Lion Stout

Pours a pitch black with a small layer of tan foam and nice lacing. Aroma of blue and blackberries, detectable alcohol. Tastes like a baltic porter - again, dark berries and molasses, warm alcohol finish and slight peppery hops. Somewhat roasty but the molasses sweetness hides it well. Do I taste... beef? Beef teryaki? Creamy body with decent carb. This is a very interesting stout, unusual.

Deep black beer with a dark brown head. Smells burnt and full of coffee. The flavor is burned bread with a little hint of bitter espresso and dark chocolate. Medium bodied. Nice stout.

625 oz bottle from Peculier Pub, NYC. Pours a deep black with a tan head. Aroma is slight chocolate and roasted malt. Taste is the same, but to me the alcohol was too noticeable and took away from the overall experience. Also a tad too thin for a stout, which needs to be a meal and an event in and of itself.

625ml bottle. Snifter. Black with thin dark brown head. Aroma of chocolate and coffee. Taste of roast malt, chocolate, caramel and coffee with cream. Typical flavors of a stout, but well balanced and very satisfying.

Bottle. Blackish beer with a tan head. Caramel aroma. Caramel, chocolate, slight roast flavor. Medium body. Hides alcohol well. Nice mouthfeel. Nothing harsh - nice and smooth. Lingering caramel and chocolate.

(Rather old bottle, best before 04/2007, one million thanks to Maria) Pours black with a light brown head. Rather sweet and complex aroma of friendly roasted malt that brings chocolate and smaller notes of coffee. Also tones of sweet liquorice, leather, suede, cellar, mushrooms, horse light smoke and dark fruits like plums and raisins. Some sugary hint of molasses, brown sugar and caramel. A light alcohol warmth. Nice chocolate flavour with tones of brown sugar, liquorice and dark, dried fruits. Some coffee and raisins in the finish. A bit vinous. Soft, silky and round mouthfeel with a gentle carbonation. Light bitter and some light acid tones. Medium full body. I can’t remember this leather/suede/cellar/ mushrooms nose from previous samples of this beer but it’s probably a vintage question. Anyway, nice and rather complex.

Dark roasted/burnt malt aroma, and possibly chocolate and dark fruit. It’s a mix. Opaque black color with a tan head that sticks around. Thin bodied. Mild carbonation. Starts with a tarry, burnt malt flavor. Dark fruits transit, and the finish is darkly burnt, with some substantial bitter. It is truly something. The finish is toasted and bitter. It hardly gets better than this.

this is very good but even better when really cold, its smooth with great flavor.....and the high alcohol content makes it an even better beer...... maddog58