Element Dark Matter

Brewed by Element Brewing Company
Style: Black IPA
Millers Falls, Massachusetts USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Appears black with a light tan head. Frothy and just sticky enough. Aroma is layered yet simple as everything was subdued a bit. But I did smell roasted malts and faint dark fruits similar to what you’d smell in a belgian quad/trappist. Taste is a great balance of roasted malts and soft fruit with notes of apple, cherry, dates, grapes... Hops are noticeable,providing complexity. There’s something in the flavor profile for everyone! Mouthfeel feels nicely carbonated and slightly crisp at first, but quickly changes to a creamy smoothness on the finish. I couldn’t put this one down...making great drinkability. This really is a nice cross between a black ipa (or hoppy schwarzbier), and a chimay. There are layers of flavor that don’t at all compete with one another. I look forward ot buying this again!

Dark brown pour. Not much head. Aroma is sweet, like a barleywine and Black IPA had a baby. Flavor is sweet, medium hops, brown sugar, light citrus, brown sugar. Damn good. Thanks JW77.

Roasty, sweet aroma. Deep brown (porter-like) color with off-white head. Nice strong malt body, moderate sweetness with a nice roasty character. Really a solid clean beer.

love this new local brewery. I didn’t think the "black IPA" style was all that great until I tried this. i just hadn’t tried one yet that really did it right. dark matter tastes mostly like a really good IPA. more malty than citrusy and with a very fresh hoppiness. the roasted malt flavors complement it well.

A great brew. Complex aroma and taste. Creamy and rich. Some coffee, dark fruit with a slight amount of smoke. One definately to share with a friend.

Black/brown colour with slight red tinge, tan head and some lacing. Big aromas, very nice! fresh pine cone hops with a real malted or cake note and some licorice. Big IPA character showing hints of burnt wood bitterness and comes off somewhat fruity. very good.

Pours deep mahogany into a Sam glass. Mocha head with good retention recedes leaving sheet lacing to coat surface. Dark caramel and resin aromas. Full and sweet upfront with dark chocolate turning to roasted nuts before the charred resin finish.

Brown bottle wrapped in paper, 1 pint 9 ounces, purchased at the Boston Wine Exchange, trip to the Boston Beer Summit with Luc Bourbonnière, savoured on April 24 2011; eye: mahogany, semi-opaque, really tiny ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: floral hops, roasted malt, dark chocolate, coffee, licorice; mouth: resinous hops, light fruity, roasted malt, toffee, dark chocolate, black coffee, licorice, malt, finale in resinous hops with presence of toffee, medium body, average carbonation, mildly bitter, lightly sweet, slight astringency, lightly oily texture; overall: quite good FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune enveloppée dans du papier, 1 pinte 9 onces, 8,75 %, achetée au Boston Wine Exchange, voyage au Boston Beer Summit avec Luc Bourbonnière, savourée le 24 avril 2011; œil : acajou, semi-opaque, très petit anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : houblon floral, malt torréfié, chocolat noir, café, réglisse; bouche : houblon résineux, léger fruité, malt torréfié, toffee, chocolat noir, café noir, réglisse, malt, finale en houblon résineux avec présence de toffee, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, moyennement amère, légèrement sucrée, très légère astringence, texture légèrement huileuse; en résumé : bien bon

Big thanks to big dog kiefdog. Pours mahogany with ruby red edges and nice tan head. The soft aroma is rounded with spicy hops, some roasted malts and earthiness. The taste is an interesting mix with chocolate malts, dark roasted malts, spicy hops and earthiness. Every now and then I get some caramel and sweet malt briefly coming to the surface. Nice easy drinking brew.

Draught sample at Northampton Brewpub. Pours dark brown with a generous tan head. Smells of chocolate, some floral notes, splashes of peppery and spice. Tastes creamy and lightly roasty with an earthy malt character and a husky finish.