Dark Matter

Hoyne Brewing in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦

Porter Regular

Score

6.18

ABV: 5.3%

IBU: 26

Ticks: 16

Dark Matter is the only beer we make where we don’t say on the bottle what style it is. This is for a very good reason. Even we don’t know! It is more easily described by what it isn’t. It is not as roasted as a stout, nor is it as sweet or high in alcohol as a porter. And don’t even mention brown ale in the same breath. Like the Northern Lights, it is seductively elusive, bringing the mystery of the universe into your glass.

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6.9

Ferris (26026) reviewed Dark Matter from Hoyne Brewing 12 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle - Chocolate, chili peppers, roasted something... Deep amber with an off white head. Nice chocolate again tasting the chili and a weird roasted flavor, almost savory but finishes sweet. Rich body and a decent aftertaste. So very odd and different. I may have this again in a group to discuss, but more as a dissection than enjoyment.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Apr 2013 at 15:24

6.9

jhaase (14816) reviewed Dark Matter from Hoyne Brewing 13 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Re-rate from bottle. Feels like they improved the malt base quite a bit: Darker, richer, Chewy, solid roast, light berries, good hop counterpoint, enjoyable. 6 3 6 3 11Bottle. Chestnut colour, low offwhite lace. Roasted grain, light coffee and dark sugar, ok grassy counterpoint. Medium to light body, slightly tinny on the palate. sparkly. Mellow roasted finish.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Sep 2012 at 18:08

4.5

mcberko (47456) reviewed Dark Matter from Hoyne Brewing 13 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

On tap at the Alibi Room pours a dark amber brown with a small beige head. Faint aroma of dry cocoa powder and very light roast. Flavour of stale roasted malt and not much else. The opposite of complex - very watery and weak. Dull and lifeless - not good.

Tried from Draft on 28 Aug 2012 at 22:12

fiulijn (28382) reviewed Dark Matter from Hoyne Brewing 13 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Draught at Alibi Room, Vancouver
Dark brown color. Mild aroma of roasted malt, dust. Dry mouthfeel, some roasted malts, light chocolate presence, correct bitterness.
A bit too dry and roasty.

Tried on 16 Aug 2012 at 11:39

6.6

Gerbeer (8214) reviewed Dark Matter from Hoyne Brewing 13 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

650 ml bottle. Pours dark brown with reddish tint. Very light head that dissipates quickly. Aromas of roasted malt and bitter dark chocolate. Flavors of toast, very light dark chocolate notes, and malt. Light bitter finish. A mild porter.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jul 2012 at 14:41

4.8

crit200 (5324) reviewed Dark Matter from Hoyne Brewing 13 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Coke color,fast fading tan head.Nose of light roast and hints of chocolate. More of same in palate.Light bitterness in finish. Lifeless and flat, not much here

Tried on 31 Mar 2012 at 23:28