"Shiner 106" Birthday cake beer

[vwmasstransit]

Shiner has a seasonal beer called "106" and it taste like chocolate birthday cake. It really is tasty and was hoping some one with a more sensitive palate could help decipher the ingredients. I know its a chocolate stout so getting a recipe for that is easy, but the way the chocolate and "cake" stand out is really amazing.

I was thinking of using vanilla in secondary to help present the flavor and aromas better.

nibs vs powder? or both?

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Pumblechook]

Tried that one the other day, it was indeed tasty but was almost too much. Probably the sweetest stout I'd ever tried.

I'd venture a guess that the 'cakiness' comes mostly from the sweetness, probably lactose/maltodextrine, and loads of vanilla. There wasn't any hint of roastiness, so there is probably little to no roasted barley/black patent. Perhaps a lot of darker caramel and chocolate/midnight wheat in place of traditional stout grains?

I'd start with 60% Maris otter, 15% caramel 60L, 15% chocolate malt, 10% midnight wheat, loads of lactose, loads of chocolate (nibs and powder), and vanilla. It was cloyingly sweet, so you'd probably have to shoot for an FG of 1.020 or above.