Lion Stout

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

330mL bottle: Appearance is pitch block with tan head, Aroma of roasted malt and chocolate, Flavor is big in chocolate and roasted malt again, simple but good.

Pours out a thick very dark brown with a quickly growing head that goes from medium brown to a pale tan. The aroma is nice and roasty. Chocolate, coffee, molasses, roasted malt, and some smoke. The flavor is similar, but nice and sweet with some a bitter coffee finish. Really dense mouthfeel and a chewy palate. Great stout.

ppearance is good, a very dark brown and almost black hue with a nice crown of head that leaves some good lacing. Smells very malty, molasses, chocolate, a hint of roasted malts. Something just slightly off, a slight sour smell. Taste is good, but nothing outstanding here. This is a run of the mill stout that is good for its price. Surprisngly low on chocolate, I was waiting for it to hit and got nothing, instead you get a lot of cream and molasses. Again, good, but plain. Mouth is a bit of a problem, the body is right on at thickness but it seemed way too bubbly for my stouty tastes. Overall if I’m at a store and see a sixer of this next to a four pack of Great Lakes Blackout for the same price, I’m going to the GL every time. Just no reason to revisit this beer, though I can’t find anything to say outwardly negative. Just nothing special.

bottle 330ml from Systembolaget EXP Sep 2009 murky black beige head rich roasted malts dried fruits , chocolate and coffee dash of alcohol ,tickling bitter hops on the mouth. Pleasant balanced dryish aftertaste. Next boat to Stockholm please

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I love Lion Stout . Peace to my homies in war-torn Colombo (the capital of Sri Lanka) :Any fellow London ratebeerians trying to locate this eastern classic, ,there is a run down ghetto ass store in Twickenham (south west london called Bubbles)that usualy stocks it, thus i know this shit .
Complex stouts like this comin’ outa the subcontinant -that’s part of the coolness. One of my fave music videos-"Save a Prayer" by duran duran waz filmed in Sri Lanka and ive alwayz liked the flare and unorthodox style the Sri Lankan cricket team play with. The beer is soulful shit ....Flavours show dark fruit ,like prunes and raisins...maybe a bit sweet and cloying for some palates ..nice beige dimpley head.Chocolate and oily thick ,chewey vibs. WICKED.

Big head, had to pour carefully. Aroma is plums, prunes, candied raisins, some malt, and a touch of alcohol. Flavor is sour stout with a dry finish.

Bottle.Pours black with a big creamy tan head. Fruity aroma, dark fruits, tar..Taste is first of all a lovely roasted one, smooth mouthfeel, nice bitter bite at the end.