee, malt. Finish has hints of licorice, earthy bitterness, and some lingering cherry-plum sweetness.”

What our editors thought

“Subtle, polished chocolate notes on the nose. Big roast-malt flavor notes, very light smoke, and a subtle sweetness pulls it together and softens the edges.”

Review printed in: The Route to Stout (October-November 2021) (View All Issues)


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