Lion Stout

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

Schwerer süßlicher und dunkelmalziger Geruch. Im Beginn süßmalzig und getreidig. Caramellartige Mitte mit malzigem Hintergrund.Weich, toffeeartig und an einen Schokoladenkuchen erinnernd, klingt das Bier aus. Opulent und süß - trotzdem kein schlechtes Bräu.Test vom 13.9.2010, Gebinde: Glasflasche

Bottle. Pours about as black as a beer can get, with a large brown head. Aroma is dominated by licorice -- also some coffee and dark malt. Flavor is more balance: tastes of dark and sour Russian black bread. Also some cherries, chocolate, coffee, and vanilla. Alcohol is very apparent; tastes rather rummy, in fact. Somewhat heavy on the tongue. A big, flavorful beer, just short of a Russian Imperial Stout for flavor and complexity.

Very heavy and almost black. Roasted and rich taste. Yum! (This beer rating was imported from FB and unfortunately lacks any further comments.)

Black colour. Thin tan frothy head. Roasted malt chocolate, coffee aroma. Lovely chocolate flavour with a silky texture. Gorgeous stout.

Pours a thick, jet black with a massive coffee and cream head that bubbles away slowly leaving intricate lace patterns on the glass. This is a beer best poured slowly with an un-tilted glass or it will not produce much head. Nose is extremely sweet and rich. On the nose are coffee, burnt coffee bean, semi-sweet chocolate, dark chocolate, vanilla ice cream, caramel, brown sugar, and soya sauce. Mouthfeel is thick and with medium carbonation. The taste is strong in every respect. Sweetened coffee, and dark chocolate are most evident at first, as well as roasted malts and Russian black bread. There is also a distinct dark fruit, almost sherry note of black cherries and raisins, as well as some whisky and soya sauce. Further tasting reveals a fair bit of wood smoke and some nuttiness, strengthening the whisky note. Finish is long, dry and sour, leaving grapes, cherry, dark chocolate, and coffee beans lingering on the palate for a good while. Its only weakness is that there is a strong booziness to this beer, thanks in part to its high alcohol content, but it is easily compensated for by its rich taste. It’s interesting to note that when finishing a glass, I frequently notice small, brown spots sticking the bottom which look a lot like chocolate. Either way, this is a delicious and dark stout at an incredible price, and the stout that got me into stouts.

Solid Black colour, Roast malt smell. Smooth body. Mocha, espresso velvet and sweet.. Bold taste and no roast or bitter aftertaste. Very enjoyable. Doesn’t leave the mouth saturated. A real treat.

Colour of black liquorice with a head the colour of milk chocolate shavings. Aroma is of a chocolate milk that has been made with 60% cocoa chocolate Light hop bitterness which is overpowered by the chocolate and coffee malt flavors which give it a sticky sweet and extremely drinkable character. Alcohol is present and warming but not too strong to lose points. Incredibly drinkable beer and goes down like bittersweet candy.

Pours dark reddish brown with a light brown head. Smell is faint roasty malt, chocolate, an adjunct I can’t identify, and espresso. Taste is coffee forward, bitter chocolate, harsh alcohol. Body is light to medium and frankly, too light for a beer of 8.8% alcohol. Carbonation is medium to high. I don’t like this one too much as it lacks depth for a beer of its gravity.