4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
330ml bottle poured into a snifter glass. Deep, deep dark brown in color an had only a small thin brown head that quickly disappeared. Chocolate, fruit and alcohol aroma. The taste is excellent, with hints of chocolate, light and dark fruit and a very faint roasted malt. It has a very creamy feel on the palate. Nice stuff.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
12 oz bottle pours a dark black with a head that is tan. It has a sweet taste wth a hint of liquorice. what a great stout!
4.3 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
THOUGHTS: Well, apparently Sri Lankan beer rocks! I always thought this was the Lion beer from Jamaica. This is great. Hid alcohol well too. A nice stout that amazingly isn’t too heavy to drink in summer’s heat. I still haven’t met a foreign stout I didn’t like. This is a little smokier than the others, so it’s different in some ways, but similar in the best ways to the other great foreign stouts. I want more but only bought a single bottle.
TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a dark brown that was opaque black in the glass with a small, tan head that fully diminished but left good lacing. The aroma was roasted, chocolate, cocoa and mild coffee malts, smoke soy sauce, a little salt, and tobacco. There was more and more smokey soy as it warmed. The initial flavor was lightly sweet, bitter and a little salty; while the finish was moderately sweet, lightly acidic and bitter, and somewhat salty with an average duration. There was hot cocoa powder, some smokiness, then some coffee and roasted malt. The medium body was oily with fizzy carbonation and a light astringent finish.
4.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
bottle by way of iowaherkeye/m.s.3.0... pours quite black and opaque with a frothy tan head. lots of lacing left as it retreats. smells like smoked chocolate... mixed with cream, rich roasty grain and wood. tastes like malted chocolate milk iced coffee with a big ’ol scoop of vanilla ice cream. also, there’s some wood, molasses and dark dried fruit. dry lightly sour finish leads to an ashy aftertaste with some lingering coffee. medium to full bodied. super creamy soft mouth feel is balanced by tart fruitiness. awesome...
4.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle that theisti brought back from Bottleworks, in Seattle. Pours black with a large, dense, creamy tan head. Dark roasted malts, bittersweet chocolate and faint coffee on the nose. Full-bodied and creamy with a nice, bitter, roasted finish. Creamy chocolate, coffee and cream with a tight, roasted, bitter finish. Very nice. Thanks again, Tim.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: JUN 27, 2008 Appearance: Black, little bit of head, not longlasting.
Aroma: Coffee, hint of chocolate (dark).
Taste: Coffee, hops, nice, smooth aftertaste.
Info: 330ml bottle, 12/11-2005, 51/300, 31/500
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours very dark black with dark tan head. The aroma is similar to a sweet stout, very milk chocolaty. Very diverse complex flavor, initially a dark fruit, mostly raisin, burst followed by a longer lasting sweet milk chocolate/mocha flavor. Great beer.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
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!!!
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