Lion Stout

Mine came in a can. I guess a stout isn’t a stout when it’s from Sri Lanka. This is good! Big tan head that died quickly. Huge coffee aroma and lots of roasty flavors w/ a little chocolate to boot. Sort of weak/thin palate and a bit dry for my taste but still very solid and incredibly drinkable. Can’t believe this is 8%.

Bottle. Pours straight black with a light-brown head that leaves plenty of lacing. Aroma has liquorice, coffee and chocolate at the front with a touch of berries in the back. Flavour is very similar, with a bit of smokiness thrown in and a creamy framework. Mouthfeel is slightly thinner than expected but not exactly watery, and the creaminess doesn’t really come through on the palate. An exceptionally fine stout all the same.

330mL bottle: Appearance is pitch block with tan head, Aroma of roasted malt and chocolate, Flavor is big in chocolate and roasted malt again, simple but good.

Pours out a thick very dark brown with a quickly growing head that goes from medium brown to a pale tan. The aroma is nice and roasty. Chocolate, coffee, molasses, roasted malt, and some smoke. The flavor is similar, but nice and sweet with some a bitter coffee finish. Really dense mouthfeel and a chewy palate. Great stout.

ppearance is good, a very dark brown and almost black hue with a nice crown of head that leaves some good lacing. Smells very malty, molasses, chocolate, a hint of roasted malts. Something just slightly off, a slight sour smell. Taste is good, but nothing outstanding here. This is a run of the mill stout that is good for its price. Surprisngly low on chocolate, I was waiting for it to hit and got nothing, instead you get a lot of cream and molasses. Again, good, but plain. Mouth is a bit of a problem, the body is right on at thickness but it seemed way too bubbly for my stouty tastes. Overall if I’m at a store and see a sixer of this next to a four pack of Great Lakes Blackout for the same price, I’m going to the GL every time. Just no reason to revisit this beer, though I can’t find anything to say outwardly negative. Just nothing special.

bottle 330ml from Systembolaget EXP Sep 2009 murky black beige head rich roasted malts dried fruits , chocolate and coffee dash of alcohol ,tickling bitter hops on the mouth. Pleasant balanced dryish aftertaste. Next boat to Stockholm please

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I love Lion Stout . Peace to my homies in war-torn Colombo (the capital of Sri Lanka) :Any fellow London ratebeerians trying to locate this eastern classic, ,there is a run down ghetto ass store in Twickenham (south west london called Bubbles)that usualy stocks it, thus i know this shit .
Complex stouts like this comin’ outa the subcontinant -that’s part of the coolness. One of my fave music videos-"Save a Prayer" by duran duran waz filmed in Sri Lanka and ive alwayz liked the flare and unorthodox style the Sri Lankan cricket team play with. The beer is soulful shit ....Flavours show dark fruit ,like prunes and raisins...maybe a bit sweet and cloying for some palates ..nice beige dimpley head.Chocolate and oily thick ,chewey vibs. WICKED.