Lawson's Finest Liquids Nitro Irish Style Dry Stout Beer, Vermont

Roasted coffee, dark chocolate, and toasted malt open with a dry, focused character, while fine nitrogenation gives the beer a smooth, velvety texture without adding weight. Lawson's Finest Liquids Nitro Irish Style Dry Stout Beer, Vermont is an Irish-style dry stout brewed with authentic Irish malt and dosed with liquid nitrogen during canning, bringing traditional roasted-malt character into Lawson’s Finest’s distinctly Vermont brewing identity. Its combination of careful ingredient selection, freshness, and technical precision reflects the brewery’s long-standing commitment to making expressive, consistently well-made beer.

Product Details:

• Owners: Sean and Karen Lawson
• Producer Team: Lawson’s Finest Liquids brewing team
• ABV: 5.4%
• Malt: Irish malt, including malt from the Malting Company of Ireland
• Conditioning: Dosed with liquid nitrogen during canning

Sensory Description:

Dark and roasty in profile, the beer leads with lightly roasted coffee, cocoa, and toasted malt, followed by a restrained grain sweetness and a clean, dry finish. Nitrogen creates a dense, creamy head and fine cascading bubbles, giving the palate a notably soft and velvety feel while the beer itself remains relatively light in body. Roast and chocolate linger through the finish with enough dryness to keep the stout balanced and refreshing.

Brewer's Background:

Sean and Karen Lawson founded Lawson’s Finest Liquids in Vermont in 2008, beginning with a one-barrel brewery beside their home before growing the business into an independent brewery with a destination facility and taproom in Waitsfield. Sean remains the brewery’s founding brewer, and the company has built its identity around freshness, carefully selected ingredients, and a strong connection to Vermont. Lawson’s Finest became a Certified B Corporation in 2023 and continues to combine brewing with environmental and community-focused initiatives. Nitro Stout also carries a personal connection to the Lawson family: an earlier version was known as McPeake’s Nitro Stout, a name honoring Sean Lawson’s grandmother, Isobell McPeake, who emigrated from Ireland to the United States.

Serving Suggestions:

Serve chilled at approximately 7 to 10 degrees Celsius in a nonic pint or stout glass. For canned service, gently agitate the can as recommended by the brewery, then pour vigorously to encourage the nitrogen cascade and dense creamy head. Pair with oysters, shepherd’s pie, corned beef, roasted mushrooms, aged cheddar, or chocolate-based desserts.