Lion Stout

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

Deep black colour with slight ruby highlights and a nice tan head. Thick and sweet aroma with a hint of earthy smokiness in the background. Creamy mouthfeel, and initial flavours of malt, coffee and vanilla giving way to a bitter finish that holds notes of cinnamon, clove and cardamom. Beautiful stuff - thanks to mr_kimchee for sharing this one!

330ml Bottle - Very dark brown, almost black, with a tan head. Plain chocolate, coffee and liquorice in the aroma. Rich and roasted taste with malt, Bournville chocolate and liquorice. Some roasted coffee can also be detected.

Bottle. Black colour with a creamy head. Aroma and flavour of chocolate, nuts and notes of alcohol.

(6/21/08) Bottle at my hostel in Leipzig. Black color with a big brown creamy head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee and notes of cocoa. Sweet flavor of roasted chocolate, malt and some caramel. Medium-bodied. A very nice stout.

UPDATED: FEB 15, 2004 This is the darkest beer I have ever seen, the body is absolutely black! The head is tall with a very nice looking dark tan color. Absolutely beautiful!!
Aroma is coffee, dark chocolate and tar. Flavor is bitter of dark chocolate and black coffee. Quite hoppy aftertaste. A dry stout and a little too harsh for my liking.

VEyr good malty tastes. Good aftertastes. Sweet but not tiring. Good brown light colour foam. Not heavy.

pours black, but not pitch black. Fizzy brown head and a little lacing. malts & oak on the nose which is really nice. Very easy to drink, however it is not very robust. Flavor is borderline complex with hints of hazelnuts, chocolate, & roasted malts. nice coffee flavor on the finish.

Bottle. Molasas and anise aromas along wih some oatmeal. Black body with dark tan head. Flavor has a sweet malt cream along with some roasty nut and alcohol warming.Sweet cough syrup aftertaste on the palate. Good brew.