The Alchemist thread

[coldafpipes]

Anyone know when Alchemist stuff is released besides heady? I'm love to do a trade for some of the other stuff. I know outside of Heady their stuff is rare. Thanks for any knowledge!

There is nothing available for current retail sales. Focal Banger (cans) go directly to restaurants/bars only or other event/fundraiser stuff.
Sorry dude

*edit : so just heady for now
** read they are done doing truck sales

 

[Phin1]

If you prefer to pair beer instead of OJ with your breakfast. You can enjoy Focal at SP in Montpelier (as of noon today).

 

[walterfredo]

I know there is a delivery schedule on the alchemist website. I'll be driving up from Hampton NH tomorrow morning, can anybody provide insight on typical delivery times. I'll generally be driving toward morrisville but am fine with going out of my a little.

http://alchemistbeer.com/buy/?shipday=2

 

[coldafpipes]

I know there is a delivery schedule on the alchemist website. I'll be driving up from Hampton NH tomorrow morning, can anybody provide insight on typical delivery times. I'll generally be driving toward morrisville but am fine with going out of my a little.

http://alchemistbeer.com/buy/?shipday=2

http://beveragewarehousevt.com/home/heady-topper/

 

[walterfredo]

Thanks, not intending to head that far. I guess I'm Specifically interested in delivery times for waitsfield and warren. Thanks

 

[iatethecloudsfor]

If you prefer to pair beer instead of OJ with your breakfast. You can enjoy Focal at SP in Montpelier (as of noon today).

you can mix them its called a banger morning

 

[youbrewidrink]

Or you could do a resturaunt metal blend of Heady Banger

 

[iatethecloudsfor]

seriously though, how are dipas mixed with orange juice?

 

[JulianB1]

seriously though, how are dipas mixed with orange juice?

I did a Focal Banger beermosa the morning after FoFA with breakfast at the Old Stagecoach and it was delicious.

 

[grandmeaulnes]

true heads know that youre supposed to dump an entire focal into your stagecoach huevos

 

[axeman91821]

seriously though, how are dipas mixed with orange juice?

Well I mean some of them already look the same. Heady's got that "extra pulp" thing going on.

 

[SVT 551]

Any word on what's going on with the recently acquired land by Stowe?

 

[matt_6]

seriously though, how are dipas mixed with orange juice?

with a spoon.

 

[raqnroll]

Any word on what's going on with the recently acquired land by Stowe?

 

[coldafpipes]

Any word on what's going on with the recently acquired land by Stowe?

They accidentally started to build the new Alchemist brewery on it, but then found out it was on an ancient burial ground...so it's now half-built....and there are ghosts EVERYWHERE!...and now Heady tastes like piss coz the ground water...you know, has decaying humans in it.

Focal is brewed in Plattsburgh now.

 

[Respirologist]

http://digital.vpr.net/post/whats-brewing-vermont

Jen chimes in at the 3 minute mark. Hoping to open June 2016. Focal being brewed in bigger quantities. Distribution being scaled back a little and selling more out of this new visitor center

 

[seedavid]

So for that Thursday delivery to Hunger Mountain, do they have cases available at 8AM when they open, or is it a little later in the day? And whatever the time, how early do people usually start showing up?

 

[JulianB1]

So for that Thursday delivery to Hunger Mountain, do they have cases available at 8AM when they open, or is it a little later in the day? And whatever the time, how early do people usually start showing up?

Available when they open, but they'll pass out tickets earlier than that with numbers on them. Some people start lining up pretty early (no idea when the first arrivers show up), but even on Black Friday (case of Heady, bottle of DS, pack of SoS) we got there 45 minutes early and were "only" 50th or so in line (I was legit worried it would be well over 100 by then).

 

[gregkoko]

Stowe brewery scheduled to open in Mid-July

Open Tuesday-Saturday 11am-7pm. Tasters, merch, and cans-to-go. Case of Focal and Mixed Case of Heady/Speciality per person to start

 

[tehzachatak]

It's not 100% clear, but that post makes it sound as if there will be no more Focal Banger distro even for on-premise, which makes me sad. I hope that's not actually the case.

 

[MarkJC1018]

I love reading that customers can buy two cases, with one being a full case of Focal.

 

[jupiter6xx]

Stowe brewery scheduled to open in Mid-July

Open Tuesday-Saturday 11am-7pm. Tasters, merch, and cans-to-go. Case of Focal and Mixed Case of Heady/Speciality per person to start

Awesome. I'll hopefully get to finally try Focal!

 

[JBP]

And $12.50 for a 4-pack! Insanely good price in this day and age when 1-2 year old breweries are shamelessly asking for $17-20 for a 4-pack of (nowhere near Alchemist-level) hoppy beer.

 

[Dooley]

Heading up to Hunger Mountain this Thursday to buy Heady for my wedding. If I'm in line by, say, 7 AM I should be straight, right?

 

[DCLA]

Heading up to Hunger Mountain this Thursday to buy Heady for my wedding. If I'm in line by, say, 7 AM I should be straight, right?

That has been my experience.

 

[raqnroll]

Heading up to Hunger Mountain this Thursday to buy Heady for my wedding. If I'm in line by, say, 7 AM I should be straight, right?

That's more summer hrs...You could get there at 8/8:30 and be totally fine.

 

[MarkJC1018]

That's more summer hrs...You could get there at 8/8:30 and be totally fine.

^^ this is definitely accurate for non-holiday weeks!

 

[coldafpipes]

Petit Mutant for first seasonal? Maybe?

 

[user 307594]

Petit Mutant for first seasonal? Maybe?

I'd give it a 75% chance.

 

[BadJustin]

Petit Mutant for first seasonal? Maybe?

Maybe it won't taste like liquid band aids?

 

[MikeG1]

Maybe it won't taste like liquid band aids?

B1 of Petit in cans was awesome.

 

[BadJustin]

B1 of Petit in cans was awesome.

Agreed. B2? Not so much. Heard of lots of variation though.

 

[tehzachatak]

I thought B1 was bad at release, and even worse after months/years of aging, but thats just me

 

[drgarage1]

I thought B1 was bad at release, and even worse after months/years of aging, but thats just me

Must be a lot of variation. I loved B1.

 

[Abitker]

I have no idea what batch I had but I poured mat of it down the drain

 

[lopejuice1]

I thought B1 was bad at release, and even worse after months/years of aging, but thats just me

so so bad. I pretend that beer never existed.

 

[Don2]

I thought B1 was bad at release, and even worse after months/years of aging, but thats just me

Lucky for you I still have 2 cans! Shotgun one next weekend?

 

[tehzachatak]

Lucky for you I still have 2 cans! Shotgun one next weekend?

Hard pass

 

[blckout201]

Petit Mutant B1 Fresh = Incredible
Petit Mutant B1 Aged = Cough syrup with some bandaids

Petit Mutant B2 Fresh - meh. Not so much bandaid from memory - but definitely medicinal.

 

[MarkJC1018]

A walk through the new Alchemist brewery in Stowe.