Dunkle Materie
Brew Age in Vienna, Vienna, Austria 🇦🇹
Brewed at/by: Brauhaus GusswerkIPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular
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Score
7.55
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It’s mysterious, not (yet) proven, though required to explain gravitational interdependencies in space – Dunkle Materie (“Dark Matter”). In our case, this refers to the mystic interdependencies between the malty roast flavours of a stout and the floral hop notes of an IPA.
A black IPA, also called Cascadian dark ale or American black ale, is a fairly young kind of beer that, similar to dark matter, often needs explaining. A deeply black beer, topped by a fine and creamy head, it looks just like a classic Stout. On your lips, however, there is an intensely hoppy aroma that is similar to an India Pale Ale. At first, intense roast flavours reminiscent of espresso and dark chocolate dominate. These are quickly joined by floral, citrus-like hop notes that towards the end come to prevail. Each and every sip brings new nuances. The Black IPA wants to be explored anew every time, just like dark matter – the Dunkle Materie.
A black IPA, also called Cascadian dark ale or American black ale, is a fairly young kind of beer that, similar to dark matter, often needs explaining. A deeply black beer, topped by a fine and creamy head, it looks just like a classic Stout. On your lips, however, there is an intensely hoppy aroma that is similar to an India Pale Ale. At first, intense roast flavours reminiscent of espresso and dark chocolate dominate. These are quickly joined by floral, citrus-like hop notes that towards the end come to prevail. Each and every sip brings new nuances. The Black IPA wants to be explored anew every time, just like dark matter – the Dunkle Materie.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml bottle. Pour is pitch black with little head. Aroma is almost entirely chocolate, with a very little IPA character. Flavour is much more nuanced. Plenty of dark chocolate and coffee, but with some lemon, flowers and sharp grapefruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2016
at 16:31
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pitch black, tall macropore creamy tan head, good retention and lacing. Aroma roasted malts, cocoa, licorice, dark fruits. Smooth taste, light heavy to medium sweet and medium bitter, roasted malts, dark chocolate, coffee ground, fruity. Getting more bitter in the middle part, dry bittersweet finish, roasted malts, still some chocolate, earthy and spicy hop notes. Medium body, oily to creamy texture, soft carbonation, well-balanced, rich, excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2016
at 10:39
7/10
Tried
on 29 Jun 2016
at 08:32
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
33cl bottle. Opaque dark brown with a large tan head, good retention and lacing. Aroma is hoppy with dark malts, light roast/coffee. Flavour is hoppy, and more of a roasty taste to the malts than the aroma suggested, coffee, dark fruit, pine. Bitter finish. Medium body.
First black IPA and I quite like it, like an IPA crossed with a Porter.
First black IPA and I quite like it, like an IPA crossed with a Porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2016
at 22:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
27th April 2016
Opaque dark brown beer, tidy pale tan head. Palate is airy, fairly dry and has decent fine carbonation. Mostly mellow dark malts but there is a roasty edge. Light earthy vibe and a touch of malt cream. Mild orangey hops. Trace of spice. Light finish. Nice enough.
Opaque dark brown beer, tidy pale tan head. Palate is airy, fairly dry and has decent fine carbonation. Mostly mellow dark malts but there is a roasty edge. Light earthy vibe and a touch of malt cream. Mild orangey hops. Trace of spice. Light finish. Nice enough.
Tried
on 01 May 2016
at 10:58
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled (BDX). Deep brown colour with a mediumsized brown head. Aroma is coffee, mild roasted malts, some fruits and mild ripe fruity notes. Flavour is quite similar, but the roast is a bit strong. I kind of like the way the brewery gets parts of the roasted notes from the coffee, but in the end the roasted malts ruins it a bit for me in the flavour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2016
at 14:43
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle, 330 ml at Fassldippler, Wien. Shared with JFK10000. Pours black, large tan head. Coffeish, roasted malts, fruit, bit hoppy, some pine notes. Bitter finish. Quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Fassldippler
on 05 Apr 2016
at 16:10
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
bottle from @Saeglopur [European Local swap 1/2016], thanks pours black with a foamy fine sticky brown head. aroma is quite nice, some chocolate, laurel, roasted and burnt malts, pine, very nice. tast has some milkchocolate in it, roasted and burnt malts, quite bitter, medium body, ok
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Apr 2016
at 13:12
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from Geiserich. Many thanks! Dark brown colour, beige foam. Very hoppy nose (tropical fruit, pine), roasted malts, chocolate and coffee. Well balanced. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2015
at 12:40
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home from Biervana, 4th December 15. Aroma is dark malts, roasted coffee, dark chocolate cocoa, some more muted hops. Taste is rich, coffee, sweet malts, some hop bitterness cutting through, maybe I would have liked more hops, but enjoyable none the less
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2015
at 01:46