Decennial II: Shadowman (2020)

Name: Decennial II: Shadowman (2020)
Brand: River North Brewery
Rating: 4.2 (487 reviews)

River North Brewery

Denver, CO

Tavour Rating

4.2

Style

Imperial Stout

ABV

14.5%

Find and rate beers like this on the Tavour app!

About This Beer

Stare into Shadowman’s thick, onyx depths and take in all the rich, malty complexity that this luscious elixir has to offer.

The dark beer masters at River North crafted an Imperial Stout so toasty and layered, your tastebuds will be singing with notes of everything that is dark and nuanced.

Cellarable up to 10 years.

Tasting Notes

Molasses, baker’s chocolate, raisins, and dried figs glide smoothly over a distinct espresso depth — absent any coffee in the brew. Oaky vanilla segues into toffee for a mildly sweet and boozy 14.5% ABV finish.

Malty Dark Complex

Reviews

4.2

487 Ratings

Apinedo202

5.0

This is what you need to measure other stouts against. Big beer with warming effects for a cold winter night.

MDFelman

4.5

Flavor is cocoa, mesquite, toast, charcoal, nuts, and a dry woody finish. Very rich without being overly sweet. Flavor evokes the feeling of being around a campfire. Drinks very slowly, and has a hint of boozy numbness after a few sips. A superb stout experience, very well balanced. I will hopefully have more of this some day.

anton72

4.25

Good but not a stand out for a stout

bradley693

5.0

Awesome series

tyler723

4.25

The decennial series is top notch

Illy

3.0

Underwhelming for an imperial stout

MCMASTERSANCHEZ

4.0

Maybe the least favorite of the group and still 4.0

ericksen.greg

4.5

Dark, delicious and smokey! I definitely enjoyed this one!

alex176

5.0

Better

craig1578

4.0

Great hit. Wish i had bought the set. Next time maybe

patrick3640

4.0

Not remotely boozy for the ABV. Dangerous.

david210

4.25

Smokey chocolate with a burnt sugar aftertaste. Complex but simple if that even makes sense. Good beer

bryce554

5.0

Another fantastic chapter in the Decennial line. Great aromas. Deep, but simple flavors of intensely roasted coffee that is rich and complex but doesn’t overshadow the iconic imperial stout style. This is very much to the point and perfectly executed.

encore

4.0

Chocolate and a little roasty. A little flat at the end

millhouse2881

4.5

Dark malts, chocolate with hints of espresso

jonathan688

3.0

Good barrel presence but finish is a bit thin for me.

arkaeoptrx_tre

4.25

Dark, roasty Chocolate aromas, thick, slick, big, complex, layered notes of near nutty, roasted Chocolate malts, hints of sweet, dark fruits, and almost savory, just short of porcine. Age up to one decade, ya right. This is excellent right now. 4.4.

arkaeoptrx_tre

4.25

MikeVitale42

4.75

Um, wow. That’s good. Pours like oil. Surprising reddish tint to this dark beer. Thick and boozy.

maxschector

1.0

Not my favorite of the 4 that came in- but a really impressive imperial stout. The age really makes it unique. It almost has a saltiness to it.

LibationsWithLen

5.0

cellared

Darkstar1984

3.0

standard

mrkantz

3.5

these all had the same candied sugar profile. nothing remarkable

flymoc1

4.0

decent stout

Levenrah

4.5

perfectly balanced classic imperial stout. enough said

alton7

5.0

This is perfection in a bottle! chocolaty, malty goodness, with the perfect consistency (the right amount of thickness).