The Alchemist (July 2016)

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  1. F2brewers

    F2brewers Maven (1,432) Mar 12, 2005 Massachusetts
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    New brewery is open in Stowe:

    https://alchemistbeer.com/blog/

    Where is it?

    Our Brewery and Visitors Center is located at
    100 Cottage Club Rd in Stowe, VT.
    Stop by for a taster, beer to take home or some schwag.

    When is it open?

    DAYS & HOURS
    Tuesday – Saturday
    11AM – 7PM

    What's for sale *now*:

    https://alchemistbeer.com/visit-us/

    Other more generic info:

    Q: Will there be a restaurant?
    A: No. We will not serve food or full pints of beer. However, there is a lot of great food and drink near us.

    Q: What will you sell?
    A: We will sell sample glasses of beer to taste, merchandise and packaged beer to go.

    Q: What kind of beer will you sell?
    A: We will have 2 year round beers that are available every day for sale— Heady Topper and Focal Banger. Other beers will rotate throughout the year. John will be bringing back many favorites from the pub days. When these beers are ready for sale, they will simply show up in our retail cooler. We will not be promoting or ticketing any limited releases.

    Q: Will there be limits on beer purchases?
    A: Yes. We are trying to accomplish 2 things with our daily allocations. We want to spread our beer out as much as possible. We also want to make sure our customers and beer enthusiasts can purchase enough beer so that the visit is worthwhile. When we open this summer we will start out with the following purchase limits per person: 1 case of Focal Banger and 1 mixed case of Heady Topper and current specialty (to be announced at opening). Of course, 4-packs can be sold singly, but only up to 3 four-packs of Heady and specialty per person.

    Q: How much will beer cost?
    A: 16 ounce cans are $12.50/4 pack or $75/case plus tax and deposit. All canned specialties will be sold at this price.

    Q: Will you still distribute your beer?
    A: We will continue to distribute Heady Topper (VT only) but not Focal Banger. We will pull back about 30% of our distribution so that we can have daily Heady Topper allocations in Stowe. All bars, restaurants and stores that currently carry Heady Topper will continue to do so. Our larger retail accounts will be pulled back more than smaller accounts. It is our belief that lines will diminish at these stores when our retail shop is open in Stowe. We hope that it becomes simpler for locals to buy a 4-pack at their local store.
     
    #1 F2brewers, Jul 1, 2016
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  2. Jbrews

    Jbrews Pooh-Bah (2,214) Aug 6, 2013 New Hampshire
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    Welcome back to the list of monthly threads old friend....:wink: Very excited !
     
    #2 Jbrews, Jul 1, 2016
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  3. bla211

    bla211 Initiate (0) Mar 17, 2015 Colorado

    Wow! We made it!
     
    #3 bla211, Jul 1, 2016
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  4. Jewrican23

    Jewrican23 Initiate (0) Oct 29, 2015 Massachusetts

    This says case limit of focal but people are saying they can only get 2 4 packs per person?
     
    #4 Jewrican23, Jul 1, 2016
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  5. MarkF150

    MarkF150 Zealot (675) Feb 9, 2009 Massachusetts

    The blog post says they will have a limit of 1 mixed case per person throughout the summer. 2 Focal, 2 Heady & 2 Crusher.
     
    #5 MarkF150, Jul 1, 2016
  6. BoldRulerVT

    BoldRulerVT Initiate (0) Oct 2, 2013 Vermont

    The Crusher cans look really nice with the new label.
     
    #6 BoldRulerVT, Jul 1, 2016
  7. SteveCarrozza

    SteveCarrozza Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2014 New Hampshire

    How was the line at opening? I know in their blog they asked people to not line up but I assume nobody listened
     
    #7 SteveCarrozza, Jul 1, 2016
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  8. bla211

    bla211 Initiate (0) Mar 17, 2015 Colorado

    anyone have crusher can pics?
     
    #8 bla211, Jul 1, 2016
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  9. Capt_Quint

    Capt_Quint Pundit (762) May 29, 2015 Massachusetts
    Trader

    Someone in the other thread said it looked like 40 people in their cars waiting for open.
     
    #9 Capt_Quint, Jul 1, 2016
  10. SRBush1974

    SRBush1974 Initiate (0) Apr 18, 2015 New Jersey

    Ditto. Would love to see them.
     
    #10 SRBush1974, Jul 1, 2016
  11. Jaycase

    Jaycase Grand Pooh-Bah (3,858) Jan 13, 2007 Illinois
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Can make out the new can a bit from this pic (article citation)
    [​IMG]
     
    #11 Jaycase, Jul 1, 2016
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  12. HuskyHawk

    HuskyHawk Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2014 Massachusetts

    How are the lines now? I should get there around 2:30 or so
     
    #12 HuskyHawk, Jul 1, 2016
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  13. JTCelica

    JTCelica Initiate (183) Oct 12, 2014 Vermont

    Waiting in line now, about 15 min so far....I'm guessing it might be around 45-60 min total. I will post when I get in the time it actually took
     
    #13 JTCelica, Jul 1, 2016
  14. BigStein88

    BigStein88 Savant (1,059) Nov 5, 2007 New Hampshire
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    I was in line at 11:25 and it took two hours to get through. Inexplicably they are running one cash register with three people at it (one ringing you up, one bagging merchandise and one pulling the beer). They have another register by the tasting area but are not using it. Looks like it would be a perfect setup for a taster/merch/credit line and a cash only beer line. Hope they change it up in the future.
     
    #14 BigStein88, Jul 1, 2016
  15. NiceBeerCans

    NiceBeerCans Initiate (0) Mar 16, 2013 New York

    Wow, that's surprising. They had more registers running during their truck sales. Sure they'll add more registers soon.
     
    #15 NiceBeerCans, Jul 1, 2016
  16. BigStein88

    BigStein88 Savant (1,059) Nov 5, 2007 New Hampshire
    Trader

    I'm sure they will. I am just surprised they didn't know better from the get go. Hardly their first rodeo. Really made no sense at all.
     
    #16 BigStein88, Jul 1, 2016
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  17. ajthegreat

    ajthegreat Initiate (0) Nov 11, 2010 Vermont

    How are lines now? I want to head over at 4, but bad Thunderstorms are supposed to be rolling through from about 5-9.
     
    #17 ajthegreat, Jul 1, 2016
  18. bla211

    bla211 Initiate (0) Mar 17, 2015 Colorado

    any idea how many people were in front of you? just curious how many people 2 hours is
     
    #18 bla211, Jul 1, 2016
  19. dbphoto04

    dbphoto04 Aspirant (290) Nov 22, 2015 Massachusetts

    Also website says they are out of Crusher for today.
     
    #19 dbphoto04, Jul 1, 2016
  20. jason3125

    jason3125 Pundit (860) Jul 15, 2014 Vermont
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    They are officially out of Crusher for today
     
    #20 jason3125, Jul 1, 2016
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