The Alchemist

Microbrewery in Stowe, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 2003

Contact
100 Cottage Club Rd, Stowe, VT, 05672, United States
Description
The Alchemist is a family run brewery specializing in fresh, unfiltered IPA. John and Jen Kimmich originally opened The Alchemist as a 60 seat brew pub in the village of Waterbury in 2003. After eight years of success and growing popularity, they decided to open a small production brewery. Today The Alchemist currently operates two breweries in Vermont and distributes Heady Topper and Focal Banger throughout the state.

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6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at the brewpub. Poured a cloudy amber with a gray head that dissipated slowly to the edges and laced. Aroma was quite earthy with some grassy hops with a backing hay and grain note. Flavor was similar with earthy hops and grains with a bit of sweetness in the finish.
Tried from Draft on 23 Apr 2011 at 19:12

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
On tap at the brewpub. Poured a near clear gold with a white head that dissipated slowly to the edges and laced slightly. Aroma was full of grass, pine and a bit of resin with a nice sweet grain backbone. Flavor started with pine and grass with a growing note of resin that was balanced nicely by a grain backbone.
Tried from Draft on 23 Apr 2011 at 19:10

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
On tap at the brewpub. Poured a clear ruby red with a thin white head that dissipated completely. Aroma was full of fresh cherries that were mainly sweet but there was a bit of a tart bite. Flavor was similar with juicy sweet cherries throughout with a bit of tartness that grew. Didn’t pick up much brett at all.
Tried from Draft on 23 Apr 2011 at 19:04

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewpub. Poured near black with a brown head that dissipated slowly to the edges. Aroma was full of dark grains and a bit of roast with a slight dryness and pine. Flavor began with roast and dark bread with a bit of bitterness in the finish that was a touch dry.
Tried from Draft on 23 Apr 2011 at 19:01

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at the brewpub. Poured a clear amber with a brown hue and a grey head that dissipated slowly to the edges and laced nicely. Aroma had notes of candied sugar, raisins, dates, and some sweet dark grains. There was a bit of backing spice. Flavor began with dates and raisins and finished more like a sweet bread with some candied sugar and the dates and raisins becoming backing notes.
Tried from Draft on 20 Mar 2011 at 15:12

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From tap at the brewpub. Pours hazy to cloudy yellow with a thick, creamy and white head. Aroma is mild spiced, peppery and dry herba. Bitter. Yeasty, phenolic and dry hoppy. Ends bitter and spiced.
Tried from Draft on 28 Feb 2011 at 11:33

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
From tap at the brewpub. Pours hazy dark red with a small pink head. Aroma is dense cherry and slight almondish. Cherry and almondish flavoured. Citric and sweet. Fruity and lingering finish.
Tried from Draft on 28 Feb 2011 at 11:32

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From tap at the brewpub. Pours cloudy yellow with a small and dense white head. Aroma is malty and slight citrusy hoppy. Mild peachy, citrusy and slight malty. Bitter and slight malty finish. Ends medium dry.
Tried from Draft on 28 Feb 2011 at 11:30

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
From tap at the brewpub. Pours hazy dark brown with a small white head. Aroma is roasted malt and slight breadish. Dark roasted malt. Breadish. Dry and roasted. Slight bitter and dense malty finish.
Tried from Draft on 28 Feb 2011 at 11:30

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
From tap at the brewpub. Pours dark brown to black with a dense and chocolate brown head. Aroma is roasted and chocolate malty. Dark malty, roasted and mild acidic. Smooth and lingering roasted finish. Smooth and dark malty.
Tried from Draft on 28 Feb 2011 at 11:29