Heady Topper
The Alchemist in Stowe, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
8.16
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We love hops – that’s why our flagship Double IPA, Heady Topper, is packed full of them. Heady Topper was designed to showcase the complex flavors and aromas these flowers produce. The Alchemist has been brewing Heady Topper since 2003. This Double IPA is not intended to be the strongest or most bitter DIPA. It is brewed to give you wave after wave of hop flavor without any astringent bitterness. We brew Heady Topper with a proprietary blend of six hops – each imparting its own unique flavor and aroma. Take a big sip of Heady and see what hop flavors you can pick out. Orange? Tropical Fruit? Pink Grapefruit? Pine? Spice? There is just enough malt to give this beer some backbone, but not enough to take the hops away from the center stage.
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8.5/10
Tried
on 14 Jun 2023
at 17:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Can) very hazy bright yellow colour with a small white head; aroma of grapefruit; very dry, intense flavour with a long, strong bitter finish
Tried
from Can
on 16 May 2023
at 02:10
10/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 10
Can from The Ruck in Troy, NY Aroma: citrus, pine, tropical fruit, floral Appearance: hazy gold with a white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness Mouthfeel: average carbonation, creamy feel, medium body, bitter finish Wow, glad I finally got a chance to try this one
Tried
from Can
on 21 Feb 2023
at 22:30
9/10
Ran into this gem at the store. Didn't realize I could find it in CO!
Per demand of the brewer, I drank out of the can. Definitely get the hop aromas in that one! Hoppy. Smooth. Highly drinkable. Quality brew!
Per demand of the brewer, I drank out of the can. Definitely get the hop aromas in that one! Hoppy. Smooth. Highly drinkable. Quality brew!
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jan 2023
at 17:50
8.2/10
Still a classic. Dank, green onion and fruit notes, nutty chewiness
Tried
from Can
on 09 Dec 2022
at 00:48
9.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9
Plechovka. Dostala sa mi do ruky táto plechovica a veľmi ďakujem dotyčnej osobe, že ma s nou takto potešila. Nie som moc dobrý v hodnotení piva skôr to beriem tak štatistický aby som vedel co som vypil. Bol by hriech sa trosku nerozpisat. Toto pivo nemalo žiadnu vadu. Este teraz po desiatich minútach dopitia piva mam príjemný chmelovy pocit v ústach. V pive boli krásne vyvážené citrusové tony s horkostou. Farba pekná zlatista kalnejsia ako sa na pasterizovane nefiltrovane pivo patrí. Musel som aj manželke trosku naliať do pohára nech okostuje takže pekná biela hustá pena. Ja som pekne dopil z plechovky ako je odporúčané.
Tried
on 31 Oct 2022
at 17:05
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
0,473l can from Hops & Hopes online store. Canned 1.8.2022. Hazy slightly light yellow beer with huge and stable, cloudy head. Aroma has hops, pine, exotic fruits, citrus dominating. Flavor has dry and mildly bitter grapefruit, other exotic fruits, hops, pine and dank. Very tasty, fruity, semi dry, long citrusy and piney, resinous aftertaste. Nice one.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Oct 2022
at 18:41
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9
Brilliant white rocky head stayed on a vivid golden coloured body. Zesty citrus & pine aroma. Medium bodied, smooth with a tingle in the back. Bitter citrus, pine, resinous & orange tastes with a long pithy finish. Excellent.
Tried
on 28 May 2022
at 17:10
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Canned 12/09/2021. Slightly hazy orange, white head. Smell is very piney, light citrus, dry. Good body and carb. Taste is properly bitter, very piney. Also tried from can, more pronounced bitterness that way, I think I prefer poured, but both are good.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jan 2022
at 23:00
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Gylden flyder skum hvid tæt Citrus grape lys malt grøn blomst Bitter modrate sød lidt Cremet blød
Tried
on 16 Oct 2021
at 21:17