Lion Stout

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

pours a deep brown with a tan head smooth, somewhat grainy mouthfeel. notes of milk chocolate, hazelnut, and coffee. pretty good.

"A big thank you to the dental diva for lugging this back across the country for me. Sri Lanka!!!?!?!?!?! This stuff from Sri Lanka!?!?!?!?!?!?� How!!!!!!! Beer looks completely black except when you hold up to the light then it gets even blacker, its blackyness amazes me. The dark brown crown was a little short but did leave behind some nice roapy spotty lacing. Aroma is very pleasant but maybe a touch mild, sweet coffee, and some very nice roasted notes make up this simple, mild but delicious smell. This a light highly drinkable stout especially given the 8% alcohol. SRI LANKA ????????? Taste is so yummy , so very very yummy, smooth coffee and can’t emphasize smooth enough, milk chocolate, tons of roasted flavors’, a hint of smoke, and a perfect sweetness. Oh my gawd this is so good its better then time on A.T.H.F. when there was a turkey from the future who had laser guided socks. Half way through now and I just tasted my first bit of the alcohol it added a bit of warmth to the flavor. HA HA Beercronic left the room he’ll never notice I took a swig from his glass HA HA. This was an awesome beer I’m now very sad my glass is empty. SRI LANKA!?!?!?!?!"

Decent stout.. Pours dark with nice foamy head. Great balance of bitter and sweet!! Nice full mouthfeel. Lasting coffee finish

Delicious, delicious beer. This is rich in caramelized sugars and coffee flavor, but has enough bitterness to stop it from hurting. Ends dry and clean. Like a classy version of Mackeson XXX or Dragon Stout.

This is exactly the kind of beer that I find undrinkable. Way too malty for my taste, though as with most stouts, has a very nice color. Too sweet and to much of a winy taste for me.

22 oz bottle. Poured almost pitch black with a dark tan head. When I first tried it cold out of the fridge, there was a strong alcohol bite at the end, but that went away as the beer warmed up. Delicious chocolate and roasted flavors coming through. Considering the price, it’s definintely worth picking up a couple.

GNBO. Bottle sampled 12/23/07. Pours a rich deep chocolaty brown with a medium brown head. Nose is full of coffee, coco, some dried fruit. Flavors follow. I got that to try with spicy food from some tip I read a whole back but I did not come across any spicy foods on my Christmas trip this year.

Pitch black, very tall fine head. Light aroma, burnt well, coffee, roasted malt, something smoked in there too. Like beef jerky. Quite smokey, slightly roasted flavor. Sweet, a bit of roasted bitterness, and dry roasted malt, smoke, and a bit of hops in the finish. This is really good, unlike any other stout I have tried. Very nice, strong, sweet, smoky stout. A little too sweet, is my only complaint.