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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7.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 9
Overall 7.5
Can from Morrisons. Black body with a white yuck tan head. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of caramel, soy sauce and rust. Flavour of dried berries, brown bread and Worcester sauce. Medium to full body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. Rich and rustic.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Oct 2025
at 22:48
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Rock solid stout. No bells and whistles, just a good showcase of rich dark malts, ash, roast, bittersweet cocoa. Nips of dried dark fruits. Mellow warmth. Well rounded and nicely balanced. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Can
from
Waitrose Supermarket (Various locations)
on 15 Oct 2025
at 21:42
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home picked up from Waitrose Gloucester road. A jet black oily coloured pour with a fading light tan head. Aroma is burnt sugars, liquorice, char, burnt cakey malts, some hot alochol, some boozy dried fruit. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, burnt cake ends, dried fruit, boozy dried fruit, charred sugars, liquorice, Lingering bitter harsh roast. Palate is semi sweet, oily, fine tickly carbonation.
Big and bold bit lacks refinement.
Big and bold bit lacks refinement.
Tried
from Can
from
Waitrose Supermarket (Various locations)
on 02 Oct 2025
at 22:43
7/10
Roasty, coffee, slight liquorice
Tried
from Can
on 25 Sep 2025
at 18:30
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can at home from Waitrose in King's Cross. Already had a strong Belgian so this was an easy move. This is a grown up Imperial stout, none of that pastry and sweetened rubbish added to keep the kids happy. Huge and rich dark malt with a glorious belt of coffee. I actually had this at the end of dinner instead of a coffee and it worked perfectly.
Tried
from Can
from
Waitrose Supermarket (Various locations)
on 14 Sep 2025
at 06:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Tried
from Can
on 28 Mar 2025
at 22:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can. Black. Sweet malts, blackberries, licorice, laurel, toffee, earthy coffee. Solid sweet and bitter. Slick oily body. Tasty strong stout.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jun 2024
at 22:50
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Morrisons. Black pour with a beige head. Dark chocolate, coffee, caramel & cocoa aromas. Taste is much the same. Malty sweet lightly bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Mar 2024
at 06:09
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Morrisons. Pours black with a thin tan head. Strong chocolate and coffee aromas. Taste adds vanilla and liquorice. Tarry linger.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Feb 2024
at 16:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
440ml can. Poured a clear dark brown colour with a mostly lasting frothy tan head. The aroma is roasty malt, light chocolate. The flavour is moderate sweet and liqourice bitter, with a smooth, rich, roasty, chocolate, light dry coffee, light boozy, liquorice bitter palate. Over medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Feb 2024
at 22:51