Wild Sounds
Northern Monk Brew Co. in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
6.35
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A black IPA is a beer of contradictions, combining the dark, silky chocolate notes of a stout with the bold hop character of an IPA. We’ve rounded this beer out with a touch of blueberry for a rich, full-bodied drinking experience.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
CBJ Tasting. Clear brown. Thin foamy off-white head. Aroma has chewy spice and berries.. as does flavour with more bitterness. Light-medium bodied.
Tried
on 30 Jan 2026
at 19:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Easygoing and basic. Faintly toasted malts, bread, a nip of blueberry. Drinkable but pretty light.
Tried
from Can
at
Craft Beer Junction
on 29 Jan 2026
at 22:19
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jan 2026
at 22:11
6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
29th January 2026
Bottle share at CBJ. Thanks to can. Clear amber beer, small pale tan head. Light palate, fairly dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Thin dark malts, watery and sweet. Soft dry pine. Mellow ripe citrus hop fruits. Semi dry finish. Fairly lame.
Bottle share at CBJ. Thanks to can. Clear amber beer, small pale tan head. Light palate, fairly dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Thin dark malts, watery and sweet. Soft dry pine. Mellow ripe citrus hop fruits. Semi dry finish. Fairly lame.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jan 2026
at 21:45
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
33cl can from Beer52.
Thick beige head. Hazy dark amber pour. Light bittermess
Thick beige head. Hazy dark amber pour. Light bittermess
Tried
from Can
from Beer52
on 17 Dec 2025
at 18:35
5.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
33cl can via Beer52. Drank on 15th November 2025, pre positioned at Auntie Sue's by me. Dark brown body, decent beige crust on top which faded quickly unfortunately. Malty front with a dark berry undertone, I wanted more depth in both body and flavour to be honest. It just felt like it was watered down.
Tried
from Can
from Beer52
on 15 Nov 2025
at 18:00
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 1
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
[33cl can from Beer52.] A deep cola brown coloured pour with a fast fading chocolate coloured head; rather unpleasant farmyard aroma; quite thin in the mouth with a blueberry taste and a grainy body; then some chocolate syrup in the finish. Rather disappointing.
Tried
on 18 Oct 2025
at 18:16
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
330ml can from Beer52. Pours a dark brown with a finger of beige foamy head; minor retention. Aroma of moderate dark malt, brown bread, biscuit, citrus rind, berries. Taste is quite hoppy and bitter with citrus coming through, touch of the blueberry and then the dark maltiness being somewhat mild but it is only a 4% ABV. Light to mid bodied, slick, easy drinking and quite tasty.
Tried
from Can
from Beer52
on 26 Sep 2025
at 00:02