Brooklyn Dark Matter Ale

Brewed by Brooklyn Brewery

American Brown Ale5.2% ABV

Independent Craft Brewer Seal

RateBeer Score    94 Overall   87 Style

Cosmologists tell us that the universe was made by a massive explosion called the Big Bang. And in this Big Bang was created a material called ?dark matter?, which accounts for 95% of the mass of the universe and actually binds the universe together. Well, that sounds pretty heavy. But it?s theoretical. Here in Brooklyn, our cosmology is a bit different.


In the beginning, there was Black Ops. Or perhaps not. Beer does have its mysteries. Anyhow, they say that back in 2007, a small amount of Dark Matter was created alongside Black Ops, but very few people had an opportunity to taste it. The Brooklyn Brewing Team decided that this shortage was unfortunate ? plenty of Dark Matter for themselves, but not enough to share with all their friends. So last autumn they decided to recreate Dark Matter and open up the Brooklyn Barrel Room to a wider world. Brooklyn Dark Matter is a robust brown ale aged for four months in bourbon and rye whiskey barrels. Some barrels previously held Black Ops, some hosted The Manhattan Project, others came straight from the distilleries as soon as the whiskey was decanted.

We?ve blended these barrels to create a beer full of caramel and chocolate flavors heightened by vanilla-like oak notes and hints of the barrels? previous tenants. The result is a smooth, rich beer that really loves food, from fried or roasted chicken to char-grilled steak, barbecue, pork chops and even monkfish. And on some chilly evening in late winter, or perhaps the first warm night of spring, we hope that you may be tempted to believe that Dark Matter really does bind the universe together.


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