Lion Stout

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

Review #299. I wanted to save Lion Stout for my 300th review, but I’ve got a Westy 12 chillin’...

A stalwart, mocha-brown head floats like a sponge atop an über-dark body with a blood red aura. Aromas were roasted almost to the point of being burnt with chocolates, dark fruits and campfire. Flavor starts moderately bitter with chocolate and roasts ending with a semi-sweetness in a thick & syrupy yet creamy smooth palate. My only complaint lies with it’s discreet potency... I made the mistake of enjoying four of these one night before bed and remained mostly drunk the next day at work. But, oh... what a wonderful beer!

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Quite dark, but, then again, it's a stout, and that's a given. Good-sized puffy head. Nose has molasses and chocolate. Flavor is nicely smoky, with a hint of bitterness. When I spilled half of the bottle on myself, it was quite wet. Cold, too. Spotted the carpet admirably. Viscous enough to be difficult to clean up. May have possibly spilled a drop or two into the keyboard, meaning there's a real possibility of a sticky "n" key in the future. Monitor ratings for future misspellings to check on this. In short, quite a nice beer. Oh, and I'm still clumsy.

Pours a dark body. Jet black. Aromas are immediate coffee, molasses, raisin bread, sugars, with flavours of raisin bread, chocolate, and LOTS of coffee. Very well balanced. Nice smooth mouthfeel. Alcohol not noticable. One of the great stouts of the world. A rare gem at the LCBO.

11.2 oz bottle. Black with a big brown head. Big, sweet, roasty malt nose, fruit and semisweet chocolate. Nice, silky body that produces a fine brown lace. Flavor is a tad sweeter than the nose implies, a mildly sweet chocolate with notes of fruit and a touch of charcoal. Bitter chocolatey finish that hangs in the mouth. Very, very nice beer!

Wow, what a surprise! Delicious deep brown body with a superb foamy and creamy beige-light brown lacing head. Fantastic aroma with vanilla, chocolate, herbal notes of hop, some dried plum. Delicios. Smooth mouthfeel with the chocolate again, fine vanilla, some sweet coffee, nuts and honey. Creamy palate. Balanced, fantastic and exciting one. Please more beers like this!!!

Moderately thick, opaque and black in color with a big fluffy and jiggly tan head. Aroma mildly entices with chocolate chip pancakes, Symphony chocolate bars, caramel and Tootsie Rolls. More free flowing flavor and palate feel than anticipated. Rich mocha frappachino and titillating semi-sweet chocolate morsels. Chocolate mousse with instant coffee grains in the graham cracker crust. Sleek, far reaching, medium bodied and easy going on the palate. Modest heartiness. Finish is encapsulating and thirst inducing, trailing with iced mocha similarities.

330 ml from LCBO, served cold in a tulip glass. Called “Sinha Stout”.

App.: Deep dark brown-black with a fair mocha head. Aroma: Strong, tart black coffee and dark chocolate, grapey-vinous, some cherries and other fruits, a fair dose of blackstrap molasses and a bit of inky, salty black licorice. Palate: Medium bodied, medium-ish carbonation, lightly astringent. Flav.: Much like the nose: strong black coffee, dark chocolate, more fruity that the nose, a good helping of blackstrap molasses that could be black licorice, lightly vinous and tart, a bit yeasty; a touch of sweetness, some bitterness and lingering molasses.

A lovely brew and a great night cap.

Really enjoyed this beer...mahogany edges but black at the core, this beer sports a nice 1-inch khaki head. Aroma is that of tobacco, chocolate, espresso, and vanilla. Taste also exhibits the same tobacco and roasted malt characteristics. Sweet and interesting. A bit oily but overall a nice surprise!!!