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Lion Stout

Lion Stout - Foreign Stout

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 Percentile 
98
overall
Brewed by Lion Brewery (Ceylon)
Style: Foreign Stout

Nuwara Eliya & Biyagama, Sri Lanka

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
11353.81/5.03.81/5.08%98.8Snifter, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
The 8.0 per cent abv, bottle conditioned beer is brewed from British, Czech and Danish malts with Styrian hops and an English yeast strain. All the ingredients are transported along precarious roads to the brewery located 3,500 feet above sea level.
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 potbeercollege (254), Boulder, Colorado, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Sep 30, 2009  
Draught from the Kitchen. Black in color with a tint of brown. Big brownish tan head. Aroma of thick toffee and chocolate, with notes of grass. Full bodied with flavors of sweet malts and big coffee bite. Smooth and creamy the whole way through. Great long dry finish.


 davidm (126), Melbourne, Australia
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
Sep 22, 2009  
Bottle. Top-class beer from Sri Lanka. Aroma is chocolate, dark fruits, and coffee. Flavour starts sweet and smooth, and bitterness comes gradually for a good-length finish. Palate is velvety, and there is just a touch of alcohol in the finish. Black colour, long-lasting off-white head.


 danielst (131), Vienna, Austria
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Sep 18, 2009  
33cl bottle bought in Germany: Initial aroma is more chocolate than roasted malt, sweet fruity notes of figs and plums escape from the glass, paired with boozy vapours. Deep deep brown, close to black in appearance with a nice espresso rim. The flavour is definitely roasty, as port-esque as the aroma and still - disappointingly light, with an almost annoying acidity. The mouthfeel is even on the lighter side of medium; makes me assume that the gravity of this brew is boosted by the flavourless adjuncts listed on the label. Dry, cocoa powder impression on the palate, a pronounced bitterness and lovely lingering alcohol in the throat. I’m in two minds about this.


 Barrios (852), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 17, 2009  
Pours a lasting, nice head retention, tan head with a dark brown body. Roasted coffee and cocoa aromas. Flavor is roasted, coffee, cocoa, fruity notes, some creaminess. Balanced finish.


 beernbourbon (230), chicago, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/105/516/20
Sep 8, 2009  
Can, yeah, thats right. Awesome beer, even better out of a can. Chocolate, coffee, malt, and very smooth. Just a wonderful drinking beer. Try it if you have not done so.


mike67 (73), , New Jersey, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/516/20
Sep 8, 2009  
12oz Bottle. Pours black with a long lasting brown head that leaves plenty of lacing. Aroma has dark fruit, chocolate malt and some brown sugar notes. Body is on a lighter side for a stout with dark fruits (prunes) and chocolate dominate the mouth. Finish is short, sweet and fruity. Hops character is very muted. Not a bad brew but I expected more from a stout.


 jhliesen (403), West Melbourne, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/103/512/20
Sep 6, 2009  
Bottle-Wow, there is a whole bunch of chocolate aroma in the brew. Solid dark brown to black coloring with a large, light tan head. I’m not a coffee drinker, but the brew has plenty of a coffee mocha taste with malts. Sri Lanka is well represented. Produce place 1.59


 Tejas (693), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/102/517/20
Sep 3, 2009  
Mine came in a can. I guess a stout isn’t a stout when it’s from Sri Lanka. This is good! Big tan head that died quickly. Huge coffee aroma and lots of roasty flavors w/ a little chocolate to boot. Sort of weak/thin palate and a bit dry for my taste but still very solid and incredibly drinkable. Can’t believe this is 8%.



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