Name: Quadrant
ABV: 5.8%
Style: Stout
Brewery: East London Brewing Co.
Location: Lea Bridge, London
Aroma: Roasted malt, toffee, charcoal, berry fruits, smokiness, hints of sherry.
Colour: Deep midnight black with lively tan coloured two fingered head.
Taste: A strong roasted toasty malt is immedietely apparent, followed by a treacle like caramel sweetness. Hints of coffee, milkchocolate and a grassy hoppiness with a generous lingering bitterness that gives it a dry edge. A silky smooth mouthfeel evident from the use of oatmeal, medium bodied, a touch on the fizzy side that leaves an uncomfortobale effect on the palate.
Verdict: A lively bottled conditioned beer, so much some of it nearly went all over me as it gushed out of the bottle, I was able to recover a sufficient amount though, this is probably a fault in the secondary fermentation stage. Flavour wise it is a clash between bitter and sweet, its a rollercoaster ride starting with roasted malt, then lashing of sweetness followed by a finale of charcoal like bitterness. Its a curious beast of a beer that take a bit of getting used to.
Rating: 7/10
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