About
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.
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can J&B 2025-08-07 HOPnick Göteborg
AR: dark roasted malt, tropical fruity
AP: dark brown, high fluffy dark brown foam
F: dark roasted malt, tropical fruity
AR: dark roasted malt, tropical fruity
AP: dark brown, high fluffy dark brown foam
F: dark roasted malt, tropical fruity
Tried
from Can
from
J&B Craft Drinks
on 07 Aug 2025
at 14:16
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
An at home, 2nd August 25, from J and B Craft Drinks, Amsterdam. It’s pithy and assertively bitter, overall delicious as I remembered it
Tried
from Can
on 04 Aug 2025
at 17:40
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Appearance is hazy orange, with a small clingy white head. Aroma is lots of hops, stewed fruit, malt, orange, pithy fruit. Herbal notes, some dankness. Taste is resinous hops, herbal notes, bitter hops, malty background, orange peel, grapefruit juice, stewed fruity hops, pine, long lingering bitterness. Intensely bitter and hoppy. Standout.
Tried
on 03 Aug 2025
at 05:40
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Een troebele goudgele kleur en een ferme witte schuimkraag met vrij grote bellen. Geur van stro, grassige hop, iets harsig, citrus. In de mond is het iets zoetig, citrus, lichtjes bitter. Smaak is dan weer behoorlijk bitter met een vrij zoete backbone. Medium body. Fijne koolzuurprikkeling. Lange bittere nasmaak.
Tried
from Can
from
J&B Craft Drinks
on 30 Jul 2025
at 15:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Hazy orange colour and medium-sized white head and lace. Grapefruity, tropical fruity mild aroma. Medium-bodied. Grapefruity, a bit piney, some fruits, bitterness. Solid "American ipa".
Tried
from Can
at
The Alchemist
on 30 Jul 2025
at 08:45
8.3/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
Hand pumped. Murky yellow colour, thick creamy head, lace. Very piney nose with some fruityness. Medium-bodied. Juicy but very bitter, not like nowadays neipas. Piney, grapefruity. Smooth. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Alchemist
on 30 Jul 2025
at 08:17
8.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can at home in the garden, 26th July 2025. Pours a good looking black beer, with a light tan head. Aroma is dark chocolate, citrus pith and roasted malts. Taste is cocoa, roasted malts, citrus peel, bitter, dark chocolate, oranges, herbal notes. Excellent BIPA. Missed this about 18 months ago when J and B Craft Drinks, mucked up more order - picked it up form the same store last week in Amsterdam - last can in the fridge !
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jul 2025
at 19:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can from trade with ClarkVV--thanks, Clark! Deeply hazy yellow-orange, a few dark floaties, light carbonation, thin head with good retention and nice, soapy lacing. Aroma is mix of stone fruit, citrus, lighter pine and herb. Taste is mild stone fruit followed by strong pine, bitter, malty finish. Smooth, frothy texture, average carbonation, exceedingly dry, moderately bitter finish. Same vintage as previous two ratings but less fruity and more piney/bitter--hop decay over 5 weeks?
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jul 2025
at 01:57
9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
30 March 2025. Can from J&B Craft Drinks. Canned: 7/11/2024.
Hazy golden, stable, foamy, off-white head. Complex aroma of grapefruit peel, lime zest, cheese rind, pink peppercorns, green olive, spruce, hashish, vague garlic, gin. Taste has sweetish melon, mango & peach in a biscuity, bready malt body, surrounded by subtle sourish lime and umami, even somewhat salty green olive. Bitter spicy, herbal & dank notes lead the way into an even more bitter finish of piney & resinous hops; a bit peppery but maintaining the fruitiness of grapefruit peel and orange. Medium to full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. As ever, it's hard to objectively approach beers of this renown, but there's no denying its complexity, depth and balance. Wonderful!
Hazy golden, stable, foamy, off-white head. Complex aroma of grapefruit peel, lime zest, cheese rind, pink peppercorns, green olive, spruce, hashish, vague garlic, gin. Taste has sweetish melon, mango & peach in a biscuity, bready malt body, surrounded by subtle sourish lime and umami, even somewhat salty green olive. Bitter spicy, herbal & dank notes lead the way into an even more bitter finish of piney & resinous hops; a bit peppery but maintaining the fruitiness of grapefruit peel and orange. Medium to full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. As ever, it's hard to objectively approach beers of this renown, but there's no denying its complexity, depth and balance. Wonderful!
Tried
on 11 Jul 2025
at 08:19
7.2/10
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jul 2025
at 17:36