Lion stout comes to us from Sri Lanka, the small teardrop of a country off the south east tip of India. This is a country well known for its tea, coconuts and rubber as well as a 25 year civil war with the Tamil Tigers. And in their down time, the people of Sri Lanka make beer and put it in a bottle emblazoned with a lion. As a general rule, I hesitate when I hear of a beer brewed in a region of tropical climate. They tend to be both light and awful.
Neither is the case with Lion Stout. It's dark as a good stout ought to be. The nose offers notes of coffee and earthy spice. Milk chocolate stands out on the mid-palate, followed by a good bitter bite at the back. There are also yeasty notes to the palate. The body is a bit thin, but it sports a good, strong, creamy head. The beer also had a good amount of what appeared to be yeast sediment at the bottom.
All in all, this is a nice little stout.
There was a bit of a sour tinge to the beer though, which came off a bit like a defect to me and made me shave off a bit on the score. Still though, I'll call it a 7 out of 10. A nice easy drinking strong (8% ABV) stout. A nice winter pint.
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