Lion Stout

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

Pour is black with a thin tan head...smell is roasty with some light cocoa and coffee notes...quite nice...taste is sweet with cocoa and alcohol with a nice bittersweet alcohol and coffee finish...definately enjoyable...

Pours a deep black. No head to speak of. Very nice looking brew. F;avor is of roasted malt and very chocolaty. The taste is subtle but there and that’s where I give it credit.

sour nose and a black onyx colour. Taste is mainly malty with coffee tones. Kick on the tip of the tongue. Goes away quickly. Goes down easy and you don’t notice the alcohol content

11.5oz bottle, no date. Pours a deep brown with a medium, quickly fading light brown head. Aroma of dark chocolate, molasses, coffeee, dark fruits, and alcohol. I think I’m picking up some oats as well. Taste is pretty much the same with the addition of some smokiness, and the alcohol is fairly well hidden. Full bodied, though not syrupy, and light carbonation. Excellent.

Bottle. Pours a dark ruby-black with a nice tan head. The aroma is roasty chocolate, smooth cream, and some hops in the background. This has a nice, well-rounded stout flavor: roasted malt with chocolate notes, subtle but assertive hops, and smooth body. Quite well balanced, too. It’s amazing that something like this would come from Sri Lanka. Kudos to them.

Pours with a black body topped by a medium thick to thick light brown lasting head with a good amount of lacing. Sweet malty aroma with abundant coffee notes and chocolate undertones, similar to a good caffe mocha. Very nice aroma. Slightly sweet coffeeish malt flavor with roasty notes and a slight bitterness as well as some alcohol. The finish is roasty with a slight amount of alcohol. Full bodied and smooth with a slight tingle on the tongue and a little warmth down deep.

Yum - this is a tasty stout. Super creamed coffee with big hints of dart fruits and chocolate and licorice around every corner. A bonus of hops with every sip. Body is very smooth and creamy. Another treasure from my New Jersey trip.

I believe that I had this years ago. At that time, I think it came in a clear bottle with a yellow, silk screened label. It always stood out in my mide as being a really good brew, so I recently picked up a bottle to see how it is these days. Here goes... Opaque - Very, very dark brown - nearly black. Brown head comes and then goes pretty quickly. Smells like chocolate covered raisins. Flavor starts with malty, chocolate flavors, then goes to mocha with a little alcohol bite. Dry, smoky finish. Suprisingly light on the palate - somewhat watery actually and maybe too much carbotation. I am somewhat disappointed with this beer this time around... Update: This one is growing on me as it warms up. The aroma and flavor have gotten better - more complexities are coming out (toffee, chocolate/raisin flavor, roastiness, coffee). The mouthfeel is much better as well - smoother and slightly less carbonation. Less alcohol bite - it seems to be more hidden as the other flavors and maltiness come out more. This is a very tasty beer at a very reasonable price. I’m glad I tried it again. 330 mL bottle; $1.50 from "From the Vine".