 undsioux7 (454), Cologne, Minnesota, USA
Mar 30, 2008
On tap. Pours black with a nice dark tan head. Aroma of chocolate, smoke and roasted malt. Nice smooth taste with a bitter chocolate sweetness coming out at the end as it warms.
BorksBabe (60), Tampa, Florida, USA
Jul 6, 2008 Aroma is of mocha, carmel, and some molasses. Very dark brown with a thinning brown head. Nice flavor- chocolatey with a hint of hops and coffee. Smooth to the palate. Overall a nice stout! I can see why it is 97%!
Heathen (451), Riverside, New Jersey, USA
Jul 6, 2008 THOUGHTS: Well, apparently Sri Lankan beer rocks! I always thought this was the Lion beer from Jamaica. This is great. Hid alcohol well too. A nice stout that amazingly isn’t too heavy to drink in summer’s heat. I still haven’t met a foreign stout I didn’t like. This is a little smokier than the others, so it’s different in some ways, but similar in the best ways to the other great foreign stouts. I want more but only bought a single bottle.
TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a dark brown that was opaque black in the glass with a small, tan head that fully diminished but left good lacing. The aroma was roasted, chocolate, cocoa and mild coffee malts, smoke soy sauce, a little salt, and tobacco. There was more and more smokey soy as it warmed. The initial flavor was lightly sweet, bitter and a little salty; while the finish was moderately sweet, lightly acidic and bitter, and somewhat salty with an average duration. There was hot cocoa powder, some smokiness, then some coffee and roasted malt. The medium body was oily with fizzy carbonation and a light astringent finish.
nick76 (1935), Tampa, Florida, USA
Jul 2, 2008 Updated: Jul 7, 2008The aroma is sweet with some off aroma but it’s not so strong as to make it undrinkable. There is also roasted malt, coffee, and chocolate. The appearance is dark brown with a small tan head. The flavor is like the aroma. The palate is average. I am not one of those that think this is a great stout but it’s decent.
posty (2), Crestwood, Kentucky, USA
does not count  Jun 29, 2008 Aroma is subtle with hints of dark chocolate and faint molasses.Typical in color and with very little head retention, this may not be the most impressive looking stout you’ll see but upon drinking it proves itself quite fantastic! Very soft mouth feel with roasted coffee and semi-sweet chocolate flavors. Very malty and with just enough hops to notice but not complicate or overpower. Tastes very fresh and lively and has a clean, malty aftertaste of medium length. Overall, this has become the best stout I have yet had as it includes all the qualities I have long searched for.
azlondon (457), Greater London, England
Jun 26, 2008 Updated: Jun 27, 2008Appearance: Black, little bit of head, not longlasting.
Aroma: Coffee, hint of chocolate (dark).
Taste: Coffee, hops, nice, smooth aftertaste.
Info: 330ml bottle, 12/11-2005, 51/300, 31/500
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