Lion Stout

Brewed by Lion Brewery (Sri Lanka)
Style: Foreign Stout
Biyagama, Sri Lanka

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

12th April 2007
Warning! Early amateur rating! Smokey, dry and somewhat bitter. Drinkable but a dissapointing drink immediately following the Jamaican Lion Head Stout.

This has been one of my favorite Stouts hands down for quite a while. Pours a lamost pitch black with a thich dense tan head leaving velvety lacing and a thin remnance of a head. Aromas of Roasted barley dominate, coffee and cocoa come up big and, nut, raisin, and alcohol round it out a bit as well. Taste also sees a lot of roasted malt, coffee, and a hint of vanilla. The chocolate is there but it is a dry cocoa taste and the sweetness seems to be a bit of dark fruit. The aftertaste is perfect. Dry and clean, and the alcohol is not very noticable. This beer feels great in my mouth perfect bubbles that coat the tongue and clense the palate. A great Beer to pair with dessert (making my store bought vanilla cookies 10 time better!) For the style I think it is one of, if not the most drinkable example. I am very glad to be able to find this easily once again.

Can. Yes, it comes in a can now too. Pours the darkest brune almost completely black with ruby cola highlights topped by a massive, mocha brown head that sticks around with excellent retention. Not much lace. Aroma of raisins, milk chocolate, roasted malt, burnt cherries. Taste is sweet raisins, roasted malt, burnt wood, light olives. Suddy, dry, palate. Will need to retry out of the bottle.

33 cL bottle from the LCBO, served in a snifter. Pours dense black with a tall, frothy tan head. The head slowly fades to a thin remnant, leaving behind a good amount of loose lace. The nose has strong aromas of roasted malts, coffee, smoke, molasses, chocolate and a hint of earth. The flavour is moderately sweet throughout, with strong notes of smoke and roasted malts. There is a touch of hops towards the end. The finish is moderate in length with a slight herbal hop character. On the palate, it is full in body with an oily texture and light carbonation with a faint alcoholic feel. Overall, this is a nice example, true to style and fairly complex. I was not a huge fan of the smoke, however. 2010-12-23

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Black pour with a beige head. Creamy coffee nose. Caramel, chocolate, soy sauce aromas. Licorice, caramel, treacle, coffee and sweet spice flavours. Subtle tastes, works nicely in unison. Smoky-dry mouthfeel. Sweet malty finish. Nice.

330ml Bottle (at 8.8%ABV per the Bottle): Aroma of roasted malt, light chocolate, slight honey, slight yeast, slight soy sauce, and a hint of alcohol. Poured pitch black in color with a huge, creamy, dense, brown head that greatly diminished but lasted throughout. Opaque. Sparkling. Flavor is light to medium sweet and lightly bitter. Tastes of roasted malt, light chocolate, slight yeast, and some grain. Medium body. Average texture. Average carbonation. Roasted malt and slight chocolate finish.

Nice beer for my second rating, had this one a while back so its a little hazy... -Aroma- Chocolaty, with a some nice roasted coffee notes too -Appearance- Black with a little bit of brown, and a three finger tan colored head -Taste- moderate carbonation, had a distinguishable alcohol taste, but sweet as well, somewhat boozy, aftertaste of sweet malts -Palate- My favorite characteristic about this one, filled the mouth nicely, thick and creamy, delicious -Bottom Line- Excellent beer for rating # 2, good taste and aroma

Pitch black body, tanned head. Aroma has roasted malts, chocolate, sweet malts and some milk. Flavour has also liqourice and alcohol. Bitter and oily, fills mouth completely. Great brew.