UK store adds Lion in its world of beer

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Talkingretail.com Surfax is becoming renowned for its World Beer offering, only supplying genuine imports for a discerning clientele. Surfax is now adding Sri Lanka’s number One brand, Lion from the Lion Brewery (since 1881) to its eclectic array of award-winning global beers. Both Lion Lager and Lion Stout are now available in the UK from Surfax.

Beer aficionados have long revered Lion, the lager comes in at 4.8% abv while the stout, a hefty 8.8% abv and is the only beer to be endorsed by the late Michael Jackson known as the ‘Beer Hunter’.

He was so fond of it that every bottle carries his mark of approval, describing it as ‘a wonderfully assertive example of tropical stout’. Lion boasts an amazing 85% of the Sri Lankan beer market and with both consumers and the trade looking to add more and more genuine imports to the mix, Lion is set to be a great success. Both beers are great accompaniments to exotic, spicy dishes and are available in 24 x 330ml and 12 x 625ml nrbs.