Lion Stout

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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UPDATED: APR 28, 2008 Bottle. Big frothy light brown head. Clear near-black body with a red glow. Smells bready and malty; on the sweet side with a low hop level. Taste is malty and sweet. Also with some some pleasant tones of licorice, dark chocolate and fruit (ripe pears, plums and dried dates). Healthy body. Light sticky mouthfeel. Sugar and light bitterness in the finish.

Black body with frothy than head. The head fades quickly. Aroma is malty and has smokey notes. Flavor is smokey and of salt liqurice. Palate is smooth and thick.

Black of color with a brown head. An aroma of roasted malt, liqurice and notes of smoke. A flavor of roasted malt, coffee, chocolate and liqurice.

UPDATED: OCT 20, 2007 Good Dark beer. Great after taste.The texture is not too heavy good to the palate. Reminds me of Scotch Ale.

Bottle. Tasted alongside Obsidian Stout, one of my favorite six-pack stouts. Pours oily black. Sharp malty aroma. Slick mouthfeel. More smooth than Obsidian. Long finish, not sweet, not bitter.

this was the first "foreign stout" ive had and i was very impressed. Too much bourbon flavor

Solid black color with thin tan head. Sweet malty nose with bready grapelike aroma. Palate has a tingly feel. Roast coffee taste offers complex arrary of flavors.

Bottle at home ... Solid Black ... smokey roast malt ... fruity cherry little liquorish ... lots of roast malt ... quite sweet ... little spirit but doesnt show its strength... good balance.

Bottle. Pours a creamy light brown head atop a very dark brownish/black body. Quickly diminishing head was a bit of a let down. Subtle complex aromas of roasted malts, chocolate, slight coffee hint. Woody cask hints, i’m not quite sure what type but it smells like a cellar. Hints of Soy sauce and cherry. Sweet long lasting flavour which brings forth most of the aromas and you can now sense the alcohol. Full body palate with a light creamy texture and soft carbonation. Goes down extremely well for a stout. I thoroughly enjoyed this beer and am very glad I got the 4-pack instead of the single. A great stout which would be perfect on any cold winter night and I highly recommend.

UPDATED: APR 30, 2008 Pours black with beige head. Light, fishy aroma -- salmony. Roasted malts. The flavour is very strong on the malts, with toasted malts and some alcohol. Licorice. Rye bread. Reminiscent of a barleywine. A nice, lasting sour malt finish. Medium bodied.