Laughing Bones Brewing Company Reviews

TrappistRates36	3.6 Laughing Bones Solar Juice $ 9.99 for 440 ml can from New World , Durham St , Chch : Deep apricot yellow , pours a big foamy white head ... peaches & melons aroma ... palate is very bitter , full bodied , salivatingly tingly , citrus flavours , resiny : Yum ! Friday, June 16, 2023
mountdad	3 Laughing Bones Lazy Bones Cream Ale 330ml can. Pours a clear gold with a decent white head. Aroma is mild, some porridge & honey? Beer is light, slightly sweet, honey & not much else. Drinks like a honey sweetened light lager. Interesting but not for me. Monday, May 30, 2022
mkel07	4.1 Laughing Bones Ace of Spades On tap at GABS 2021. Dark and earthy with a string malty flavour. First beer from this brewery. Saturday, August 28, 2021
AleTamer12	3 Laughing Bones Lucky As Lager Bit too sweet for a lager. Very clear colour. Still crisp and fresh Friday, May 7, 2021
mountdad	3.4 Laughing Bones Up Yer Kilt 500ml bottle. Pours an opaque deep brown with an exuberant tan head. Aroma is malty & sweet. Beer is medium bodied and tastes as it smells; sweet & malty.Not much hops going on, bit of bread, nice mix of malts but you do need to like it quite sweet. I like a touch of sweetness in my beer but this is more of a desert beer & a bit too sweet for me. Good but sweet. Saturday, May 1, 2021
TrappistRates36	2.9 Laughing Bones Element 5 NZ Pale Ale Rich amber-deep gold colour , languid lazy bubbles , good head .... nice malty aroma ... a good quaffing beer or session ale , balanced malt & hops , moderate flavour intensity .... a BBQ or beach beer . Sunday, June 21, 2020
the_beergery	3.7 Laughing Bones Jokers Wild Pint draft at Vultures Lane, Auckland. Appearance is a dull, hazy orange gold, topped with a finger of white froth. Aroma of grapefruit, citrus, florals and caramel malt. Taste is bittersweet, caramel figures quite prominently, nicely blending with the fruitiness. Tuesday, December 24, 2019
cakemonster	3.5 Laughing Bones Up Yer Kilt Thursday, July 4, 2019
Dex_H	4.3 Laughing Bones Black Forest Saturday, June 29, 2019
CiderTamer35	3.6 Laughing Bones Black Forest Nice aroma of berry, chocolate and vanilla. Pleasent fruity beer Saturday, June 29, 2019
joet	3.5 Laughing Bones Up Yer Kilt Amber tinged brown, opaque enough to have visible clarity only by holding it up to a light. Some resins and scant beige foam on the surface. Rich caramels, but much in the way of hops, some old books, some roasted pome fruit, touch of molasses. Friday, June 28, 2019
sm89walt	3.7 Laughing Bones Black Forest Keg - GABS 2019. Poured a hazy golden amber with a fine and fading off-white head. Red cherry, milk choc, vanilla, coconut, stone fruits. Mid-weight, creamy with moderate carbonation and a medium intensity and length grapefruit and resinous bitterness. Saturday, June 1, 2019
finnius_fog	2 Laughing Bones Black Forest Tuesday, May 21, 2019
explosivedog	3.5 Laughing Bones Bone Dry XPA City of Ales 2019. Laughing bones. Pours gold brown. Peach, biscuit, cereal, orange, pear. Medium body. Pretty tasty. Saturday, February 16, 2019
mkel07	3.7 Laughing Bones Peppertree Saison On tap at GABS on 18 May 2018. Nice Saison with a light dry finish. The flavour is a touch earthy with some herb aromas coming through as well. Sunday, February 3, 2019
explosivedog	3.4 Laughing Bones X-TRA Pale Ale On tap at the Beer Spot. Pours gold. Peach, grapefruit, lemon, cereal, perfume. Medium body. Decent, not the most exciting beer but clean and well made. Saturday, January 12, 2019
explosivedog	3.5 Laughing Bones Lucky As Lager On tap at the Beer Spot. Pours gold. Nectarine, lemon, rose, little cereal. Medium body. Very nice, refreshing on a hot day. Saturday, January 12, 2019
explosivedog	3.5 Laughing Bones Razzmatazz On tap at Brothers Beer CWD. Pours hazy pale pinky orange. Raspberry, strong true raspberry, bread, touch of banana, slightly messy finish. Medium body. Not bad, I am a sucker for raspberry. Friday, January 11, 2019
explosivedog	3.7 Laughing Bones Element 5 NZ Pale Ale Taster from 500ml bottle at a supermarket instore tasting. Pours orange. Passionfruit, lime, biscuit, nice clean fruit. Light and clean. Very well put together. Saturday, October 27, 2018
Skarecrow	4 Laughing Bones Up Yer Kilt 500ml bottle Dark brown with firm tan head. Malty/spicy aroma. Smooth sweet taste. Braw. Wednesday, October 3, 2018
explosivedog	3.1 Laughing Bones Jokers Wild On tap at Brewers Cooperative. Pours deep orange. Orange, caramel, biscuit, bit of hedgerow, bit of grapefruit. Medium body. Caught halfway between an English and an American IPA and doesn't work as either. Friday, September 14, 2018
explosivedog	3.7 Laughing Bones The Duke Imperial Pale Ale On tap at the Rising Tide. Pours orange gold. Caramel, pepper, biscuit, orange, bit of strawberry. Good body. Tasty. Saturday, August 25, 2018
explosivedog	3.8 Laughing Bones Up Yer Kilt On tap at the Lumsden. Pours dark red brown. Caramel, plums, raisins, toffee, more plum, bit bready, perhaps a sticky toffee pudding type thing, bit of a smoky tobacco note. Thick body. Good. Wednesday, June 13, 2018
