Laughing Dog Cold Nose Winter Ale

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.

Bottle... Poured a dark brownish-orange with an off-white head. Roasty, nutty, buttery malts on the nose. Not as bold as I would like my winter brews, but not at bad brew all together. Dominant cocoa influenced hops with a light, highly drinkable palate. A little dryness from the hops but far from bitter as there was a strong bit of spices to counter it. Dark fruits and malts in the finish.

Fragrant mix of spices, hops and malts, pretty variegated. Dark mahogany w/ khaki head that endures. But the flavor is weird, over-spiced and astringent, emphasized by how the hops clash with it, not much malt gets through, bitter (int he spice not hop sense) finish.

From a 12 oz bottle this poured a hazy dark red to brown color with nice tan head and very sticky lacing. nose of ripe fruit and some hops. Smooth mouthfeel. Flavor is also mostly of ripe fruit and there is some bitterness in the finish. Very drinkable.