Lion Stout

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

Serve in English pint, Snifter, Tulip

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Great. Near black with beige head. Aroma is chocolate malt and coffee. Flavor follows the nose, but leans toward the sweet side.

Bouteille 330ml. De couleur noire et opaque. Nez de de grains de malt rôti, de café, moyen de chocolat noir, léger de fruits (petits fruits noirs, notes de prunes) avec des notes de caramel brûlé, d’alcool (rappelant des notes de porto) et de réglisse noire. Moyenne-ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen ainsi qu’une texture légèrement huileuse. Léger goût de fruits foncés aux faibles notes acides (prunes, traces de cerises noires et de raisins) avec des traces de réglisse noire lors de l’entrée en bouche suivi rapidement d’un goût de malt rôti, léger de caramel toffee et de mélasse brûlée auquel s’ajoute un goût progressivement un léger de chocolat noir avec des traces de chocolat au lait puis en finale l’on retrouve un léger goût de café avec des traces d’alcool et de houblon. Post-goût long-moyen, léger-moyen amer de rôti, moyen de café, léger de chocolat noir et d’alcool réchauffant ainsi qu’avec des traces de houblon herbeux, d’épices (poivre doux) et de fruits. (2006)

A black pour with a brown head. Aroma is chocolate, malts and coffee. Taste is very sweet...liquorice, sugar, chocolate and some malts. Bit too sweet for me but nice.

Bottle. Opaque black liquid with medium to big tan head. Aroma of dark fruits, grapes, chocolate, pumpernickel and fruity yeast esters. Taste is light sweet and light bitter with notes of dark fruit, chocolate and fruity yeast. Light to medium bodied with low to medium carbonation. A bit thin.

Bottle. Pours a dark brown with a quarter finger of tan head. Settles quickly with minimal lacing. Aroma is malty, slight roast, peated malt, toffee, alcohol. Flavor is malty, mildly roasted, slight oak, sweet, peated malt, slight chocolate and coffee in the finish. More complex than I remember. Moderate carbonation, medium body, and smooth, slightly warm texture. A solid stout, sweet, malty, strong.

Bottle pours black with a retentive brown head. Aroma is sweet caramel malt. Tastes like a sweet stout, sugary malts, a bit of coffee.

Bottle->snifter. Deep brown with thick tan head. Aroma: malt, some coffee and chocolate. Taste: roasted malt, dark fruit, chocolate. A bit thin and metallic.

Bottle. Pours cloudy very dark brpwn with airy tan head. Dark aroma of malt, caramel and raisins. Roasty, bittersweet flavour of malt with clear caramel notes. Dry finish. Good stuff.

Bottle from Shebeen bar, Melbourne. Labelled as Sinha Stout. Pours very black with a near black head. Aroma is sweetish malt, sweet chocolate, some coffee and light roasted notes. Taste is medium sweet leading to a light roasty and slightly dry finish. Pretty good.

12 ounce bottle pours a black color with aromas of light roast, chocolate, and some ash. Flavors are the same, light smoke lingers with some light earthy hops.