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Lawson's Finest Liquids

🌍 United States · Regional · Known for Double IPA · American IPA
Known for Double IPA · American IPA

Lawson's Finest Liquids was founded in 2008 by Sean and Karen Lawson in Warren, Vermont, initially operating as a one-barrel nanobrewery adjacent to their home — with the first beer sold on St. Patrick's Day 2008. After twenty years of homebrewing, Sean Lawson built the operation into one of Vermont's most celebrated craft breweries. The brewery opened a destination taproom and retail space in Waitsfield in 2018, and its flagship Sip of Sunshine IPA, introduced in 2014, is now widely distributed. Lawson's Finest Liquids was named Brewbound's Craft Brewery of the Year for 2023.

3Beers
1Styles
7.3%Avg ABV
2008Founded

Beers by Lawson's Finest Liquids

3 beers
Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 3 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
hoppyevery beer
3 of 3 beers
tropicalevery beer
3 of 3 beers
citrusyevery beer
3 of 3 beers
fruityevery beer
3 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Focused3 beers · 1 style family
IPA 3

Everything sits in one family — which makes the comparison below the interesting part. It isn't what they brew that sets them apart, but how.

What sets them apart
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 339 other breweries making Double IPA, American IPA and Imperial IPA.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.
typical for Double IPA, American IPA and Imperial IPALawson's Finest Liquids
in no beersin every beer
juicy
in all 3 of their beers · typical Double IPA, American IPA and Imperial IPA brewery: 1 in 5
Far more juicy than typical.
refreshing
in all 3 of their beers · typical Double IPA, American IPA and Imperial IPA brewery: 2 in 5
Notably more refreshing than typical.
floral
in 2 of 3 · typical Double IPA, American IPA and Imperial IPA brewery: 1 in 5
Notably more floral than typical.
Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 70%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
1 / 3
beers above the median
#1900
best ranked beer
Little Sip

Their beers place in the Top 70% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.

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About Lawson's Finest Liquids

Lawson's Finest Liquids was founded in 2008 by Sean and Karen Lawson in Warren, Vermont, initially operating as a one-barrel nanobrewery adjacent to their home — with the first beer sold on St. Patrick's Day 2008. After twenty years of homebrewing, Sean Lawson built the operation into one of Vermont's most celebrated craft breweries. The brewery opened a destination taproom and retail space in Waitsfield in 2018, and its flagship Sip of Sunshine IPA, introduced in 2014, is now widely distributed. Lawson's Finest Liquids was named Brewbound's Craft Brewery of the Year for 2023.

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