Lion Stout

Brewed by Lion Brewery (Ceylon)
Style: Foreign Stout
Nuwara Eliya & Biyagama, Sri Lanka

This is one of my first stouts...I figured might as well start with the good stuff. Really leaves a coating on your mouth afterwards. There is a clear nutty nose and a malty middle and tail. Overally pretty good I think as a beer drinker who is making their way to darker beers.

bottle - pours blackish-brown with a large frothy, light brown head. There is lots of caramel, coffee and soy sauce in the nose. The flavor is smoky, earthy and woody with a sweet soy-sauce undertone. I’m not a big fan of stouts but this isn’t bad.

Pours black with a beige head and lots of lacing. Aroma is woody with some oats and soap (possibly urinal cake). Medium roasty flavor with some chocolate, raisins and more soap. Finishes warm and earthy. Good beer overall but there’s definitely something chemical in there... or maybe I was drinking out of a less than well rinsed glass. Good thing I bought a few bottles.

Bottle at an Indian restaurant in Bloomington, Minnesota. Pours glorious black with a mocha head. Aroma is burnt caramel, coco nibs, smoke, resinous hops, coffee and a little raisin. Flavor is expresso, dry, milky, and smoky with spicy undertones - all rich, pleasing and balanced. Body is thick, creamy, full, bitter with a sweet warming finish that lasts forever. This beer was a pleasant surprise and an excellent choice for a Minnesota winter.

Lovely brew. I mean it. Pours a very dark reddish-brown, head is pretty dark for just foam. Aroma of chocolate, dark roasted malts. Taste of the same... hearty. If I can describe a beer as hearty, here I am. Sweet and bitter balanced beautifully. Some soy sauce, raisin, woodiness... alcohol is definitely there. Aftertaste slighly more bitter. Will buy again, probably often. May replace Guinness in my fridge.

The perfect stout. I have to admit, I was not a huge fan of stouts, but this one changed my mind forever. From Shrilanka, who knew they could brew.

Bottle. Pours near black with a tan head. Chocolatey aroma with some lighter espresso like coffee notes. The flavor has smooth coffee and a chocolate like sweetness with roasted malts. Pretty good.

Christmas present... now see thats a good present Santa. The pour is pretty sparkeling with a high brown bubbly head. The body is dark brown with a redish edge when hold against the light. The nose is pretty sweet and malty - allmost like a traditional danish (KB) juleøl. On top of that there is some spices like pepper and ginger. The mouthfeel is chocolatesweet with some strong sidenotes. Rosated malts with some sweet and perhaps citric notes (infected?). The palate is rather watery with a bitter finish dominated of alcohol.