Paradise Ale
Lawson's Finest Liquids

 

 

 

 

 

Amber ale isn't necessarily my favorite beer but I really enjoyed this one.
Poured from the bottle to a snifter.
Medium amber color, nice head on this.
Aromas were pleasant, not too strong, nice malt notes.
Flavor was mellow, some lingering mild bitterness, some mellow sweetness. Some fruit but not fruit forward.
Mouthfeel was good, just right level of carbonation.
Overall, a satisfying amber ale, well crafted by Sean.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Picked up at the Warren Store while on a beerventure with JLindros. Poured into my Duvel tulip.

A - Pours a nice crystal clear typical red amber hue that goes hand in hand with the style. The darker off white head though was very nice. Dense and creamy two fingers that left ALOT of sticky side lacing. Very, very nice.

S - Very nice amber here. Sweet malts, but not too sweet, with very nice hop resins. Good, wet hop aromas, great balance of pine and grapefruit along with a touch of caramel. Well done.

T - Taste, for me is tricky. Working from end to start it has a very very nice lingering bitter hop oil finish that just clings to the pallet. Actually my favorite part. So the middle though is a bit firmer on the caramel and malt sweetness. Again, not super sweet by any means but still sweet. It all starts with nice pine and faint citrus. This actually grows on me the more I drink it. Quite balanced with that nice strong bitter finish. Definitely super fresh. Slightly a bit too bready for me buried in the middle of the flavour that prevents it from being a 4.5.

M - Mouthfeel is spot on for an amber and for a Lawson's Finest. Crisp, clean carbonation, lingering bitterness. Very drinkable and refreshing.

O - Initially when I heard that this was the Lawson's available I was disappointed. An amber ale? Ehhhh. Pleasantly surprised by this one. Shocked to see its been THIS long since they distributed/brewed this beer. Quite pleased with this.

 

I got this a long time ago in a BIF. I'm sorry I can't quite remember who from or which one. I'm very excited to finally get around to it though!

A: Amber pour, yellow on the sides with a nicely sized white head. Very thick, the head sticks around for a good while, lacing nicely down the side of the glass.

S: Grassy hops with a bready malt backbone. Honestly the malts seem to be quite prominent, but that could easily be because of how long I've been holding onto this.

T: The hops aren't present at all. Pretty much all bready malts, dry, and a bit boozy. I perhaps held on to this a bit too long.

MF: Light body and very nicely carbonated. The booze on the back end is not off-putting.

O: I wish I drank this earlier. Could have been a top notch beer.

I appreciated akorsak bringin this back from Vermont and letting me benefit by sharing the wealth of good Vermont beer. I popped this while brewing an oatmeal stout and shared with tenderbranson69. Poured cool into a willybecker.

the color is deep copper with great clarity and microfoam like you might see atop a latte. The bead is ultrafine and thick foamy lace clings well. The smell is pungent with hops -slight piney vegetal aroma w/ some citrusy orange rind notes and light toasted grain aroma w/ some floral hop accents. The feel has a very smooth bitterness and subtle toasted texture with subtle acidity and mild sweetness w/ a very long dry finish.

The taste is incredible w/ light pine as hinted at in the nose and a subtle taste of toasted grain. The biscuit really adds dimension and a gentle vegetal hop leads to a moderate citrus flavor. The light resinous floral quality of the hop has some slightly citrus bitterness which lasts long into the dry finish. I really enjoyed this a lot, an outstanding Pale and I love the amount of hops and malt crammed into this, a pretty huge pale flavor-wise, almost and IPA taste-wise. I would welcome this if I ever get the chance again - Kudos Lawson's! Thanks again to Adam for the chance to try this.

Review from notes 2/6/11.

A: Pours a slightly hazy, deep amber color with a dense white head on top. The head starts off at about one finger in height, but dissipates to 1/2 finger that lasts for a long time. Very nice lacing down the sides.

S: Crisp hop aroma with lots of citrus and pine. The bitter citrus aroma transitions to some caramel and some roasted malts.

T: The hop flavor is not as strong as the aroma let on. The citrus flavors include grapefruit and some orange peel. The finish is slightly bitter and spicy from the hops. A little bit of caramel mixes in on the back end as well.

M/D: Medium bodied with a dry finish, slightly bitter. Nice lively carbonation. Overall a really easy drinking beer, has a great flavor. As others have noted, it reminds me of Nugget Nectar, slightly less hop forward though.