The Alchemist (August 2016)

Boom.

 

Went yesterday about 30 minutes before close, no line and grabbed my allotment of Focal (my favorite). Walked on over and enjoyed samples of all three while checking out the new space and the merch.

Can't wait to go back and get a full case, but the place is beautiful in person.

 

Has merch been restocked since opening, like glasses? The sample glasses they use are amazing and I'd like to pick up a pair.

 

How much Focal did they let you buy at that time?

 

Going Saturday, planning on going for 10. Would anyone recommend otherwise?

 

I'm in the same boat!

 

I don't think the line typically gets any shorter until the point where you'd be at risk of non-Focal beers being gone. Based on recent practice, if you want to be right at the front you should plan on arriving at ~9:55. But there's really no need. It's a chill setup and they move the line along quickly.

Definitely no sense making things hard on the brewery by showing up early and being a nuisance to their neighbors.

 

Definitely don't want to do that. Would just be dissapointed to miss out on Crusher and Focal

 

You don't need to get there at open to get Crusher. I have gone over a dozen times already. I have found that getting there at 11:30-45 is a good time. It gets all of the anxious early birds through the line and the crowd evens out a bit.

 

Yes, the merch has been restocked, such as glasses and shirts. They were out of hats yesterday when I went.

 

I'm hitting the brewery for the first time tomorrow. what's the latest do you think i can get there and still get the full allotment? I'm coming from Boston. Thanks in advance!

 

This whole thread is new today. See above.

 

yeah, it doesn't answer my question. latest i could plan on arriving and be able to grab full allotments of all 3 beers. thanks.

 

No one can answer that question, bud. It depends on how many people get there before you. Crusher has been lasting between 12:30ish and 1:30ish, if I'm not mistaken. If you want to ensure grabbing all three beers, you should get there by 11:30ish. Friday's have been busy. You should have plenty of time to get up there from Boston. Hit up Doc Ponds for lunch after, if you don't have other plans. Best of luck.

 

They had the sample glasses last week when I was there. Also a long stemmed glass with hops around the top along with their logo (similar graphic as the sample glass).

 

The have asked people not to get there before 10:00, and there is certainly no need to do so. I was there a few minutes after 10:00 today. They opened early, about 10:30 and I was on my way with my case by 10:55. I am not a big fan of getting there so early but I had to be on the road home as early as possible so really appreciated the early opening.

Also, contrary to what I read on the thread from last month, they were allowing people to buy less than a full case and if you did not want a mixed case you could purchase a full case of Focal Banger.

 

Finally getting to try some stuff from the new spot...focal is insanely good, way better than it had been in the restaurant batches (which I know sounds crazy but seems true to me). Crusher not as good as I remember, I feel like the bitterness is pretty overwhelming now whereas before it seemed fruitier.

 

Confirmed full cases of Focal Banger have been for sale recently?

 

https://alchemistbeer.com/blog/

Q: Will you run out of beer?
A: We hope not. We are starting out with a limit of 1 mixed case so that we can spread our beer out as much as possible, but still make it worth a trip for beer. If we do run out of mixed cases later in the day, we will have plenty more Focal Banger to sell.