Grab a Nipple - If you can

Maple Nipple Ale, that is....It went on tap yesterday at Mad River Glen, on a big powder day, and was kicked the same day. This strong and smooth amber maple ale is deceiving at 9.0% so watch out! It will back on tap for Saturday at Stark's Pub. Saturday night, if you have tix, swing by the Lawson's station at the MRG Gala.

At the Warren Store, the cases fly off the shelf as fast as I bring them in. Currently they have Fistful-O-Hop IPA, but not for long.

Big Hapi IBA is on tap at Amercian Flatbread
this weekend, and downstairs in the Tracks Room pub at the Pitcher Inn every night (closed Tuesdays). Now, get out there and enjoy the snow!

Big Hapi is back

On tap at the Pitcher Inn. Big (7.5% a/v), dark and bold. This batch features new mix of hops, a chocolate and roasty body, and enough lupulins to match. We'll be brewin' this one up for the rest of the winter. It'll be on tap at American Flatbread next weekend (1/30). May be February before bottles hit the Warren Store. A very limited number of Hopzilla and Fayston Maple Imperial Stout are available at the WS now. 292 Ale bombers are almost gone. Up at the mountain, keep warm with a glass of that FMIS by the fire in Stark's pub...looking sub-zero again.

The 60th Anniversary Mad River Glen Gala should be a blast. Check out the details at http://www.madriverglen.com/. It looks sold out at this point. We'll be groovin' to the tunes of the Big Basin Band, and sippin' some Big Beers on tap with the trio of Lawson's Finest winter offerings at MRG - Maple Nipple Ale, Fayston Maple Imperial Stout, and Hopzilla Double IPA.

Beer Update

Hey Friends,

Just a quick update on what you can find from Lawson's at our various outlets.

Warren Store - Just a few bottles left of Red Spruce Bitter, and plenty of Hopzilla Double IPA. If you don't see the Hopzilla (its over by the wine racks in corked magnum bottles), just ask the friendly Warren store folks.

Mad River Glen - We tapped a fresh batch of Fayston Maple Imperial Stout today. Perfectly high-octane for this absolutely freakin' arctic weather. The best anti-freeze around. 10.1% ABV of roasted maple madness. Oh yeah, we hit -27F yesterday morning in the valley...YIKES!

American Flatbread, Waitsfield - Our Hop Haze IPA is on tap, and they are open Fri, Sat, Sun for the MLK holiday weekend.. This one is quite hazy from the abundance of lupulins and dry-hopping.

The Common Man - Maple Nipple Ale (9%) in 12 oz. bottles as always.

The Village Porch - The Porch Pint, 'Hoptoberfest' style ale will be on tap until spring.

The Pitcher Inn - My apologies, we are still trying to catch up from the holiday madness, and are currently out at the PI. Look for a fresh batch arriving next week.

Cheers!

New beer for the new year

WOW! Your taste buds might be scared (or scorched) as HOPZILLA has arrived. Lawson's latest release is a hop monster of a double IPA and this is the first time this recipe has been brewed for sale. HOPZILLA is loaded with over 4 lbs of hops per barrel and is dry hopped with Cascade. The first keg went on tap today at Mad River Glen, and its going fast. Look for bottles to appear in the Warren Store some time early next week. In the meantime, a fresh round of Red Spruce Bitter is on the shelf there as of today.

I've been brewing double batches since the new year, trying to re-stock after the holiday craziness, but still trying to catch up. Our friends at American Flatbread and the Pitcher Inn have to wait until next week before the first batch of Fistful-O-Hop IPA of the new year arrives, so they are all out this weekend. Around town, Maple Nipple bottles are available at the Common Man, and the Porch Pint on tap down in Rochester at the Village Porch.

Looks like an artic freeze is settling in...so grab a strong one and get close to the woodstove. Cheers!

Happy 2009!

Welcome and thanks for visiting! This is the first installment of what I hope will be frequent updates to keep you informed about the latest liquid offerings from our small brewery and where you can find them. You can get more detailed information about us at our website.

So what's up?! The holidays cleaned me out of brew...literally. The end of 2008 brought a flurry of buying and the last of the holiday beers - our Red Spruce Bitter - is on tap right now at American Flatbread and is likely already sold-out at the Warren Store (bottles). Across the road at the Pitcher Inn the Papleblonde is sold out! Sadly, Warren will be dry of Liquids for sale until Friday the 9th of January - our next round of deliveries. Check back for the goods.

Down the road in Rochester, VT at the Village Porch Restaurant, Dean and Connie are serving up Lawson's Finest "Porch Pint" a special brew created just for their establishment. The winter version is dark copper in color and aggressively hopped...we call it a 'Hoptoberfest' style ale. They are open Thurs. - Sun. Over at The Comman Man Restaurant in Warren, Keith is serving up the Maple Nipple in 12 oz bottles. They are open Tues.-Sat.

Up at the mountain in General Stark's Pub at Mad River Glen, the Maple Nipple (9%) is on tap, and only one more day to get it for now. Unfortunately, the great last thaw of 2008 on the weekend of Dec. 27-28 really wiped out the snow. MRG has been limping along with just the practice slope open since 12/29. The mountain will be closed Monday 1/4 thru Thursday 1/8, unless we get some major snowfall before then. Again, Friday the 9th looks to be the golden day! Next up at the River? Watch out, it's HOPZILLA, one of my double IPA's.

See our website for more info about the Strong Beer Series at MRG. Hope 2009 brings you the best.