Wild Sounds

Northern Monk Brew Co. in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular

Score

6.35

ABV: 4.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 8

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

BeardedAvenger (9338) reviewed Wild Sounds from Northern Monk Brew Co. 2 months ago

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

Leighton (35102) reviewed Wild Sounds from Northern Monk Brew Co. 2 months ago

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

WingmanWillis (38720) ticked Wild Sounds from Northern Monk Brew Co. 2 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Tried from Can on 29 Jan 2026 at 22:11

madmitch76 (40782) reviewed Wild Sounds from Northern Monk Brew Co. 2 months ago

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.

Tried from Can on 29 Jan 2026 at 21:45

6.3

Deanso (15822) reviewed Wild Sounds from Northern Monk Brew Co. 4 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

33cl can from Beer52.
Thick beige head. Hazy dark amber pour. Light bittermess

Tried from Can from Beer52 on 17 Dec 2025 at 18:35

5.9

BlackHaddock (17491) reviewed Wild Sounds from Northern Monk Brew Co. 5 months ago

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

berkshirejohn (10300) reviewed Wild Sounds from Northern Monk Brew Co. 6 months ago

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

dragnet101 (5184) reviewed Wild Sounds from Northern Monk Brew Co. 7 months ago

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