Lion Lager

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

Crystal clear golden coloured body with a super-thin white head. Aroma of pale malt, light hops and a subtle amount of sugars. Light-bodied; Sharp pittering taste at first then fades to a malty twang with a little sweetness. Aftertaste clean and simple, no harshness at all. Overall, decent, but Lion Stout is better for their respective styles. i sampled this 33 cL bottle pulled from a ’World’ 12 pack on 31-May-2005.

Bottle. Pours a translucent gold with an aroma of skunky hops and skunky hops. Flavor is typical skunky lager, with slight corn finish. Not terribly offensive, but not terribly good either. Palate is watery and uninspired.

Nice golden color,small white head that had a short hang time but left a little lace behind.Nice light malt and citrus aroma with a hint of hops.Light malty taste with a bit of fruit in the middle a little sourness and a slight bitter bite at the end from the hops.Not the greatest but it’s worth a try.

Bottle, from Beer Cellar in Lincoln. Gold, thin white head and moderate condition. Pleasant sweet graininess and chalky hops in the nose, fairly clean in the mouth with solid hop bitterness dominating a gentle malt sweetness. Lingering hop bitterness in the finish

Bottle, 4.8 %. Old gold coloured with a slim white head. Aroma has some sweet malts, fruit and hops. Clean, crisp and refreshing, not too much going on in the taste department, light sweetness and a spicey bitter finish. Light bodied. Quite enjoyed it.

2005 lion lager, big bottle, consumed 8/13/2005. Smells of fresh, lemony, grassy hops. Gold and a slight tinge of copper. Huge bubbles create a small, bubbly white head, not long retained, no lacing. Some lager yeast in the nose, lightly crisp. Starts with soft hops and corn-like flavors. Somewhat powdery and dry. Pretty bland to start. Some crisp lager yeast on the end, and the hops seem to cut some of the corniness. Not watery, but very overcarbonated. Some bread and crackers as it warms, maybe pretzel dough, if you will. Very clean as it breathes and on the finish. Corniness seems to pass quickly. Perhaps my bottle is a little stale? Better fresh, no doubt. Moderate to poor head retention. In the end, very forgettable and not nearly as refreshing as I had hoped for, but I do like that you can taste some hops. Decent stuff, suffers from the filtration, but that’s a pale lager, I guess. Funny that I prefer it warm.

Golden amber color with a small diminishing off white head. Light fruity aroma. Flavor starts lightly sweet followed by a peppey hop bite. It has a tangy finish with a medium thin palate. A suprisingly pleasant lager.

Gold. Earth, hay, herbs, weeds, light grain, skunk and moderate fruit in the nose, though it’s all very subtle. Husky and grainy malts, heavy bitterness-weedy, floral hops. Eck.