Brooklyn Darker Matter

Formerly brewed at Brooklyn Brewery
Style: Brown Ale
Brooklyn, New York USA

Serve in Dimpled mug

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Cask at Brazen Head. The pour is dark brown-black. The nose has a lot of oaky character with some more bourbon and vanilla. A kiss of toffeeish sweetness.. Malts are fairly sweet smelling but the beer itself is actually quite dry. There is a kiss of astringency on the back. I can’t say it’s really all that different from the regular Dark Matter, but it’s an interesting experiment nonetheless.

Cask at The Brazen Head: Deep rusty/burgundy/brown pour with a wispy fading tan head. The aroma is nice and dry with toasted dark crystal malt notes, mild husk and dry woody oak. Some cocoa notes as well. Velvety feel with a nice dry woody flavor. Some light tobacco, almost peat-like notes with a nice dry toasted dark crystal malt note. The oak presence is quite woody and dry. A rounded cocoa presence is there as well. Nice and rounded.