Lion Stout

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

Poured jet black with a big, billowing beige brown head that lasted and lasted. Aromas of roasted coffee, roasted nuts and a little sweet toffee. Tastes quite dry and bitter initially, with the roasted barley coming through along with some alcohol, with some sweetness arriving late. The sweetness does gather some momentum with every mouthfull but manages to stay within toleration levels. Oily textured and quite full bodied, with some nice chocolate nuttiness in the aftertaste. A very good example of my favourite style of beer. Thankfully it is generally available at a (relatively) good price!

Jet black, thick brown head. Nothing but malt in the nose. Slight alcohol burn, plums, black current, smokey. Thick, chewy. Stings going down. Flavor fades quickly. Well done.

This was a great stout .A lot of malts and has a roasty edge to it,bittersweet but great in the finish.

UPDATED: DEC 12, 2006 330 mL bottle. Pours dark black with a nice creamy head. Good aroma of chocolate malts, cream, oatmeal, and some roasted nut goodness. Taste is really smooth, one of the smoothest stouts I’ve ever tasted (palate = 5). Alcohol is very well disguised here. I’m very impressed. This is kind of a cross stout, meaning between a sweet and imperial. Very satisfying. The only beer I’ve had from Sri Lanka and this knocks the socks off of many from my own country.

Bottle. Pours a dark ruby-black with a nice tan head. The aroma is roasty chocolate, smooth cream, and some hops in the background. This has a nice, well-rounded stout flavor: roasted malt with chocolate notes, subtle but assertive hops, and smooth body. Quite well balanced, too. It’s amazing that something like this would come from Sri Lanka. Kudos to them.

Highly skeptical of beer from a third world shit hole, I was pleasantly surprised. Pours black/brown with big milk chocolate head. Aroma sweet but slightly sour, in a good way. Some plum flavors with some roasted flavors a hint of bitter chocolate and some toffee. Very nice body, full and creamy. nice amount of carbonation and it goes down nice and smooth, just like a good stout should. Very drinkable.

bottle. Lion is black as night with a tan head. There’s a huge espresso aroma with some milky malts. The flavor is of thick roasty coffee and is balanced perfectly with a sweet milk/caramel aspect. This beer is amazing.

Rater 1001. Tasted 11/9/08. 330ml bottle. Sedimented and pitch brown hued. Trace layer of khaki head. Aromas of anise and coffee. Toffee and dark chocolate. Bitter earthy aromas. Medium to full bodied with a thick, rich and sticky palate. Good rolling palate. Bitter finish. Touch alcohol presence. This is really nice and fresh. Good amalgamation of flavors. Big coffee and chocolate malts. Check this out.