Lion Stout

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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Pours a pitch black with a small layer of tan foam and nice lacing. Aroma of blue and blackberries, detectable alcohol. Tastes like a baltic porter - again, dark berries and molasses, warm alcohol finish and slight peppery hops. Somewhat roasty but the molasses sweetness hides it well. Do I taste... beef? Beef teryaki? Creamy body with decent carb. This is a very interesting stout, unusual.

Very good. Full bodied and full flavored. Not very complex. All roasted malt and molasses flavor. Lightly sweet. Very dense, but still drinkable. No taste of alcohol. Smooth taste and finish.

Pleasantly surprised. Beautiful black pour with a nice two finger brown head with nice retention. Flavors of chocolate, malt, coffee, molasses, oak and a hint of sweetness. Very smooth with minimal bitterness. A wonderful beer all around.

Decent stout.. Pours dark with nice foamy head. Great balance of bitter and sweet!! Nice full mouthfeel. Lasting coffee finish

Sixth beer during Cellar’s Wine & Spirits Friday beer tasting of "Lawn Mower Beers." Pours an opaque dark brown brew with a thick tan head. The thick head slowly diminishes and leaves a nice lacing. Aroma of milk chocolate, plums, raisins, mocha and toasted malt. Flavor is smooth, a little citrus and full bodied. Finish is sweet, creamy and nice hop bitterness.

Bouteille (Sinha stout 08/2008). Couleur noire opaque, mousse forme un lacet qui persiste. Arôme chocolaté, légèrement torréfié, cassonade. Goût complexe torréfié, très sucré, arrière goût torréfié, finale d’alcool très longue, mais pas trop forte. Corps moyen-mince et bien atténué, sèche, effervescence moyenne. Très équilibré, je suis surpris par cette bière.

625ml, black with active, tan, mostly dissipating head. Malty, grainy, metallic, faint coffee beans. Rich creamy flavors, roasted malt, light chocolate, metallic again. Light bitter finish. Very easy drinking, and a pleasant surprise. Don’t judge a beer by its price. This seemed too cheap to trust until I went for it today. Will buy this again.

Pours pitch black with a thick creamy tan head that shows excellent retention, hanging around as a one-inch head for the duration. The aroma is heavily roasted malts, coffee and cocoa powder. Almost like chocolate-covered espresso beans. The taste is excellent for the style - toasted chocolate malts and coffee. There is a bit more sweetness than in the aroma and the finish is dry with bakers chocolate. The mouthfeel is dry and roasty with a moderate carbonation. This is an excellent example of an export stout and extremely drinkable for the ABV. Surprisingly good.

Bottle thanks to Linus_Stick. Pours a a pure black body with red colors shining through when light flows in. A medium light brown head. The aroma is really nice; brown sugar, tons of roasted malts, vanilla, coffee, alcohol and some moist soil. The taste is also very awesome; a very smooth roasted malt, plums, vanilla, dry coffee, a tiny tart aspect too. Very good brew. The mouthfeel is creamy and very full. Thanks Alan.

12 oz. can at Lunar Brewing Co.. Poured a black/brown with a dark tan, frothy head and excellent curtains of clingy lacing. The aroma was very roasty, wood, brown sugar sweetness, molasses and a touch of leather. Caramel notes appeared as it warmed. The flavor added light smoke, smooth malt, and a subtle hop bitterness. Full bodied with a light, creamy texture. If truly 8%, the alcohol was well hidden. A tasty, robust treat from Sri Lanka.