Lion Stout

Bottle at home ... Solid Black ... smokey roast malt ... fruity cherry little liquorish ... lots of roast malt ... quite sweet ... little spirit but doesnt show its strength... good balance.

Bottle. Pours a creamy light brown head atop a very dark brownish/black body. Quickly diminishing head was a bit of a let down. Subtle complex aromas of roasted malts, chocolate, slight coffee hint. Woody cask hints, i’m not quite sure what type but it smells like a cellar. Hints of Soy sauce and cherry. Sweet long lasting flavour which brings forth most of the aromas and you can now sense the alcohol. Full body palate with a light creamy texture and soft carbonation. Goes down extremely well for a stout. I thoroughly enjoyed this beer and am very glad I got the 4-pack instead of the single. A great stout which would be perfect on any cold winter night and I highly recommend.

Pours black with beige head. Light, fishy aroma -- salmony. Roasted malts. The flavour is very strong on the malts, with toasted malts and some alcohol. Licorice. Rye bread. Reminiscent of a barleywine. A nice, lasting sour malt finish. Medium bodied.

(Bottle, Monk’s Café, Stockholm, 10 Oct 2007) Black colour with frothy, brown head. Malty, slightly burnt nose with liquorice, chocolate and soy sauce. Slightly vinous and rather sweet. Malty, roasted taste with notes of chocolate, soy sauce and liquorice. Rather sweet, medium to full body. Powerful but smooth. Warming, tasty and very nice.

Picked this bottle up at Wine World in North Augusta. Pours very black with faint brown higlights...small tan head that quickly diminishes. Nose is very wine-like...cabernet, methinks...with more dried fruits, and some espresso chocolate aromas as it warms up. Taste is of slight wine qualities, hint of blackberry, some espresso, and a pleasant spice I can’t put my finger on. The alcohol is noticeable, especially if you’re not a seasoned beer nut, but extremely well-hidden. I’ll be buying this again.

33cl bottle from systembolaget. I almost freaked out when I saw this on the shelf at system. never thought that they would have this up here, but there it was. Pours black with a small tan head that dies quickly. coffee, dried fruit and chocolate aroma. flavor is mostly sweet chocolate roastiness with a little bitterness at the end. body is full, but not thick, with medium carbonation. Very nice. I could drink a few more of these right now. Alcohol is almost unnoticeable... dangerous. Amazing beer, and from Sri Lanka? love it.

625 ml bottle. Dark brown pour, nearly opaque. Thick beige head leaves medium lacing. Aroma was strong mocha bitter chocolate. Earthy toasted flavor has notes of coffee, chocolate, malt, and some fruit. Finishes smooth with some sweetness. slightly bitter. Hides its 8% abv well. Mouth feel is medium body with a slightly oily feel. A fine stout, not my favorite but definitely worth a try.

Very nice mocha flavor. Bittersweet chocolate and coffee. Palate is bubbly and carbonated, mouthfeel is medium. This stout is very drinkable and gains flavor as it warms. Alcohol is well hidden. This is one of my standby’s.