Lawson's Finest Liquids

Microbrewery in Waitsfield, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Lawson's Finest Liquids

Established in 2008

Contact
155 Carroll Rd, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Description
Lawson’s Finest Liquids produces beer of the highest quality with outstanding freshness. We emulate the best of widely appreciated styles of beer, featuring world class IPAs and unique maple brews, while quenching the thirst of beer lovers from near and far.

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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: bright yellow color with a slight chill haze about it and a two finger white foamy head which settled off at a nice pace then left some light lace
Aroma: floral, grapefruity, lemony hop scents initially; clean biscuity malts underneath
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a bitter to bittersweet quality; finishes semi-crisp with a lemony rind bitterness and a lil' bit of dry-ish hop spice
Texture: light to medium bodied - maybe a touch closer to light; yes this is sessionable; light amount of smoothness as some dryness and IBU bitterness seem a bit heavier than I had hoped but then again it is Lawson's, there's that; good carb level
Overall: decent enough session IPA, it might not be a top shelf beer but at least this isn't on the bottom.
Tried from Can from Beverage Warehouse of Vermont on 06 Jun 2026 at 21:34

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Pour is a clear brassy gold with a large white head. Aroma is quite hop forward with some bready malt. Flavor is again bready malt with a little hop bitterness and melon. Pretty good pils.
Tried from Can on 06 Jun 2026 at 19:03

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 6
Hazy gold pour. Thin foamy head. Orange grapefruit flavor. Light bodied and light carbonation.
Tried from Can from Beer Run on 03 Jun 2026 at 01:08

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Strong clementine aroma. Hazy amber, medium head, fair amount of adherence. Orange, grapefruit, grass. Medium body, easy carbonation.
Tried from Can from Beer Run on 03 Jun 2026 at 00:24

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Canned 4/21/26, drunk 5/30/26.
Juicy, fruity, zesty, tangy. Pushin' it on the pineapple-lemon-papaya twanginess. And yet, not all that aromatic. Basic white bread-like malts balance amply. Really not much individuality here, but it's clean enough.
That's about how it goes in the mouth. Moderately malty, dry enough on the finish. Very tangy-zesty, bordering too much twang/tanginess. Completely unremarkable and uninspired. Fairly bitter, which is good for the style. Keeps it from getting too sweet/sluggish. Citrus and tropical fruit. Nothing particularly wrong here (other than the boring, simple, sweetish malt and slightly twangy fruit), but it just feels like a completely uninspired way to put out a new beer just for the sake of it.
Tried from Can from Half Time on 30 May 2026 at 19:40

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Very dark brown to black with a creamy, deep tan head. Roasty, sweet, a bit of earth, light burnt notes, chocolate. Medium and smooth body. Finish lingers with a little tangy roasted malts. Lovely.
Tried from Can on 28 May 2026 at 20:49

9/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 9
Orange with a white head. Big citrus and pine hop brutality with some lovely caramel malt sweetness and toasty bits in the back. Medium bodied. Finish has loads of bitterness along with pine and citrus. Absolutely stellar.
Tried from Can from Total Wine & More - Norfolk, VA on 27 May 2026 at 22:56

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Poured from a can into a becher pint

Pours a clear straw gold with two fingers of eggshell white head that lasts a fair bit leaving lots of sticky lace

Aromas of floral to grassy hops, a bit of yeast in the aroma as well.

Taste follows with with a bit of spice from the hops coming in, light bready yeasty notes before of soft bitterness moves in.

Medium light bodied, medium carbonation, bitterness gives it a nice crisp finish, very sessionable

Overall a nice pilsner I'd gladly revisit, I'd pair this with any sunshine activities.
Tried from Can from Craft Beer Cabin on 26 May 2026 at 00:02

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Poured from a can into a lager glass

Appearance Pours a transparent straw to golden yellow with a finger and a half of white soapy head that settles rather quickly leaving a little ring, slight lace that slides back down the glass

Aroma is crackery malts, yeasty bread dough, faint corn sweetness

Taste follows with the crackery malts, fresh cut grass, doughy bread and that corn sweetness

Texture is light bodied and effervescent carbonation making it very drinkable. Finish is semi dry but short with a sweetness that lingers slightly. A slight bitterness balances it nicely

Overall a good American light lager, I'd pair it with grilling or the fire pit.
Tried from Can from Craft Beer Cabin on 24 May 2026 at 02:14

7/10
Tried on 23 May 2026 at 00:57