Lion Stout - Ceylon / Lion Brewery Limited

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1,018 Ratings

rAvg: 3.94
pDev: 12.44%
Reviews: 802
Hads: 216

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Ceylon / Lion Brewery Limited

Sri Lanka

Style | ABV
Foreign / Export Stout | 8.80% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (731), can (49), on-tap (18), growler (2), cask (1), nitro-can (1).

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http://www.lionbeer.com

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Reviews by hbis2gut:

hbis2gut

New Hampshire

4.75/5 rDev +20.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

For me, this stout fits exactly in the middle of the two extremes. Namely dry and milk/sweet stouts. It has both a dryness and a sweetness. It has a creamy texture that is not cloying. Lion Stout would be by far the best stout to ever cross my lips provided Guiness had never existed. Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

07-28-2001 12:36:47 | More by hbis2gut

More User Reviews:

TokyoCO

Colorado

4.29/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Picked up a bottle in Japan, poured into a goblet.

A: Dark black with slight amber on the edges. Large head!

S: Sweet malts, milk chocolate, dark fruits. Quite a robust smell.

T: Starts off creamy and sweet, fruits are present. More bitter malts and slight chocolate/coffee taste is present in the middle. Ends with bitter chocolate and slight alcohol burn.

M: Creamy but not overly heavy.

O: This is good! No one taste is overwhelming as it is well balanced. Not as strong coffee and chocolate as a lot of stouts but the sweet malts and fruit are great. Definitely a sipper!

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 09:14:10 | More by TokyoCO

tdmccarthy

Illinois

4.5/5 rDev +14.2%

05-23-2013 18:33:20 | More by tdmccarthy

bobbyr5

Michigan

4/5 rDev +1.5%

05-21-2013 01:56:52 | More by bobbyr5

MatterOfOpinion

Michigan

4.5/5 rDev +14.2%

05-19-2013 02:40:48 | More by MatterOfOpinion

ppvora

Pennsylvania

3.75/5 rDev -4.8%

05-17-2013 19:24:26 | More by ppvora

GarthDanielson

New Hampshire

3.91/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a bottle into a shaker pint, the beer is a dark, jet black coloring with a thick, dense, light tan head that starts a solid inch and a half, and settles into a filmy coating as you drink. Aromas of coffee, charcoal, bittersweet chocolate, and a hint of molasses. Very balanced aromas of savory and bitter, with highlights of smoke. Flavors of roast and nut on the forward tongue, with a milk chocolate backbone accented by charcoal and smoke. Very smooth flavors that are layered by subtle bitter and camp smoke characteristics. The beer remains smooth and fairly light in mouth, despite the rich and stereotypically heavy flavors. Roasted and smoky aftertaste, with a smooth, slightly dry finish. Very balanced and easily drinkable stout.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 23:54:44 | More by GarthDanielson

bum732

Maryland

4/5 rDev +1.5%

05-15-2013 22:38:26 | More by bum732

Partridge

North Carolina

3.25/5 rDev -17.5%

05-14-2013 13:26:59 | More by Partridge

Thedrizzle

Florida

3.75/5 rDev -4.8%

05-13-2013 00:19:40 | More by Thedrizzle

CelticAleMan

California

4/5 rDev +1.5%

05-08-2013 19:43:19 | More by CelticAleMan

Soneast

Wisconsin

3.5/5 rDev -11.2%

05-07-2013 00:36:49 | More by Soneast

hardrock

Arkansas

4/5 rDev +1.5%

05-05-2013 21:34:59 | More by hardrock

CORunner01

Colorado

4.5/5 rDev +14.2%

05-02-2013 16:24:01 | More by CORunner01

AugustusRex

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5 rDev -4.8%

04-23-2013 01:55:14 | More by AugustusRex

Oakenator

Pennsylvania

4.26/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Pours a full black color with no opacity. Very thick head at pour relaxes to around the rim with a very healthy spotted lace on the glass. Aroma is dark, sweet malts with some dark chocolate presence and a hint of black licorice. Flavor is dominated by the dark malts - sweet up front with a mellowed backend.

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2013 00:46:14 | More by Oakenator