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The Alchemist (March/April 2018)

Discussion in 'US: New England' started by NiceBeerCans, Mar 1, 2018.

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  1. NiceBeerCans

    NiceBeerCans Initiate (0) Mar 16, 2013 New York

    The brewery is open in Stowe:

    https://alchemistbeer.com/

    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* (this is updated daily):

    https://alchemistbeer.com/

    Other more generic info:

    https://www.facebook.com/alchemistbeer

    https://twitter.com/alchemistbeer

    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. Feel free to ask the staff for recommendations.

    Check out this link:

    http://www.gostowe.com/dining

    Also, not listed in the guide above is Doc Ponds, for food and drink:

    https://www.docponds.com/

    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.

    Full credit to @F2brewers who posted the above back in July.

    ** Try not to arrive before 10:00 am. This causes an unnecessary line and traffic for the parking lot and creates trouble with The Alchemist's neighbors and the town. Thank you. **

    Q:     Should I come early?
    A: We have a lot of beer to sell. It is not necessary to line up prior to our opening at 11am each day. If you visit us later in the day you should still have no problem leaving The Alchemist with beer. Please help us keep our neighbors happy and our parking lot manageable by visiting us throughout the day.

    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.

    Q:     How do I know what is available for sale each day?
    A: You may visit our website to see what is for sale each day and the 4-pack limit for each beer.

    Q:     Are samples available?
    A: Yes—we will have 2 ounce samples available for tasting.

    Q:     May I drink beer outside on your beautiful lawn?
    A: Sorry, no. This is illegal. However, we have plans to create an outdoor area for sampling beer in the very near future.

    Q:     Do you have tours available?
    A: No. However, our viewing area is in the brewery, right next to our canning line. We have lots of educational information and educated staff.

    Q:     May I bring my tour bus?
    A: Sorry, no.

    Q: Is my dog allowed?
    A: Well behaved dogs are allowed inside of the building.

    We open our parking lot at 10 AM. Please do not arrive before that time. Parking on Cottage Club Rd is prohibited. Parking on the street causes issues with our neighbors. RV & trailer parking is allowed only after 4 PM. Please help us maximize our parking spaces.

    We look forward to seeing you in beautiful Stowe!
     
    #1 NiceBeerCans, Mar 1, 2018
  2. wasatchback

    wasatchback Maven (1,472) Jan 12, 2014 Tajikistan
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    New Skadoosh! XVII

    Whirl:
    Simcoe Lupulin/Mosaic/Columbus
    DH
    Mosaic, Columbus, 007

    It’s not hazy, probably won’t be good...










    /s
     
    #2 wasatchback, Mar 9, 2018
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  3. JG__

    JG__ Devotee (331) Mar 26, 2017 New Jersey

    Anyone think John and the crew will drop something exciting for St Pat's? Maybe another round of Hellbrook?
     
    #3 JG__, Mar 13, 2018
  4. Jbrews

    Jbrews Pooh-Bah (1,982) Aug 6, 2013 New Hampshire
    Pooh-Bah

    Hoooollly Cow :wink:
     
    #4 Jbrews, Mar 14, 2018
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  5. JuanFushashi

    JuanFushashi Crusader (468) Feb 5, 2011 Maine
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    4 years since they last brewed it! Definitely a good time to visit.
     
    #5 JuanFushashi, Mar 14, 2018
  6. Sweatshirt

    Sweatshirt Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2014 New Hampshire

    Headed up this weekend myself. Been a long while. Excited for my first visit to the new spot.
     
    #6 Sweatshirt, Mar 14, 2018
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  7. ppponte

    ppponte Devotee (353) Feb 1, 2010 Massachusetts

    Headed up to stowe tonight. The reviews on holy cow are not that great, anybody had the chance to try this batch? I have a bunch of heady and focal already in the fridge I might not buy anything just pop in coming back from the mountain. Saving my fridge space I think for Frost and Upper Pass. Any other suggestions appreciated
     
    #7 ppponte, Mar 15, 2018
  8. oldbean

    oldbean Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2005 Massachusetts

    They also have Beelzebub which I'd certainly try if you're at all interested in a hoppy stout (the stuff is basically Heady Dark). As far as Holy Cow goes, I can't speak to this batch but it's definitely more of a traditional IPA -- weird to say about a beer that was on the cutting edge ten years ago -- that maybe isn't as appealing to some modern beer geeks, but I wouldn't pass it up for the twelve bucks. Especially if you like Heady. If Beelzebub is Heady Dark, Holy Cow could be Heady Jr.
     
