Lion Stout

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

UPDATED: MAY 20, 2011 Lion stout may be my favorite beer. Ive got this love affair with this beer. You can locate it in several ghetto areas in London -or lets say ethic and diverse areas, but Lion Stout is no ally cat , this bitch is a princess. Big beautiful bubley beige head looks like the color of a lion ,above blackness.. This is flavorsome with prunes and raisins dominating, with a juicy sweet malt palate. Coffee and dark chocolate do the conga on your tounge. Can’t wait to drink this in Sri Lanka on a beach but at 8% its dangerously eazy to swill and then create an international incident.

12 oz. can. Pours a black color with a caramel colored head. has an aroma of dark fruit with a hint of chocolate. Has a velvety smooth chocolate start with a nice bitter finish. Notes of coffee. Very silky, perfect mouthfeel. Great stout.

330 mL bottle from Total Wine in Virginia Beach. Dark brown, almost black, pour with a thick and creamy tan head. Aroma of smoky malts, licorice, dark fruit, and hints of dark chocolate. The smoky malts dominate the flavor but some espresso, chocolate, and licorice make their way through on the finish. This is a medium bodied beer and the alcohol does not make its presence felt in taste or warmth. Overall a very nice beer.

Pours brownish/blaclk with a beige head which leaves a nice lacing. Aroma’s of chocolat, nuts, coffee, dried fruits. Light/medium body with mild carbonation. Dry, salty with enough malt to balance it out in a nice dry warming finish. Excellent stuff and an almost unsurpassed price/quality value. Will buy and drink this again with pleasure!

12oz Can. Pours nearly black with almost no light passing through. Solid tan head fell fairly quickly. Aroma really reminded me of Guinness, which is rarer than you would think. Some chocolate notes though, and a subtle underpinning of tobacco and coffee. Pleasant but not super impressive overall. Taste had some smokiness for me, almost meaty on the front, the middle was fairly mild, nothing distinguishing honestly. The finish is nice though, long and meandering from straight malt to chocolate to coffee and other roasty flavors. Palate is pretty light considering, and alcohol is well balanced. Carbonation seems fine as well. Overall a very quaff-able stout that is light enough to get through a few of probably, but not interesting enough to necessarily want to. A good beer, just not a great one.

12oz more or less. Pours fairly dark black with a tan head, and a big one at that. The head has good retention and makes cool shapes. Aroma shows nice rich milk chocolate with underlying coffee components. Some dark fruits are noticed as well as a touch of smoke. Smells like a good imperial stout. Flavor is smooth chocolate with some middle notes of tobacco before a fruity, moderately dry finish. This is quite drinkable and thankfully the sweetness is held in check. Roastiness is lower than a normal imperial stout. I’m a fan.

opaque. very dark brown to black with a lasting short beige head. mild malt base notes. light mouthfeel. mild roasted notes. somewhat bitter. unimodal.

Poured from 12 oz can. Pours pitch black with a brown / coffee head. Aroma is of roasted malts, very subtle and soothing. Other reviews state that the alcohol is buried in the mix, and it’s true. It’s slightly sweet with hints of roasted malt and coffee, with a bit of chocolate. This is a very good stout, have seen it around but never picked it up and I’m glad I finally did.