Dark & Wild City 2019 - Chocolate Brownie Sundae Stout
Northern Monk Brew Co. in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
Collab with: Old Chimneys / Wander Beyond BrewingStout - Pastry / Flavoured Regular Out of Production
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Score
7.83
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For this year’s Dark City beer we decided to team up with two breweries who represent the old and new generations of brewing, and all that is great about both.
Old Chimneys, whose Good King Henry sets the bar for British-style imperial stout across the globe, and Wander Beyond who over the last couple of years have continued to push the ABV and flavour boundaries with their decadent creations.
We tried to bring together the best of both styles, putting together a classic, complex stout grist of roast barley and pale chocolate malt, a touch of crystal, plenty of munich malt and copious oats plus plenty of additional sugars for fermentability.
After fermenting with a classic English ale yeast we introduced multiple additions of chocolate and vanilla, building up layers of velvet delight, aiming for a true taste of indulgence in a glass.
Contains lactose.
Old Chimneys, whose Good King Henry sets the bar for British-style imperial stout across the globe, and Wander Beyond who over the last couple of years have continued to push the ABV and flavour boundaries with their decadent creations.
We tried to bring together the best of both styles, putting together a classic, complex stout grist of roast barley and pale chocolate malt, a touch of crystal, plenty of munich malt and copious oats plus plenty of additional sugars for fermentability.
After fermenting with a classic English ale yeast we introduced multiple additions of chocolate and vanilla, building up layers of velvet delight, aiming for a true taste of indulgence in a glass.
Contains lactose.
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8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Dynamo Bar, Bruxelles. Courtesy of Tomslav. Black with smooth beige head. Roasted malts, chocolate, cocoa, some vanilla. Medium sweetness. Smooth texture. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
at
Dynamo - Bar de Soif
on 27 Jan 2020
at 20:29
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Svart med lys brunt skum. Lukter søt lakris, fløte, mørke frukter og vanilje. Middels fylde. Søt. Noe bitter mørk sjokolade, engelsk lakris og melasse. Middels lang.
Tried
on 25 Jan 2020
at 21:27
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap@Bootleggers, Copenhagen - dark brown to black with a thin tan head. Dark sweet and roasted malty with nite soft chocolate, caramel, fudge, cakey malty, full bodied, notes of vanilla into the sweet dark malty close. Lovely.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jan 2020
at 16:35
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can. Dunno where from. Been sat in the fridge a while. Clear, cola brown. Thin and messy, lacing, beige head. Nose has Easter egg chocolate. Cocoa powder. Chocolate brownie. Some sweet dried fruit. Does what it says on the can. Taste is well balanced sweet and chocolatey, with a tangy fruit bitterness. Medium body is smooth and fairly creamy. Soft carbonation. Bittersweet finish. Nice, albeit not overly interesting.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jan 2020
at 21:38
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Svart. Høyt lysebrunt kremaktig skum som daler veldig sakte. Litt lacing. Aroma av melkesjokolade. Myk munnfølelse. Smaken sjokoladekake & lakris. Kakao i ettersmaken.
Tried
on 13 Jan 2020
at 11:34
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Bodega Fermin. Pours a dark brown with a light brown head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has sweet chocolate and coco with a bit of sweet dark grains and a hint of vanilla. Flavor has sweet chocolate and vanilla with dark grains and a hint of roast backing.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Dec 2019
at 21:24
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
23/XII/19 - 44cl can as a gift, shared @ ElManana+1’s, BB: 9/VII/20 - (2019-2191) Thanks to Thomas M. for the can!
Clear dark brown beer, small creamy beige head, little stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: oh my, lovely stuff, lots and lots of caramel, vanilla, sweet, chocolate, some lactose, nice stuff happening here! MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: sweet start, lots of chocolate, syrupy, caramel, some vanilla. Aftertaste: soft roast, alcohol touch, soft bitterness, vanilla, sugary finish, not bad! Maybe a little too sweet.
Clear dark brown beer, small creamy beige head, little stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: oh my, lovely stuff, lots and lots of caramel, vanilla, sweet, chocolate, some lactose, nice stuff happening here! MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: sweet start, lots of chocolate, syrupy, caramel, some vanilla. Aftertaste: soft roast, alcohol touch, soft bitterness, vanilla, sugary finish, not bad! Maybe a little too sweet.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Dec 2019
at 19:30
8/10
Tried
from Can
on 10 Dec 2019
at 22:11
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
0.44 l can thanks to Pilot Goran who flew it all the way from Geneva and shared with Višnja 666 and myself. Dark brown to black, small lasting beige head. Aroma is oversweet cocoa, chocolate, soft spices such as cinnamon, vanilla. Soft toasty aroma, not roasty or burnt character, stout pushed back. Flavour gives out nice roasty flavours, slightly too sweet. Some alcohol. Dry, moderately lasting finish. Smooth, medium to full body. A hidden gem.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Dec 2019
at 12:15