    #8 oldbean, Mar 15, 2018
  9. Sheppard

    Sheppard Grand Pooh-Bah (3,454) Mar 16, 2013 Massachusetts
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    It sounds like they changed the hops on Holy Cow from originally Columbus, Amarillo, and Huell Melon to Columbus and Mosaic.
     
    #9 Sheppard, Mar 15, 2018
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  10. Sheppard

    Sheppard Grand Pooh-Bah (3,454) Mar 16, 2013 Massachusetts
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    Is the Barcelona Skadoosh still available or not? Looks like the website says no, but just wanted to check with anyone who has been up this week...
     
    #10 Sheppard, Mar 15, 2018
  11. AMW

    AMW Devotee (382) Jan 13, 2013 Massachusetts
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    Barcelona Skadoosh was available last Friday, March 9th. One 4-pack per.
     
    #11 AMW, Mar 15, 2018
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  12. ppponte

    ppponte Devotee (353) Feb 1, 2010 Massachusetts

    I greatly appreciate the info. Beelzebub I have in my fridge now and it’s definately one of my favorite stouts. A bit more hops than the usual coffee forward stouts that are quite common. Focal banger is my favorite, might be sac religious but heady just doesn’t taste the same from 5 years ago. I’m going to swear the recipe changed it’s just doesn’t have that resin to it
     
    #12 ppponte, Mar 15, 2018
  13. dogdrule

    dogdrule Initiate (0) Jan 11, 2018 Massachusetts

    Maybe unpopular opinion but I really think Beelzebub should be labeled a black IPA given how hop-forward it is - that's where I mentally categorize it at least.
     
    #13 dogdrule, Mar 15, 2018
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  14. JG__

    JG__ Devotee (331) Mar 26, 2017 New Jersey

    Agree
     
    #14 JG__, Mar 15, 2018
  15. wasatchback

    wasatchback Maven (1,472) Jan 12, 2014 Tajikistan
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    So why do people not like Holy Cow? I would be willing to bet that if it was crazy hazy and tasted/smelled the same reviews would be better, guaranteed.

    Interestingly the beer they produced for the Stowe Jazz Festival at least in description resembles this latest batch of Holy Cow.
     
    #15 wasatchback, Mar 16, 2018
  16. wehaveamap

    wehaveamap Pundit (905) Jan 16, 2010 Massachusetts
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    I was an absolute fanboy at truck sale times and holy cow was just not very good that time around. Would be happy to try the new batch but it had a really weird hop character on the batch that most of the reviews are from.
     
    #16 wehaveamap, Mar 16, 2018
  17. meefmoff

    meefmoff Pooh-Bah (1,910) Jul 6, 2014 Massachusetts
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    Headed up as well - sounds like a veritable BA retreat up there this weekend!

    We went around this time last year and they were out of both Heady and Focal so I'm hoping for better luck this time (not that Skidoosh and Pappy didn't make for a decent haul).

    I'm in the same boat as others who find Beelzebub too hoppy for my stout hole, but I'll be interested to check out Holy Cow since I've never even heard of that one before.

    @Sweatshirt, I'll be the guy wearing a Blake wig.
     
    #17 meefmoff, Mar 16, 2018
  18. jhavs

    jhavs Grand Pooh-Bah (3,575) Apr 16, 2015 New York
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    Been a lot of Focal around in retail locations if you need more. A lot was distributed during the week without Heady due to the issue in Waterbury.
     
    #18 jhavs, Mar 16, 2018
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  19. kinopio

    kinopio Savant (1,025) Apr 30, 2009 Massachusetts

    Agreed. I imagine there have been some mighty disappointed stout fans who have purchased that beer. At least call it "hoppy imperial stout" instead of "american imperial stout" on the label. On the other hand, Luscious is delicious.
     
    #19 kinopio, Mar 16, 2018
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  20. ppponte

    ppponte Devotee (353) Feb 1, 2010 Massachusetts

    Popped in after skiing today (dear god what a snow day my legs are jelly) no focal banger. I picked up some holy cow. Stowe public house had cans of focal if anyone is looking for it. The tap list at doc ponds left something to be desired but an awesome peanut butter porter if your in the area. I would recommend the bench probably best tap list going
     
    #20 ppponte, Mar 16, 2018
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