Lion Stout

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

Bottle from Mane Liquor. Pours jet black with a small tan head that stays for the duration. Solid lacing left about. Rathher sweet nose to it which isn’t too bad. Light liquorice and vanilla essence show up which are then enveloped in charred malts and chocolate biscuit. A little straight forward in the taste. Dry, choc biscuit to start with a sharp vanilla essence like finish. Too sweet on the end which ruins any length it could have. Solid for a quaffer though

(bottle as Sinha Stout) Beautiful looking beer - very black (but not cloudy) with big tan head. Aroma a bit restrained: roast malt, chocolate, coffee, hints of smoke. Full bodied with lovely velvety mouthfilling carbonation. Smooth, even a little sticky. Flavour is rich, but not intense : chocolate, coffee, toffee. Finish is an excellent mix of bitter dark roast flavours with some hop bitterness. Overall an excellent beer.

Bottle. Jet black with a caramel head. Strong malt aroma. Flavour is deep malt with a sweet creamy mouthfeel. Palate is oily and plum with a light bitterness.

Aroma is a sweet chocolate malt. Taste is a very sweet chocolate with minimal toastiness. Overall very solid.

Aroma: Roasted, nearly burnt coffee, chocolate liquor, charcole, some lightly floral and grassy hop. Palate: Not too complex, but satisfying. Flavor: Bitter chocolate, sweetened coffee, cola. These flavors linger on the finish along with some understated grassy hop. Comment: A good value.

From a 330ml bottle on 30/12/2011 (labelled Sinha Stout with the ABV listed as 8.8%). Pours close to black with a biggish head which disappears quickly. Has a big aroma of dark fruit (prunes, berries, raisins) and chocolate.This is replicated in the flavour, with sweet raisins and milk chocolate particularly prominent. Has a slightly creamy texture and the carbonation is spot on. This is a crackingly good sweet stout. Big ups to the Sri Lankans for this one!

Bottle - liquor express - dark beer with a thin tan head. Aroma is a bit boozy, toasty, and licorice. Palate is a bit thin. Meh.

Bottle from liquor express. Pours black with a thin khaki head. Notes of caramel and licorice on the tongue. Mouthfeel is kind of thin. It’s 8.5% alcohol which you can definitely taste. I also get a note of raisin as well. Finishes clean.