Brooklyn Dark Matter

Brewed by Brooklyn Brewery
Style: American Strong Ale
Brooklyn, New York USA

Cask at Swift Hibernian Lounge. The nose is quite lovely. Soft vanilla and a bit of cocoa with a kiss of light herbal character. The flavour shows a light peppery booziness over a light bourbon sweetness. There is a touch of rye-like spiciness and a little bit of cocoa on the back. Easy to drink with a nice combination of the malt and the barrel. Soft and sweet but fairly complex. Pretty tasty.

Dark brown pour, no head. Aroma is sweet, light bourbon, vanilla and wood, but light. A little thin. Flavor is mellow, caramel malts and little bourbon and vanilla. Good and smooth but light.

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Thanks to whomever brought this to Beerlando’s Throwdown. Bourbon, oak, vanilla and malts with a little tartness. Good.

Sampled @ Beerlando’s Throwdown. Slightly hazy amber, broken off-white head. Grain and sugar aroma, very mild acetic background. Mild tannic start, grainy middle and finish with some lighter bourbon notes. Pretty nice.

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Bottle: The aroma consists of light chocolate, vanilla, bourbon, and faint oak. It pours a hazy orangish-brown with a small beige head. The flavor starts with chocolate. It finishes with mild bourbon, vanilla, and a hint of nuttiness. Very smooth and drinkable. Medium bodied with a soft mouthfeel.

From C&P Throwdown. Pours a dark brown with a puffy tan head. Big woody oaky nose with tons of caramel and chocolate. A slight hint of bourbon but its well integrated. Perfect carbonation which is fairly low for a brown ale. Pretty heavy mouthfeel for a brown ale. Rich and decadent. This is really great for a brown ale.

Fom a trade on Beer Advocate. Pours brown with a good tan head. Aroma of wood, caramel, bourbon and fruit. Flavor is pretty boozy with some caramel and oak. good body and better than I expected.

Bottle at CPLYFO throwdown. Dark brown with a redish glow. Tanish head. Caramel and chocolate kick you in the face and bourbon is right there. Very roasty malts. Bourbon gives it an almost but not quite sour characteristic. Really woody. Dig it SONNNN! Another winner from Brooklyn!