Lion Stout

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

Pours black, with a creamy, frothy light brown head. Smells of rich caramel and toffee cream, with some molasses and dark fruit pushing through. Some graham cracker in there as well. The flavor was also pretty sweet with lots of that toffee cream noticeable. I liked the sweet graham cracker flavors of this brew. Nice rich crisp palate, with solid carbonation. Alcohol wasnt intense, but added a nice bite to it. Very nice foreign stout.

UPDATED: AUG 24, 2005 Bottle (330ml). (in my Trois Pistoles chalice). Pours thick almost black, hint of red - mocha head, rocky, quick dimishing, not much lacing. Aroma is burnt chocolate, malt and coffee (yum!) - a touch of appropriate sourness, a bit of yeastiness and bitterness in the background. Taste - instant hit of balanced chocolate/malt/coffee, followed quickly with a bit of tart wine, then bitter coffee and chocolate rushes in and grabs you ... Nice mellow, bitter finish - not too heavy, but substantial. Very, very good, not a lot of alcohol in the flavour for an 8% stout - excellent value for money, could drink many of them at a sitting. Packs a wallop!

UPDATED: AUG 27, 2011 Bottled. Almost black, with a tan head. Weak aroma with coffee, burnt malt, hints of licorice and chocolate. A mellow flavor with chocolate, coffee and roasted notes. Full-bodied, with a dryish, bitter finish. This must definately be one of the best Asian beers available. Rating: 8-5-8-4-15-4. 060801

Bottle. A beautiful looking beer, more or less black in color and with a finger-thick, dense, light tan head. Roasted, licorice aroma with a touch of alcohol. Quite fruity too. The flavor too is really nice, sweet, with roasted malts, some dried fruits, a touch of warming alcohol and a hint of licorice. Full-bodied and smooth, really tasteful. A beer I love to repeat. 110827

Bottle: Dark red colour, with a nice creamy brown head. Aroma/Flavor is dark chcocolate,burned beans,tar,coffee.Medium body,nice long dry bitter finish. This is a great beer.

Pours deep black into a snifter. Mocha micro head quickly disperses. Spice (clove?) and coffee notes. Creamy and smooth with a sweet caramel upfront and a dry, lingering milk chocolate finish.

Bottle from LCBO. Deep black with a thick mocha head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, caramel, chocolate, cappuccino and vanilla. Taste is not as rich as the aroma. Domainated by roasted malt, notes of coffee, chocolate and tobacco, mouthfeel is a little watery. This is definitely a good stout.

625mL bottle. Pours a pitch black appearance, slight brown light coming through at the edges; medium light-tan head formation with good retention; strong lacing. Roasted malts, dark chocolate in the aroma; slight hint of sourness. Full, roasted mouthfeel: charred malts, milk chocolate, hint of lactic acid tartness; medium finish showing roasted malts and bitter chocolate. Excellent foreign stout.

ahh a stout that definatly surprised me!!! nice sweet stout made for spicy foods nice alcohol malt balance good flavour some hops