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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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg @ Northern Monk Refectory, Manchester. Black with a thin light-brown head. Aroma quite boozy with hints roasted available. These hints become better in taste with a little bit of sweetness involved, with a bit of honeycomb lingering in its aftertaste.
Tried
on 27 Jan 2024
at 19:40
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
440ml can from Morrisons, Shrewsbury. Quaffed while chopping vegetables. Oily pitch black pour with a tan head that grows out the glass. Gorgeous aroma, desert sweet with soft roast. Flavour profile builds on this with a wonderfully full smooth mouthfeel and an alluring sweetness, chocolatey, cakey, a touch caramelly.. just very satisfying.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Jan 2024
at 20:15
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from Morrisons Inverurie. It pours jet black with small deep tan head. The aroma is bitter - sweet, dark roasted malt, decadent chocolate ice cream, coffee cake, sticky, sugary, praline and ferrero rocher. The taste is bitter - sweet, slick, oily, thick, sweet, sugary, dark roasted malt, espresso coffee, loads of chocolate, gateaux, chocolate covered coffee beans, cake frosting, charred, ashy, praline, Nutella, nip of spice and a kick of booze with a slick, decadent finish. Fulsome body and fine carbonation. Decadent, yes but manageable. Could be done with a touch more carbonation. Not bad.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jan 2024
at 17:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
440ml can. Pitch black with a tan head. Aroma of dark chocolate, coffee roast. Taste of dark chocolate, dark malts, coffee, roast, liquorice, strong bitterness. Medium bodied. Solid trad stout but describing it as decadent on the can is seriously embellishing.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Dec 2023
at 21:46
8/10
keg at innis gunn ...dark black ...thin tan lacing ..soft sweet dusty chocolate roast malts nose ..dark chocolate roast malts ..soft dusty chocolate roast malts
Tried
on 17 Nov 2023
at 18:52
6/10
Tried
on 05 Nov 2023
at 09:16
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Black beer, light tan head. Light, sweet aroma of malt. Flavour has sweet and toasty malt, dark chocolate, a bit earthy, maybe a little liquorice. Rich, with a little carbonation. Warming, boozy finish. Not bad.
Tried
on 28 Oct 2023
at 20:57
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can. Morrison’s. Well roasted chocolate and coffee malt. Slightly earthy and rusty. Taste is sweet up front. Earthy slightly metallic bitterness. Sticky overall. Long eathy bitterness to finish. Ok at best.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Oct 2023
at 21:08