The Alchemist (July 2017)

As a stout lover, how's Beelzebub tasting for anyone that's had it?

 

Beelzebub is interesting, I got a blast of citra hops. It's more bitter than Luscious. It's a nice change of pace beer, but luscious is where it's at IMO.

 

I would honestly call bellzebub a black IPA or Cascadian dark. It is so damn hoppy and as a fan of that style I love it. Should just be called a hoppy stout IMO, but I guess the fact that it says American is how they are implying that.

 

Gotta agree with your take on this beautiful monster. (when I have any) It's the beer I reach for when I feel like having a DIPA and a stout but only want one beer. Checks all three boxes.

 

Thanks for the responses. Might have to give her a try.

 

Will stuff be sold out by 3pm today?

 

Unlikely, you should be able to get the regulars for sure. Limited stuff might be gone

 

I didn't see this posted yet...so I thought I would share.

https://www.hopculture.com/the-resurrection-of-john-kimmich-the-alchemist-brewery/

 

Kimmich's explanation of the "DRINK FROM THE CAN!" message is befuddling me...

"
The only way to handle a beer, if you ask John Kimmich, is to drink it from the can. It’s common sense, he says: A thin layer of C02 rests atop the liquid in a canned beer, preserving its carbonated goodness in all its glory.

“A beer gets forever and instantaneously altered the moment it gets poured into a glass of oxygen, you know,” he explains further. “When you’re responsible for making a beer and packaging a beer and absolutely at all costs minimizing oxygen uptake into that beer throughout the process, and then all of a sudden when the beer finally has its big moment in the sun you’re just going to throw it under the wheel of your car and run over it by pouring it into a glass of oxygen.”

Of course, everyone pours beer into a glass these days, which is why John does so during his YouTube videos. At least, he reasons, he’ll teach people to do it right — agitating the contents to kick the sediment up, pouring straight down the middle to cultivate a strong head, then drinking straight through it, foam on your beard be damned. Old habits die hard, it would seem; this is John Kimmich’s next crusade, and it’s more dire than ever now that The Alchemist is releasing more and more beers in cans.
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This seems like a contradiction. On one hand, he's saying "drink from the can because the precious hop flavors + carbonation must be minimally disturbed for the intended experience." On the other, he's saying, "if you must pour into a glass, then be sure to pour extra hard to really agitate that carbonation and oxygenate the beer."

My biggest problem with drinking from the can has always been (and still is) the completely lack of aromatic experience. I suppose Kimmich is suggesting that we pour half into a glass and use that for smell while using the rest (from the can) for taste and mouthfeel??

 

Drink from the can, or don't.

 

My buddy got me 20 cans, going to have to head up here soon. This Heady is amazing,

 

Before Heady hit its stride, around 2010/11 no one gave a shit about...

1. Proper Glassware(whatever that actually means)
2. Aroma - It was mainly taste and it was bitter(For most)
3. Dissecting the juice and hope scents from beers(hops were bitter)
4. Life of a beer(if anything SAM ADAMS were the ones pushing the hardest on it, and people scoffed. Think back to the add in the mid 2000's about buying back old beer)

Everything changed as brewers took to social media more, marketing got creative, and beertubers somehow became experts. Blows my mind.

 

http://uproxx.com/life/best-beers-in-american-northeastern-states/

I found this very funny. No proofreading? Unless it was done on purpose....

"We started with an American Double IPA and we’re ending with one. The one beer you need to try when you go to Vermont and our last beer for this region is… DRUMROLL… The Alchemist Brewery’s Heady Tripper.

Heady Tripper is a world class beer and arguably one of the better beers being brewed in America right now. This eight percenter hits a weighty 75 IBUS. But the beer really earned its reputation by balancing sharp hoppiness with smooth maltiness. The citrus of the hops are accented nicely by a full pine resin taste that’s offset with a sweet, almost treacle maltiness. This beer is widely loved and lives up to the hype."

 

Just want to drop into this thread and thank the folks at Alchemist. My wife and I stopped by around 12:30pm on Thursday and were able to just walk right into the brewery, enjoy samples, grab merch and get right to a cashier to purchase beer. No lines, no disorder. Everyone super friendly as always. It was a great experience. Love this place and it's beer.

 

Hit the Alchemist for the first time last week, was very impressed with their operation. The tasters were a great preview and we were in and out almost too quickly. There is not a lot of space but enough if you want to enjoy your (and your wife's tasters) before heading back out to the car. Heady and Crusher were also better than I anticipated

 

Anyone have a guess as to what the "Limited Edition" beer is that is listed as "Coming soon" on their website? I'm going to be up in Stowe next week (7/31-8/4), and was wondering if I could hit the jackpot.

 

Skadoosh is probably the most likely but no one knows.

 

How accurate would you say the alchemist site is? Checked availability this AM and both Focal and Heady were there. Then checked at 430 this afternoon, Heady was out. DO they set an allotment of HT to sell per day? If today is any indication, is it fair to say they run out of HT after 2-3 pm each day?

 

Yes, they typically have a per day allotment on the regulars & Heady is usually one of the first to sell out. AFAIK, it's still brewed only in Waterbury, and they still distribute a lot of it to retail & restaurants.

I'd say the site is very accurate. Not sure why today would be atypical, but Heady has survived the whole day frequently.

If it makes a difference to your plans you could always call and ask. I'd be surprised if they couldn't give you a good estimate, especially after the morning rush.