Laughing Dog Crotch Sniffing Bastard

Brewed by Laughing Dog Brewing
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Ponderay, Idaho USA

Hazy amber, very lively pour, big off white head that sustains well, rocky leaves spider web like lacing, very excellent looking... Citrus, honey, toffee, very complex while being subdued in the nose, not pungent, but still very above average... Flavors are nice, toasted malts, earthy and citrus hops, not very traditional, very hoppy... TOO DRY, the flavors are overpowered by how dry the finish is, with a certain i want to say medicinal quality... I like this beer for the take on the ESB, but i wish the dryness didnt detract from the flavor for me...

pours a slightly cloudy caramel color with a very thick light tan head...nice lacing and retention! aroma is sweet and reminds me of iced tea right off the bat...light grassy hops and some faint citrus...malty sweetness. flavor is pleasantly more hoppy than the aroma suggests...not sweet at all though still a bit tealike. very british hops...dry and earthy. mouthfeel is very lively and slightly oily. finish drys out quickly and lingers on with a very hoppily. awesome word.

(bottle) hazy copper with generous off white head, no lace. Aroma is floral hops, a little bready malt. Flavor is floral/pine hops with caramel/biscuit malt. Fairly bitter for an ESB.

THOUGHTS: Very British. One of the better American attempts at this British style. A little harsh on the bitterness, but otherwise very nice. TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a clear, dark amber like maple syrup with an average, creamy, and cream-colored head that slowly diminished keeping a decent sheet and leaving excellent lacing. The aroma was moderate to heavy bread, cookie; nutty and caramel malts; light floral, perfumy, herbal and grassy hops; honey, toffee, a little fruity with hints of butterscotch. The initial flavor was sweet and lightly bitter; while the finish was a little more sweet and very, almost to to point of being harshly, bitter with a long duration. There was caramel malts, some citrus, nutty, burnt toast, metallic hops, butterscotch, herbal hops, floral hops and perfumy hops. The medium body was creamy with rather fizzy carbonation and a fairly metallic finish.

22 oz bottle. Pours copper penny in color with a pure white head. Aroma is sweet and somewhat fruity. Massive depth of flavor starting off sweet, caramel and fruits, middle is smooth, creamy, with a touch of citrusy hops, and the finish is spicy, grassy hops with somewhat of an alcohol bite.

Pours a very dark amber almost chestnut brown color with very dark golden orange hues when held to a light source and a one finger light yellowish tan head that slowly settles into a lasting ring that leaves sheets of spotty lacing behind. Sweet caramel malt aroma that is slightly toasty with yeasty bread, biscuit and subtle rye notes. Earthy piny hops with slight citrus presence. The hops aren’t as prominent as I would like and the aroma is dominated by toasted malts. Medium bodied with a prominent caramel malt character and a nice balance of earthy bitter hops. Pretty sweet up front with toasted caramel malt, biscuit and rye flavor with a nice dry earthy pine hop presence that provides a nice bitter balance. Alcohol well masked resulting in a pretty solid easy drinking session beer.

Bottled@Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Thanks to the guys from Ölfrämjandet for sharing. Deep reddish orange colour, small off-white head. Aroma is malts, diacetyl, caramel, some grass and mild floral hops as well. Flavour is quite much the same, but more bitter and dry. Rather interesting ESB.