4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
A woody aroma allows me to beg for more and the elixir poured to my lips does not disappoint. Painfully tasteful knowing this beer was brought to me from afar. Oh the agony!
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours a jet black color with a big, lingering tan head. The aroma is slightly alcoholic with chocolate and coffee tones. Full bodied with little carbonation, the flavor is full of chocolate, coffee, and caramel with a touch of hops in the finish. It tastes almost like an Imperial stout, but just barely falls short. A fantastic stout.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Black pour with a big brown head, there are ruby highlights in the head foam. A very nice mocha like aroma is very strong. Big roasted malt flavor, the mocha aroma is not as strong in the flavor as it is in the aroma, but it is there. Very dry, wuick finish. Very good stout.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Gassy sweet malt aroma, chocolately with some Twizzlers and rotten strawberry. Malted milk and dusty leather. Dark black clear with medium thick tan creamy lacing head. Heavy watery body with medium carbonation. Alcohol warming and a bit of carbonic burn. Starts with heavy, thick chocolately malt. Sweet and cloying, with dusty undertones and carbonic acidity. Alcohol vapors and roasted, burnt coffee bitters. Good tangy bitterness comes in to finish, with nutty bitter hops killing off some of the sweets. After stays long on the tongue, with smooth sweet bitterness and a hint of oily resinous hops. Still a little rough overall, but darn good.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Truly a king of beers, Lion stout pours inky black with a great cascade that forms a towering rocky tan head. Redolent with dark molasses, caramel and burnt coffee, the body is full and starts sweet and leathery fading quickly to a semi-sweet and slightly tart finish. Aftertaste is long and malty with ample burnt toast notes.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Wonderful - pitch black, amber head with very good lacing. medium to full body, with a hit of chocolate and coffee. Malty and very drinkable, a very good beer.
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Nice, thick head and intense taste. Heavy on the coffee and malt with some chocolate coming through--a nice blend! Reminds me a bit of a better version of ABC stout. All in all, a fine example of the type.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Thick rich creamy head and oily black body. Full bodied, rich roasty and sweet with good complexity. Hides its alcohol masterfully well. One might think that at 8% abv this is more of an imperial stout, but it really has a smooth laid back stout body to it. A very unique and great beer that I'm glad found its way to my stomach from Sri Lanka.
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