4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Wow, really not what I was expecting from an 8% stout fron Sri Lanka.It poured with a thick brown head that lasted till the end. Mellow sweet with hints of chocolate & coffee. Very smooth and lots of complex side flavors (all good) including hits of wood, The high alcohol is present but does not bite your toung the way you woud expect.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
(Thanks to core for providing me a bottle of this!) 12 oz. bottle. Pours to a dark brown/black color. Aroma is burnt chocolate with maybe a hint of caramel. Flavor is more of the same. A little more carbonation than your normal stout. Pretty darn good. Get in my belly!
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours near black with a large frothy head. Leaves a good amount of lacing. Aroma of coffee, burnt chocolate malt, grains. Full body and creamy texture. A very good beer. Where is Sri Lanka, again?
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
I have only tried this beer in its home country, where the heat of a summers day in Kandy may affect my tasting somewhat but I found it to be an excepionally flavoursome beer, not to sweet considering the ABV. The colur was a tempting dark red. The aroma of fruit and chocolate.
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Good mild stout. A little more heaviness, and this would be perfect. Delicious.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
This one packs some punch. Big bittersweet chocolate, roasted coffee and malty sweetness. All blending very well, with a creamy mouthfeel and light to moderate carbonation. A pleasant dry and mouth puckering finish is very welcome. This just goes down so smooth, so quick at 8% and less than $2 a bottle.....what’s not to like? A fantastic stout.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Very deep brown pour with a thick ecru head and good lacing. Nose is of mocha and roasted malt. Taste is nicely malty - not overbearing - and tempered by the hops. There is a touch of molasses that rounds out the flavor. Mouthfeel is smooth an opulent, and the finish is mellow yet tangy.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
bottle poured into a pint glass. big chocolate and some coffee aromas... pours an average black with a thin tan head. medium to full body with some vibrant carbonation up front and very smooth sides. a solid mix of chocolate and coffee make up the dominating flavors over the tongue... with some roasted malts and a slight bitterness. a very nice finish which brings the hop profile forward in the aftertaste. a very nice stout... a pleasure to drink.
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