Dark Matter
Northern Monk Brew Co. in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
Collab with: Wiper and TrueStout - Imperial Special
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Score
7.22
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Northern Monk and Wiper & True unite in a space race to find Dark Matter – a decadent imperial stout. Rich and thick with big roasted malt and deep chocolate flavours for a space-age take on a traditional imperial stout.
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7.5/10
Tried
from Can
on 16 May 2026
at 22:08
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Black with a thick head. Rich chocolate sauce, dark malts, roasted coffee, molasses, dark fruits. Full bodied. Finish has some sweetness but not overly so. Ends with bold malt notes. Big and rich though a it does feel a bit pedestrian after a while. Still, it’s a very nice impy.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Apr 2026
at 18:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
44cl can from Sainsbury's.
Thick beige head. Clear almost black pour. Lots of chocolate. Nice
Thick beige head. Clear almost black pour. Lots of chocolate. Nice
Tried
from Can
from
Sainsbury's (Various locations)
on 15 Mar 2026
at 23:19
6/10
Tried
on 01 Mar 2026
at 13:26
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Appearance- black, with a big thick brown head. Aroma- coffee, chocolate, liquorice hints, earthy malt, hint of dark fruit. Taste is smooth chocolate, vanilla, caramel, coffee, nutty hints, bit of sweet dark fruit, almost raisiny/ blackcurrant in the background. Earthy finish.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jan 2026
at 20:16
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Can. Nose is smoke, soy, coffee. Taste is sour, coffee, lots of salt, hint of soy, leading to ash and smoke. There is a frutiness buried beneath the sour and ash notes.
Weighty flavour, and a tonic to the overwhelming sugar gloop in most supermarket stouts.
Good.
Weighty flavour, and a tonic to the overwhelming sugar gloop in most supermarket stouts.
Good.
Tried
on 11 Jan 2026
at 20:12
7/10
A pleasant Stout, but not as rich or decadent as the can promises.
Tried
from Can
from
Waitrose Supermarket (Various locations)
on 12 Dec 2025
at 10:14
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can at the Munich Brewver Christmas gathering at Jonas's in Garching Friday 28th November 2025, in the company of Jonas and Ursula, I picked this can up Morrisons, Harwich. Pours black with a beige head, there's a little bit of treacle toffee, some roasted malt, a touch sticky in the mouth, taste is smooth a little creamy, burnt edges to this, nice.
Tried
from Can
from
Morrisons Supermarket (Various locations)
on 28 Nov 2025
at 22:30
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can. Black, dark tan head. Licorice nose, medium mellow body, light foaming. Dry chocolate, cola, licorice base, hop perfume, citrus, pine, dry sweet palate, intense fun, sippable.
Tried
on 28 Nov 2025
at 22:29
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Can, as the last one for the Christmas tasting 25. Dark. Licorice, strong soy sauce. Front heavy then long, dusty licorice. Not undrinkable but a bit klonky in the nose.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Nov 2025
at 22:27