Bristol Laughing Lab Scottish Ale

Brewed by Bristol Brewing Company
Style: Scottish Ale
Colorado Springs, Colorado USA

This is a decent scottish ale produced by Bristol Brewing. Pours a nice dark ruby red (but leaning a bit towards brown) hue. Caramel, roasted - nutty flavors and maybe some over-ripe apples come through. Average head and lacing but the color is beautiful. Very good beer for brew newbies, but also satisfies the aficionados.

so anyways picked up a six pack of these on my way back from the zoo aroma of alcohol and plain malt deep red body little head egg shell color rather bland nothing speicel bot good palate cleaner if your not into lager or pils

12oz bottle-An aroma of malt and caramel on an amber medium body with an off white head. Taste of malt and caramel. Not a bad tasting beer but I don’t know if it fits the style.

On tap-Manitou Springs Co.-Poured a ruby red/brown color w/a moderate foamy head. Nutty, malty, roasted aroma. Pleasent sweet flavor w/strong malt presence. Full flavor, long finish. Very refreshing.

tap. brown pour with small soapy head. sour malt aroma. classic amber malty taste, burnt malts, caramel.. a little light but not bad. nice carbonation. lacks crispness, hops not strong enough but refreshing none the less.

This beer is served all over the Colorado Sprinsg area where I live and I find it very dissapointing, I like other Bristol beers much better. Taste falls flat for me.

This was a really enjoyable beer. A really true on true take of what I consider a Scottish ale to be. Strong amount of maltiness with a bit of spice and caramel malt delicately balanced by the slightest bit of smokiness and some peaty funkiness, almost a medicincal smell throughout.

Lab is a good, drinkable amber ale. Probably my favorite beer from Bristol. It’s a staple local brew on tap in almost any Colorado Springs bar. I would recommend it to anyone. Won’t knock you off your seat, but won’t disappoint either.