Subsidiaries
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Deep black stout with a thick creamy moka head, Bitter unsweetened chocolate aroma with herbal notes. In mouth, sweetish chocolate with nice bittering hops, lingering and restrained. Rich and creamy mouthfeel. Bought at LCBO.
Tried
on 10 Dec 2005
at 08:06
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color ale with a nice medium dark foamy head with quite good retention. Aroma of deep chocolate and roasted malt is clearly detectable and quite enjoyable. Taste is also distinguishable by the high-level of chocolate malt with a nice dose of sweetness. Body is above average and alcohol is well hidden. Great foreign stout and even more surprising coming out of Sri Lanka.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2005
at 14:05
3.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
(bottle) Clear and deep golden colour with a stable bubbling frothy white head. Weak malty and grainy aroma with dense notes of hops. Light sweet malty taste with notes of cardboard and citrus fruits, watery low bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2005
at 16:46
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Crystal clear golden coloured body with a super-thin white head. Aroma of pale malt, light hops and a subtle amount of sugars. Light-bodied; Sharp pittering taste at first then fades to a malty twang with a little sweetness. Aftertaste clean and simple, no harshness at all. Overall, decent, but Lion Stout is better for their respective styles. i sampled this 33 cL bottle pulled from a ’World’ 12 pack on 31-May-2005.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2005
at 17:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Bottle 33 cl) Very dark brown with a reddish hue. Beautiful, creamy, light brown head that leaves a neat lacework. Roasted, lightly burned aroma. Solid body with roasted coffee notes. Dry, lightly bitter finish. A very good stout. 221005
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2005
at 15:20
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
2005 lion lager, big bottle, consumed 8/13/2005. Smells of fresh, lemony, grassy hops. Gold and a slight tinge of copper. Huge bubbles create a small, bubbly white head, not long retained, no lacing. Some lager yeast in the nose, lightly crisp. Starts with soft hops and corn-like flavors. Somewhat powdery and dry. Pretty bland to start. Some crisp lager yeast on the end, and the hops seem to cut some of the corniness. Not watery, but very overcarbonated. Some bread and crackers as it warms, maybe pretzel dough, if you will. Very clean as it breathes and on the finish. Corniness seems to pass quickly. Perhaps my bottle is a little stale? Better fresh, no doubt. Moderate to poor head retention. In the end, very forgettable and not nearly as refreshing as I had hoped for, but I do like that you can taste some hops. Decent stuff, suffers from the filtration, but that’s a pale lager, I guess. Funny that I prefer it warm.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2005
at 11:38
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Black and thick, big light brown head (hm, that came out a bit dodgy). Full, sweet flavour, some coffee. Salty liquorice aftertaste. Thick syrupy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2005
at 12:48
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. Black opaque colour, big brown foamy head, lacing. Roasted malt and coffee along with hints of raisins in aroma. Roasted malt, coffee and a bit soapish hints in flavour. Sticky palate and sweetish aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2005
at 10:26
9.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 10
330 ml bottle, bought at Selfridge’s, London. Label says for some reason "Lion Dark Beer" in stead of "Lion Stout", but there’s no doubt that this is the very same beer. Otherwise the label is exactly the same, so is the ABV and the characteristics of the beer. Pitch black colour, impenetrable for light. Large and thick brown head. A real beauty! Excellent aroma of various types of wood, tar, leather, tobacco. Full and rich flavour where the roastiness and hops are perfectly balanced with the velvety sweetness. Extremely drinkable. It’s debatable whether "the perfect stout" exists, but the Lion must be pretty close!
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2005
at 14:39
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can they brew beer in Sri Lanka?!! Yes they can! Deep black color, medium brown head. Aroma of roasted malts, licorice, bacon or meat. Taste is bitter, roasted malty. Bitter palate. Simple stout, but nicely balanced.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Oct 2004
at 08:49