Lion Stout

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

Appearance: Standard black stout color with creamy biege head. Minimal head retention and lacing. Smell: Sweet roasted maltiness with a definite waft of alcohol and a hint of raisin. All with a real dank mustiness to it. Huh. Taste: Initially, a distinct smack of malt sweetness hits the tongue, supplanted by vanilla and plums. Finishes dry, similarly to a cup of coffee. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied, though still a bit lighter and lacking the fullness that I both crave amd demand! Carbonation is rather low, allowing the beer to acheive some creaminess. Drinkability: A genuinely decent stout, and one of the better foreign stouts I’ve tasted.

Thanks Brigadier. The beer pours to a very dark blackish body with a lasting tan head and nice lacing. The aroma is minty, sweet lactose, deep chocolate malt, interesting yeasts. The flavor is sweet lactose, minty, black malt. Roasty and dry. Very dry palate. Rich, roasty.

Gassy sweet malt aroma, chocolately with some Twizzlers and rotten strawberry. Malted milk and dusty leather. Dark black clear with medium thick tan creamy lacing head. Heavy watery body with medium carbonation. Alcohol warming and a bit of carbonic burn. Starts with heavy, thick chocolately malt. Sweet and cloying, with dusty undertones and carbonic acidity. Alcohol vapors and roasted, burnt coffee bitters. Good tangy bitterness comes in to finish, with nutty bitter hops killing off some of the sweets. After stays long on the tongue, with smooth sweet bitterness and a hint of oily resinous hops. Still a little rough overall, but darn good.

Smells and looks wonderful. The taste is thick and chocolaty, with no real bad side effects. Really a pleasant foreign stout. Yum.

Black opaque color with a dark chocolately head. The nose was weaker than one expected. Light malty taste with hints of tobacco. This is surprisingly light considering the amount of alcohol. Goes down easy. Don’t notice the alcohol. Very nice dessert beer that is balanced and sophisticated.

Bottle. Molasas and anise aromas along wih some oatmeal. Black body with dark tan head. Flavor has a sweet malt cream along with some roasty nut and alcohol warming.Sweet cough syrup aftertaste on the palate. Good brew.

Deep black colour with slight ruby highlights and a nice tan head. Thick and sweet aroma with a hint of earthy smokiness in the background. Creamy mouthfeel, and initial flavours of malt, coffee and vanilla giving way to a bitter finish that holds notes of cinnamon, clove and cardamom. Beautiful stuff - thanks to mr_kimchee for sharing this one!

330ml bottle obtained from beeryum - Thanks Dave! - Pours black with a short tan head. Aroma is deep dark rich roasted malts and chocolate, a touch of smoke even. Flavor is sweet and roasted chocolate malts, plums, figs, some coffee and even a touch of nuts. On the palate this is thick and rich and coats the mouth with creamy smooth flavor. Quite a smooth drinker as the alcohol is completely masked in this one. A very complex and tasty stout!