Lion Brewery (Sri Lanka)
Commercial Brewery in Biyagama, Western Province, Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
Established in 1860
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a black colour with a huge longlasting tan head. Sweet malty roasted aroma with some hints of chocolate. Sweet roasted malty flavor with some hints of coffee and chocolate. Warming malty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2006
at 15:16
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Pours like an Indian Ocean Guinness, dark black coloring with a brown head that took a minute to settle. The initial aroma is hoppy, unique and not like American or European hops. Sweet flavor with only a hint of malt and smoke. The heavy alcohol is completely hidden even in the clean after taste.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Aug 2006
at 22:41
3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 3
Smells and tastes like cherries or plums soaked in whiskey. This is fusel, flat....too unrefined. Is this whiskey? This beer tastes much better when warm. Could not find the sweetness that others did. Naturally astringent bitterness clinging long after the finish that makes you sip. Moretti La Rossa has almost as much alky but has a much better beer flavor. The label proudly states it’s alky content and you won’t pass a DUI stop after drinking three of these. Not quite as good as I anticipated. I don’t how it made the 96th percentile. I know hops are bitter but there is something else in there except bitter hops. If you love IPA, try this one Everyone else loves this but I guess I’m not a real beer drinker if I don’t like bitter beer. Probably better if you eat something with this. I bought a case on a recommendation, now I’m sorry. The only reason why I rate this as high as 1.5 is because everyone else around here would think I’m nuts if I went lower Will not buy again, gave a 6 pack away.
Tried
on 22 Aug 2006
at 18:18
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Black colour with a light brown head. Aroma is licorice and rosted coffee. Flavour is the same.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2006
at 01:14
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Almost black, with a tan head. Weak aroma with coffee, burnt malt, hints of licorice and chocolate. A mellow flavor with chocolate, coffee and roasted notes. Full-bodied, with a dryish, bitter finish. This must definately be one of the best Asian beers available. Rating: 8-5-8-4-15-4. 060801
Bottle. A beautiful looking beer, more or less black in color and with a finger-thick, dense, light tan head. Roasted, licorice aroma with a touch of alcohol. Quite fruity too. The flavor too is really nice, sweet, with roasted malts, some dried fruits, a touch of warming alcohol and a hint of licorice. Full-bodied and smooth, really tasteful. A beer I love to repeat. 110827
Bottle. A beautiful looking beer, more or less black in color and with a finger-thick, dense, light tan head. Roasted, licorice aroma with a touch of alcohol. Quite fruity too. The flavor too is really nice, sweet, with roasted malts, some dried fruits, a touch of warming alcohol and a hint of licorice. Full-bodied and smooth, really tasteful. A beer I love to repeat. 110827
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2006
at 07:19
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pours deep black into a snifter. Mocha micro head quickly disperses. Spice (clove?) and coffee notes. Creamy and smooth with a sweet caramel upfront and a dry, lingering milk chocolate finish.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2006
at 18:33
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Black with a tan head, this stout has scents of chocolate and spice with a little yeast throuwn in. The flavour is very good with flavours of dark chocolate and roasty malts. The finish has a coffee flavour in it. Thick and creamy, very good stout.
Tried
on 18 Jun 2006
at 13:53
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Beautiful big tan head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma is coffee and malts. Taste is coffee and malts as well. Very good stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2006
at 15:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 0.625 L. Creamy lightbrown fully lasting head. Dark brown colour. Week but nice aroma. Nice coffee/caramel balanced flavor. Long finish. A little watery palate regarding 8.0 abv, but a good stout!
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2006
at 13:05
3.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle. 0.625L Frothy white good mostly deminishing head. Yellow colour. Bready malty bad aroma. OK malty flavopr. A little sweet and short finish. Watery palate. Deasent overseas pale lager.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2006
at 13:02