Lion Stout

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

I’m a sucker for big fat stouts, and this baby is one fine example. A rich, complex aroma brimming with all the flavours you expect of such a hearty brew- and more: Fruitcake, prunes, figs, coffee, coveture chocolate. I’m in heaven, and the dry sherry touch to the tongue adds yet another extraordinary element to an already excellent stout. I will definately revisit this one time and again.

Good solid stout - how does Sri Lanka (Ceylon) do it? Starts out sweet and finishes with a pleasant bitterness. Heavy, thick pour with black as night appearance - favorite stout to date.

This was an excellent stout. Beautiful black body with a large tan head. Aroma is intensely malty and roasty and fruity as a good stout should be. Excellent palate and the flavor is balanced, no burnt taste and a great blend of sweet and dried fruit with a nice bitter finish.

Bottled: Almost black as a moonless winternight in Scandinavia. Huge light brown head that last long. Aroma is a palate of impressions. Sweet roastyness is the dominant impression, but coffee comes to mind as well. Flavour is very coffeeish and roasty. Pleasant bitterness imediately on the tongue and palate. Alcahol is nicely hidden but a little delicious alcaholburnt is present on the tongue. This is a nice surprise, that I will revisit whenever available.

UPDATED: MAR 8, 2005 3:8:2005 Save vintage as below. Expiration date dec 8, 2001. Lets hope this still is wrong, but I suspect this is past its prime. Aroma is a bit ’off’ for a stout. The notes of caramel, chocolate and roasted malt are now more subtle. This actually, is damn fucking good. This is one of the smoothest strong stouts I’ve ever had. This beast is full bodied, but not offensive. This is a real treat. The aftertaste is divine on this, as the chocolate and caramel sweetness start to fall in on this end. Good beer, Great beer when it’s been properly aged. [Rating changed from 3.9 to 4.3] 8:5:03 First impression was rather odd: seeing a ’01 experiation date on the bottle. The smell is loaded with chocolate, coffee and caramel. Dark black stout with a really nice cream colored head. Taste is dryer and a little chalky. But very smooth and tasty. No real aftertaste except for some mild sweetness.

##600 Excellent night cap at the Cleveland’s Winking Lizard; wasn’t quite sure what to expect from Nuwara Eliya & Biyagama, Sri Lanka, but this one was a pleasent surprise. Dark chocolate and figs with a quote from Micheal Jackson on the back! Lacing and oileyness concerned me at first, but it was much grander in flavor. A surpising only 8%-- there are real bourbon like flavors, smooth warming finsh.

This is gorgeous! Typical stout appearance with dusty looking tan head. Smell a veritable explosion of mocha, vanilla, chocolate, and dark fruit. So much so it sears my nostrils. Good things happened when I drained the drops from the bottle with my tongue. Better things happened when I took a sip. It's creamy....and malty....and yummy. Too drinkable. This is effin' FINE stuff.

mocha and vanilla, with some spice on the nose--smells drinkable! dark and opaque with a majestic but fleeting head. lots of chocolate malt here, not lots of hops bitterness but plenty of dryness in the finish. tons of flavors swirling around in there, great beer!