Lion Stout

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

A tiger in Africa? No, no, I meant, a Lion in Sri Lanka? Well it appears so. This particular lion looks quite stunning in a snifter. Opaque black body topped by a creamy tan head that collapses into a mat of larger bubble. Glass lace is superb. Smells nothing like a zoo, instead it is sweet and malty with touches of dark fruit and coffee. The flavor is quite nice also. Just enough roast to keep the sweetness in check (unlike some other abominations I have had that are labeled Foreign Stouts). Some vanilla, sweet chocolate and "mochachino" round everything out. The palate is soft, silky, and medium. Some light to medium bitterness develops late but is eventually overwhelmed by the sweetness. It is npt often that I get to add another notch to my country belt AND enjoy the beer!

A really solid stout, especially given the fact it comes from Sri Lanka, which really isn’t known for their beer (what are they known for anyways?). A nicely built beer with an aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, sweet malts and perhaps a touch of dirt. Appearance is deep black in color with a small, dark tan head. Mouthfeel was a little on the thin side for a stout. Flavors were very enjoyable with roasted malts, chocolate, and toffee. An incredibly tasty beer I must say.

Pours pitch black with a mostly receding mocha head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, smoked meats, pepper. Taste is smoky chocolate, dried meats, and roasted malt. Mouthfeel is full bodied with lush carbonation. Very interesting beer, not one I’d drink every day, but still good.

Nice dark brown color with a large brown head that lasted for a long time then faded slowly to a nice bubbly lace.Malty,caramel aroma with a nice roasty side and some mild hops coming through.Nice sweet malty flavor with a slight smoky side and a nice roasty side as well.Over all i’d have to say probably the best Foreign Stout i’ve ever had sofar.More then worth trying again and again.

Tap. Jet black pour with a tan head. Aroma of coffee and a hint of dark fruit. Silky mouthfeel. Rich acidic fruit taste, with coffee presence late. Great brew.

This canned beer pours a pure black color w/ a huge, rocky head of large bubbles which leaves a bunch of spotty lace as it dissipates. Nose is roasty and mild, slightly fruity w/ raisins and fig. Slightly tart and tangy and bit sweet. Again, a bunch of dried fruit and some coffee-like roasted character. Slightly sticky from the sweetness but the medium carbonation and slight alcohol burn are enough to stop it from feeling terribly heavy. I think this is better than the bottled version which I always found, no matter where I bought it, to be a bit cardboardy and old tasting.

Belle couleur nour avec un gros collet beige. Arome de malte roti avec un soupson de cacao. Goût de café moyen, pas trop fort. Assé bien.

12 oz bottle thanks to erway. Very dark pour with a great head. Lots of coffee and chocolate and alcohol in the aromas. The flavor was very intesnce. So much roastiness. Coffee coffee coffee. Alcohol on the finish. Very good.