explosivedog	3.5 Laughing Bones Peppertree Saison On tap at the Lumsden. Pours orange gold. Bubblegum, pepper, earthy, cookies, floral, dried apricot, synthetic banana. Nice body. Fine. Thursday, May 24, 2018
explosivedog	3.6 Laughing Bones Shake Your Mangoes On tap at Vultures Lane. Pours murky bright orange. Mango, vanilla, sugar syrup, honey, floral, bitter finish. Full body. Fun. Friday, April 13, 2018
Skarecrow	3.3 Laughing Bones Stoned Amber On tap at Fine Wine Delivery Company. Deep amber pour with nice firm white head. Strong apricot/nectarine aroma. Mild bitterness. The sweet stone fruit taste overwhelms the malt which hovers in the very back. Easy drinking but a bit unbalanced. Sunday, February 18, 2018
explosivedog	3.6 Laughing Bones Stoned Amber On tap at Vultures Lane. Pours orange brown. Nectarine, caramel, apricot, chalky peach skins, chocolate, toast, bit of bread. Great idea, but the malt balance doesn't quite work for my tastes. Rerate: new batch. Much better balance. Apricot, sweet apricot syrupiness, biscuit, pepper. Good. Improved score. Friday, February 9, 2018
explosivedog	2.8 Laughing Bones Lazy Bones Cream Ale Taster from tap at Hopscotch. Pours gold. Apricot, honey, pear, bit of something savoury. Not my cup of tea. Sunday, February 4, 2018
Skarecrow	3.8 Laughing Bones The Duke Imperial Pale Ale 500ml bottle. Hazy amber pour with decent head. Pine, grapefruit and malt aroma. Medium bitterness, malty, pine resin - quite a meaty palate. Good. Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Skarecrow	3.5 Laughing Bones Jokers Wild 500ml bottle Golden amber pour with OK head. Grapefruit/pine aroma. Full bitterness. Resinous palate/taste. Not bad. Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Skarecrow	3.8 Laughing Bones Element 5 NZ Pale Ale 500ml bottle Slight hazy amber pour with good head. Grapefruit and pine in the aroma with a touch of stone fruit. Medium bitterness. Malty with subdued stone fruit hop palate. Not bad. Sunday, January 7, 2018
Skarecrow	2.6 Laughing Bones Lazy Bones Cream Ale 500ml bottle Golden pour with OK head. The aroma is quite strange so I'm with Pdubyah's earlier comment. I got a mixture of porridge, stewed apple and cream. Mild bitterness with oats, lactose and cloves. Certainly different but I wouldn't bother with another one. Sunday, January 7, 2018
explosivedog	3.3 Laughing Bones Bone White On tap at City of Ales. Pours gold. Peach, chalk, bread, grapefruit, little pepper, big tangelo finish. Full body. Friday, October 13, 2017
BeerMate22	3 Laughing Bones Up Yer Kilt Wednesday, September 13, 2017
explosivedog	3.8 Laughing Bones Cool Beans On nitro at Vultures Lane. Pours murky brown. Dusty coffee grounds, sweet vanilla, cream, little toast, little bitterness. Very thin. Nice. Friday, August 4, 2017
beer-yum	3.5 Laughing Bones Jokers Wild Alluring aroma and bright clear copper colour promises much. Balanced flavour with sustained bitter finish ensures the imbiber is not left disappointed. Thursday, December 11, 2014
tonetta777	3 Laughing Bones Lazy Bones Cream Ale Monday, September 15, 2014
gyllenbock	3.4 Laughing Bones Up Yer Kilt On tap at Brew on Quay, Auckland, August 2014. Dark amber with a small head. Aroma and taste of malt, some toffee and light fruit. Not that bitter and with a fairly long aftertaste. A descent one. Thursday, August 21, 2014
Brodies_Best	2.5 Laughing Bones Lazy Bones Cream Ale On tap at brothers beer. Pours light golden. Light fruity aroma, light yeasty sweet taste, easy drinking. Creamy light dry aftertaste. Friday, August 1, 2014
Pdubyah	2.9 Laughing Bones Lazy Bones Cream Ale It was lively and well over carbonated from the bottle. Then there is the off aroma, it’s not ’off’ but it’s an aroma that is difficult, I know it’s not off because I’ve had this before and from the brewer,it’s a weird, to me, aroma. The palate is over washed by the carbonation which doesn’t allow the flavours to dance, But aside from that it’s not a disaster, lightly bitter but without a lot of depth or length, I have had better, I’ve had a lot worse. Tuesday, July 1, 2014
kiwianer	3.5 Laughing Bones Lazy Bones Cream Ale The head is ok, the body light. It smells hoppy, fruity, bit flowery. The taste is fruity, interesting, yeasty-special, bit dry, bitter. Interesting and nice! Tuesday, April 15, 2014
sm89walt	3.7 Laughing Bones Jokers Wild Guest keg - Vultures Lane, Auckland. Slightly hazy bronzed orange in the glass with a small but mostly lasting white to off-white head. Full throttle hops both in terms of aroma and flavour. Packs lots in on its 6.1% frame with just enough malt body and palate weight to hold itself together. Grapefruit, resin, citrus pith, marmalade characters abound. Firm, crisp mouthfeel. Medium carbonation keeps things fresh on the palate. Enduring hop-dominated finish. Very bitter, very satisfying. Saturday, February 8, 2014