The Alchemist
Heady Topper
The story
The beer that created the New England IPA category. John Kimmich's unfiltered, unpasteurized DIPA turned northern Vermont into a beer pilgrimage and launched ten thousand haze-forward imitators.
Flavor
citrus
tropical
resinous
juicy
pine
Brewed in
Stowe, Vermont, USA
Availability
Vermont only, direct from The Alchemist's cannery. Drink from the can, the label says so.
First brewed
2003
Glass
Willi becher
Where to find it
Photo: The Alchemist via alchemistbeer.com
