Rapture
The Alchemist
- From:
- The Alchemist
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #19 - ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 96
Ranked #848 - Avg:
- 4.36 | pDev: 7.8%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 67
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 24, 2026
- Added:
- Jul 21, 2009
- Wants:
- 96
- Gots:
- 34
SCORE
96
World-Class
96
World-Class
Rapture is an American IPA brewed with Galaxy and Citra hops. 7.0% abv
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Reviewed by doomXsaloon from New York
4.52/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.52/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Somewhere in Stowe, VT; somewhere between the dankness of Heady and the brightness of Focal...
Canned 3/8, Rapture pours a dark yellow/orange with a voluptuous flufffluitous creamy white foam cap that rises above the rim of my Alchemist Spiegelau glass.
Had to let it sit for a while, as it was waaay too cold for aroma or taste.
Aroma hits with weedy/dank lemon, mixed citrus and some soft grain.
Taste explodes with that enticing balance betwixt dank citrus pith and brighter lemon, with some earthy floral notes in the mix as well. Some dark berries and biscuits...the grainbill provides ample stage for the hops to shine.
Carb and mouthfeel are on par with other Alchemist offerings...just enough carb to keep it exciting, and body/viscosity is med/heavy.
Sweet, sticky lacing legs coat the glass down a few inches.
A true sipper, with which one can ponder people and places and things, and perhaps experience Rapture.
Apr 24, 2026Canned 3/8, Rapture pours a dark yellow/orange with a voluptuous flufffluitous creamy white foam cap that rises above the rim of my Alchemist Spiegelau glass.
Had to let it sit for a while, as it was waaay too cold for aroma or taste.
Aroma hits with weedy/dank lemon, mixed citrus and some soft grain.
Taste explodes with that enticing balance betwixt dank citrus pith and brighter lemon, with some earthy floral notes in the mix as well. Some dark berries and biscuits...the grainbill provides ample stage for the hops to shine.
Carb and mouthfeel are on par with other Alchemist offerings...just enough carb to keep it exciting, and body/viscosity is med/heavy.
Sweet, sticky lacing legs coat the glass down a few inches.
A true sipper, with which one can ponder people and places and things, and perhaps experience Rapture.
Reviewed by ovaltine from Indiana
4.6/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.6/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours a nicely hazy pale golden color with a frothy white head that lingers as a cap on the beer and provides big splotches of lacing. Beautiful beer.
The nose is a cross between Heady and Focal with weedy aromas and ripe citrus notes (tangerine and grapefruit) that intermingle with each other exceptionally well.
The taste is REALLY weedy up front, followed by a delicious combination of ripe tangerine and grapefruit, with a subtle biscuity malt flavor for balance.
The mouthfeel is medium and more than a little chewy. An exceptional world class beer.
Mar 25, 2026The nose is a cross between Heady and Focal with weedy aromas and ripe citrus notes (tangerine and grapefruit) that intermingle with each other exceptionally well.
The taste is REALLY weedy up front, followed by a delicious combination of ripe tangerine and grapefruit, with a subtle biscuity malt flavor for balance.
The mouthfeel is medium and more than a little chewy. An exceptional world class beer.
Reviewed by Jw13 from Massachusetts
4.43/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Hazy orange-gold pour. More citrusy and a bit less dank than some of their other IPAs, but still with a good amount of underlying hop bitterness. Creamy soft mouthfeel.
Nov 23, 2025
Reviewed by VABA from Virginia
4.38/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.38/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Pours a hazy amber golden color with a nice head and lacing
Aroma has nice dank and citrus hints
Taste has a very well balanced dank and citrus flavor
A medium bodied well carbonated beer
A great IPA
Aug 08, 2025Aroma has nice dank and citrus hints
Taste has a very well balanced dank and citrus flavor
A medium bodied well carbonated beer
A great IPA
Rated by Paulsey
5/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I love it!!! Drank from can so no idea what it looks like. Who cares?
May 24, 2025
Rated by untitledeuphoria from New York
4.18/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
The Alchemist easy drinker. Get it while they've got it.
Aug 15, 2024
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