Laughing Dog Cold Nose Winter Ale

Brewed by Laughing Dog Brewing
Style: English Strong Ale
Ponderay, Idaho USA

Bottle. Dark red brown with off white head. Caramel and malty aroma. Sweet malt flavour with some toastiness. Slight hop edge to finish

Brown with red tints and a small head. It has a wet, musty hop aroma like they are fresh from harvest. It has a good abundance of hops with a bit of a cardboard flavor. Overall, pretty good.

12 oz. bottle. Colour... dark brown with a very thick ecru head. Nose... quite hoppy with some Dutch cocoa powder as well. Palate... quite frothy, some hops though nowhere nearly as much as indicated by the nose, moderate cocoa flavours, some toffee and caramel as well. Not outstanding nor complex but very pleasant, quaffable winter brew, nonetheless.

Bottle. Pours an amber body with a mostly white head. Malty caramel body with no spices to flaunt. Earthy dried fruit toned with some light toffee. So so.

12oz bottle. Poured a medium amber color wtih a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of buttered popcorn and some caramel...yuck. Tastes of the same butteriness. Off to the sink to dump this one.

Cloudy brown,loose tan head.Light earthy nose. Big earthy malt profile, decent hop bitterness in the finish.

Brown color, and a brilliant umber color when held to the light. Smallish dense light tan head. Toasted malt, toffee and a hint of silage in the aroma. Not the most inviting scent for me, but interesting nonetheless. Toasted grains, and herbal hops fight for attention. Some cocoa and wood in the middle. Quite bitter int the finish. with some more hops. LIght spice also come in toward the finish and into the linger. More like a hoppy brown ale for me, but a slightly better than average one.

Bottle poured a clear dark reddish brown with a lasting tan head. Aromas of carmel, light cocoa and light citrus. Palate was light bodied and smooth withj a lightly dry finish. Flavors of carmel, orange zest and light cocoa with a smooth dry lingering bitter finish.