Sugarhouse
Lawson's Finest Liquids

 

Had Sugarhouse IPA poured from pint can, bottom stamped "CANNED ON: 02/19/21," gift from and shipped down from Vermont by a friend, into nonic pint.

Pours gold with clarity and huge, creamy, sticky near-white head, with excellent retention, leaving thick rings of lace down the glass. Aroma floral and apple off the pour, over mild malt aroma, with some mild hop spice joining and malt aroma growing as warms. Begins with sweet apple and malt, which carry into a somewhat resinous, bitter finish.

Admittedly, I'm partial to APAs and traditional American IPAs, and Sugarhouse is in my wheelhouse.

L: Golden with a touch of haze and a frothy white head with good retention and very nice lacing.

S: Pretty dank, musty and earthy, big grapefruit and pine. A touch of bready malt, not much though.

T: Big bitterness. Not as dank as the aroma, but some earthy mustiness. More grapefruit and pine, clean malt.

F: Medium bodied, crisp, and dry.

Overall: A very good IPA, not nearly as good as Lawson's other offerings IMO. But a fine ale for anyone interested in an IPA that has a more old school flavor without much crystal malt flavor.

 

 

 

 

Pours an amber color with a nice fluffy head. Classic IPA nose of hops, a bit of grain. Taste is perfect balance of hops and malt, this is an old school IPA, not a juicy style. Loved it and would buy it again in a heartbeat, Underrated imho.

 

Largely disappointing. Pours a hazy gold. Smells dank. This one is heavy on the bitterness. Not a lot of character. Pretty one dimensional.

 

Slightly hazy copper color. Huge fluffy off white head. Great retention and lacing.

Smells like some grapefruit and orange peel, biscuit malt, maybe some pine.

Tastes like biscuit malt, a hint of citrus peel, some pine and iced tea on the finish, and a bit of bitterness. Very nondescript.

Medium feel, well carbonated.

Not terrible, but a very bland and forgettable IPA. Pass.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A: The beer is rather hazy yellow in color - too hazy to see if there is any visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high white head that left a layer of bubbles covering the surface and lots of lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of citrusy hops are present in the nose - oranges and tangerines stand out in particular.
T: The taste follows the smell and is very citrusy with flavors of grapefruit and orange with a bit of pith with a light amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied and somewhat juicy on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation. There is a light amount of bitterness.
O: This beer seems a little like a hybrid between a traditional IPA and a New England-style IPA given its juiciness.

Serving type: can