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Sip Of Sunshine
Lawson's Finest Liquids
- From:
- Lawson's Finest Liquids
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #9 - ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 100
Ranked #98 - Avg:
- 4.55 | pDev: 7.25%
- Reviews:
- 888
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sunday at 08:53 PM
- Added:
- Apr 03, 2014
- Wants:
- 1,526
- Gots:
- 2,704
This lupulin-ladin India Pale Ale is packed with juicy tropical fruit character, bright floral aromas and delectable layers of hop flavor. Pour mindfully, inhale deeply and enjoy a tropical vacation in a glass. Always store cold, enjoy fresh and stay cool!
Sip of Sunshine IPA is brewed by Lawson’s Finest Liquids at Two Roads Brewing Co. in Stratford CT.
Sip of Sunshine IPA is brewed by Lawson’s Finest Liquids at Two Roads Brewing Co. in Stratford CT.
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Ratings by AndrewSmith:
Rated by AndrewSmith from Texas
4.5/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Aug 18, 2015
4.5/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Aug 18, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota
4.58/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.58/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
19.2 oz can pkg date 8 Jan 24 into a tall 20 oz glass.
L: SRM 5 Pours vibrant medium-light hazed orange rind color with a fluffy dense eggshell white head, lightly lush steady carbonation bubbles, head recedes to thick edge froth & skin, medium random lacing.
S: Citrus, light pineapple, moderately tropical, bold orange, caramelized malts.
T: Stately orange tastes that unfold, fruit bread, tangerine zest, pine resin, a hint of sea salt, a faint spicy peppery hop note, rich caramelized malts are behind the hops. Tastes are mildly intense and are slightly sharp.
F: Very brisk, ardent, and taught medium-bodied feel with a broad medium-long length fairly drying finish.
O: Citrus, orange, tangerine forward, zest, and highly caramelized malts propel this beer to the highest order. It is almost citrus saturated with indefinite zest but some malts come in and ride out alongside the resinous lingering finish. Every sip is brisk and delicious. This is a beer drinkers beer. It is world-class in its style.
Mar 15, 2024L: SRM 5 Pours vibrant medium-light hazed orange rind color with a fluffy dense eggshell white head, lightly lush steady carbonation bubbles, head recedes to thick edge froth & skin, medium random lacing.
S: Citrus, light pineapple, moderately tropical, bold orange, caramelized malts.
T: Stately orange tastes that unfold, fruit bread, tangerine zest, pine resin, a hint of sea salt, a faint spicy peppery hop note, rich caramelized malts are behind the hops. Tastes are mildly intense and are slightly sharp.
F: Very brisk, ardent, and taught medium-bodied feel with a broad medium-long length fairly drying finish.
O: Citrus, orange, tangerine forward, zest, and highly caramelized malts propel this beer to the highest order. It is almost citrus saturated with indefinite zest but some malts come in and ride out alongside the resinous lingering finish. Every sip is brisk and delicious. This is a beer drinkers beer. It is world-class in its style.
Reviewed by Roxchambeau from New Jersey
4.27/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.27/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours amber, fairly clear. slight Haze. 1.5 finger foam dissipates to a small cap and nice lacing. Smell is incredible! Leads with tropical fruit, with some nice hops underneath. The taste is slightly less impressive - pithy orange and a load of bitterness. Little bit of pine on the finish, which is another high point. The finish is dry and refreshing. Reminds me of a turned up Bell's Two hearted. Very good, but not 5/5 IMO.
Feb 18, 2024Reviewed by Tuck_leepulin from Texas
4.59/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.59/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
16oz Can poured into a Spiegelau IPA Glass. Canned on date: 09/05/2023.
Appearance: Pours a rich, semi clear amber with 2 fingers of head
Aroma: Fruity hop aromas interspersed with some cracker-malt and fresh bread
Taste: Full hop flavor up front with bready malt notes in the middle with a clean finish that leaves residual hop notes, well-balanced without any excessive bitterness
Mouthfeel: Medium with a satisfying dry finish
Overall: An outstanding IPA that tends towards West-Coast yet being from New England. I purposely am reviewing a can thats 3 months old and it is still drinking fantastic
Nov 17, 2023Appearance: Pours a rich, semi clear amber with 2 fingers of head
Aroma: Fruity hop aromas interspersed with some cracker-malt and fresh bread
Taste: Full hop flavor up front with bready malt notes in the middle with a clean finish that leaves residual hop notes, well-balanced without any excessive bitterness
Mouthfeel: Medium with a satisfying dry finish
Overall: An outstanding IPA that tends towards West-Coast yet being from New England. I purposely am reviewing a can thats 3 months old and it is still drinking fantastic
Reviewed by TooManyGlasses from Canada (AB)
4.46/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Packaged Sept 18/23 - purchased cold from convenience store in Stowe, VT - kept cold.
Pours a bright clear golden orange with three fingers of foamy just slightly off white head. A touch of chill haze.
A lot of ripe citrus and tropical fruit on the nose - pineapple, mango, papaya. Floral and piney and as warmed a touch dank.
Sweet tropical fruit, ripe orange, bready malt sweetness on the palate but with a spicy and piney bitterness, some notes of grapefruit peel.
Medium mouthfeel - smooth and slick hiding the 8% making it dangerously drinkable; moderate carbonation - bittersweet finish.
Nov 10, 2023Pours a bright clear golden orange with three fingers of foamy just slightly off white head. A touch of chill haze.
A lot of ripe citrus and tropical fruit on the nose - pineapple, mango, papaya. Floral and piney and as warmed a touch dank.
Sweet tropical fruit, ripe orange, bready malt sweetness on the palate but with a spicy and piney bitterness, some notes of grapefruit peel.
Medium mouthfeel - smooth and slick hiding the 8% making it dangerously drinkable; moderate carbonation - bittersweet finish.
Rated by Greymane from France
4.87/5 rDev +7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.87/5 rDev +7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Had my first taste in Burlington, VT in 2015. Hands down my favorite East Coast IPA.
Oct 29, 2023Rated by KrakowBluegrass from Massachusetts
4.93/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.93/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
It’s a great one. I love everything about it.
Oct 21, 2023
Sip Of Sunshine from Lawson's Finest Liquids
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