Lion Stout

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

Bottled. Poured a large creamy tan head with fine-medium sized bubbles that mostly diminished. It had a opague body with a black hue. The aroma was malty, sweet, fruity and smokey. The taste was sweet, mild coffee and smokey. The mouthfeel was velvety smooth. This was a medium bodied beer with good lacing.

on my wishlist since 7/10/2005 .. . stamped 597’06 13:32 .. Drank Dec 25 2008 @ 1pm .. . Slight burnt out bbq pit + tire and even some light guinness aromas ..great foamers .. . pretty roasty stuff.. easy drinking for sure .. . sounds like cola .. . not awfully complex but seems to be disappearing quickly in my glass .. . glad i got to try it but i want a fresh sample, not aged .. . Mosquitoes remind us that we are not as high up on the food chain as we think..

UPDATED: AUG 27, 2011 Michael Jackson was right about this being an exceptional beer. A remarkably interesting beer that i stock up on every winter. +++ Sampled from a rather pretty 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured thick, black and oily with a large creamy dark brown head. I don’t think a stout can look much better than this one does in the glass. There is a nice roasted malt aroma with a decent hop presence and a hint of sour fruit. The flavor is malty and complex with a mix of chocolate, hops and almost spice. The hops, while noticeable are not overwhelming. The beer is surprisingly sweet and has a long malty chocolate finish. The body is full and smooth. Excellent.

Can from World Market. Dark brown colour, tan head. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, bitter coffee. Flavour of roasted malts, chocolate, some hops. Quite sweet.

625 ml bottle from Keller’s IGA. Pours a deep brown, almost black, with a big tan head. Aroma of milk chocolate, coffee, brown sugar, and hazelnut. Flavor is not as chocoaty, with coffee, hazelnut, roast, caramel, malt, and a little warming alcohol. Medium bodied. Roasty, sweet, with an alcoholic burnt aftertaste. Not my favorite type of stout, but still a solid brew.

Coffee, chocolate and treacle in the aroma. Jet black, large firm cappuccino head, lot's of lace. Espresso flavour, roasted malt and liquorice. Full bodied, bitter and oily. Incredible!

UPDATED: APR 4, 2010 330 ml bottle. BBE Feb 2010. From København, Denmark.
Pitch black colour with average to big creamy light brown head. Roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, ash and liquorice in aroma. Flavour is much milder with roasted malt, some coffee, dark chocolate, salt and some bitter hops. Pretty good stout.

Totally black beer with nice head,must be the best beer in Asia reallt fine taste of coffee and chocolate creamy and bitter whits nice mouth feeling.Super beer.