Laughing Dog Crotch Sniffing Bastard

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

Bottle. Pours an amber body with a white head. Sweet fruity malt nose with hints of plums, citrus hints of apples. Sweet chewy body with a modest warming and some light pine notes. A mild bitterness with a nutty fruit finish. Dam nice ESB.

22 oz bomber-clear copper colored pour w/a moderate tan head. Very bitter flavor on the front end, some real hop bite. Has a bit of a malt flavor to it, some bread dough, but no real sweetness at all. Very dry, really a little too bitter. I mean, I know it’s an ESB, but that doesn’t mean it can’t have some sweetness to the finish, it doesn’t have to take your breath away. When I think of an ESB, I think of a simple, refreshing quaffable brew; this wasn’t it. Average at best.

Explosive foam when the bottle is opened--lost at least an ounce. Leaves a rocky head and ample blanketing lace. Amber color and nearly clear. Strong caramel malt aroma. Very low hop to the nose. Better balance in the taste. Starts like a traditional English Bitter with lots of creaminess and dry malt flavor. This transitions into a raw bitterness from a solid hop presence. The body is light but appropriate.

Bomber pour into an english pint glass. Hazy dark amber with an enormous three-finger, cream-colored head, continuously being fed by champagne bubbles. Good rentention and spotty, streaky lacing. Subtle aroma, with toast, cereal, and a bit of floral hops. Very bitter flavor, as expected from an ESB named "CSB". There’s a bit of underlying malt, but the strong bitter finish does its best to drown it out. Exactly what I expected, which is nice considering all of the let-down beers I’ve tried in 2009 that just couldn’t live up to the hype. This unassuming ESB from Idaho really hits the spot.

Thin sloppy head of varying sized bubbles. Reduces quickly and has a nice bit of carbonation to it. Roasted grains in the aroma with some candy sugar, butternut squash and sweet tarts. Slightly hazy dark copper brown. NIce bitter roasted grains and a bit of grapefruit juice. A little bit of sweetness to offset the bitterness. Pretty well balanced. Finishes with a mild bitterness and slightly tartness. A decent brew.

Butterscotchy reddish blond. Aroma is sweet, with floral hops and a bit of diacetyl. Taste is firmly hopped with a bright, acidic, lemony, and a serious metallic / mineral presence lasting into the finish. $5/22oz

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.