The Alchemist brews 1,000th batch of Heady Topper at The Cannery

   Brent is mashing in our 1000th brew of Heady Topper since opening the cannery. Brew day for batch 1000 is May 1st,...

May 17, 2014 at 6:28 PM

The Alchemist Beelzebub and Focal Banger to be released at May pop-up sale

We will be selling Beelzebub and Focal Banger mixed cases. Limit is 1 case per person. This case will include 3 four packs of each...

May 12, 2014 at 4:04 PM

The Alchemist applies for brewery construction permit in Stowe

The Alchemist applied Monday to the town of Stowe for a construction permit to build a 14,652-square-foot building off Cottage Club Road,...

May 6, 2014 at 9:29 AM

The Alchemist may have found location for second brewery

The Alchemist, the Waterbury brewery that makes Heady Topper beer, has a property it’s pursuing for its second brewery, according to...

April 21, 2014 at 9:34 PM

The Alchemist Focal Banger, Holw Cow IPA cans to be released on April 19th

Our next ‘pop up’ truck sale will be this Saturday, April 19 at Pilgrim Park and Railroad Street in Waterbury (the old station lumber...

April 17, 2014 at 11:12 PM

The Alchemist Crusher, Beelzebub and Heady Topper cans to be released at pop-up sale

(Waterbury, VT) - The Alchemist announced its second pop-up sale, set to take place this Saturday, March 8th. The event will involve cans...

March 6, 2014 at 4:34 PM

The Alchemist Focal Banger, Petit Mutant to be released this Saturday

Today we canned up our specialty beer for the release on Saturday. As promised, here is an update on our yields. We cut back on our kegging...

February 13, 2014 at 10:01 PM

The Alchemist Focal Banger IPA to be brewery’s second canned beer

Focal Banger will be brewed with Mosaic and Citra, and we are working on fine tuning the malt bill. Jen mentioned in the previous blog...

January 26, 2014 at 9:53 PM

More on The Alchemist’s future brewery and retail plans

We are looking for a piece of property to build a second brewery. Our current brewery will continue to make 9000 barrels of Heady Topper...

January 21, 2014 at 7:05 PM

The Alchemist considering opening a second brewery

Jen Kimmich is on the hunt for a new space. She and John had their eye on one spot but they had to bail after a traffic study indicated...

December 15, 2013 at 11:30 PM

The Alchemist tipped off authorities to Craigslist seller, feels ‘really bad’ about situation

In this case, Goggins said it was the maker of Heady Topper, The Alchemist brewery, that tipped off the Department. Investigators then...

December 5, 2013 at 8:44 PM

Vermont woman charged with illegally selling Heady Topper online after crackdown

Vermont liquor investigators say a 28-year-old Burlington woman is facing charges she illegally sold five cases of a popular, hard-to-get...

December 4, 2013 at 4:07 PM

Vermont state official says Alchemist property permit “specifically prohibited” retail operation

According to Clancy DeSmet, regional coordinator for the Vermont Natural Resources Board, the brewerys Act 250 permit for its cannery...

November 23, 2013 at 8:52 PM

The Alchemist finds potential retail location, hopes to open by Christmas

Since closing last week, we believe we have found a new, larger space for our retail shop in Waterbury Center. The parking is adequate,...

November 12, 2013 at 9:50 PM

The Alchemist looking for new retail spot after neighbors’ complaints led to upcoming closure

While news of the closing was greeted with grief-stricken comments by customers who crashed the Heady Topper website Tuesday afternoon,...

November 6, 2013 at 4:21 PM

The Alchemist closes cannery to the public on November 15th

We had hoped our location at 35 Crossroad would be capable of handling the traffic, however with growth comes growing pains. In an effort...

November 5, 2013 at 1:58 PM

The Alchemist begins growler fills of specialty beers

(This week), we started filling growlers at The Alchemist. We have 15 barrels of Donovan’s Red to pour- a favorite mainstay amongst our...

October 24, 2013 at 1:28 PM

The Alchemist Heady Topper makes surprise Emmys backstage appearance

Alchemist co-owner Jen Kimmich says that two cases of their signature brew made it to the Emmys, but halfway through the show, supply was...

September 27, 2013 at 10:01 AM

The Alchemist Brewery tells the story of the flood that destroyed its pub (video)

   As part of a series created for Vermont Public Television's "Vermont Craft Beer Night," we talk with the creators...

September 18, 2013 at 12:20 PM

The Alchemist on what is keeping it from brewing more Heady Topper

Since opening our production brewery 2 short years ago, we have increased production 600 percent. We are currently making 180 barrels of...

September 2, 2013 at 2:15 PM

The Alchemist Holy Cow IPA

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April 17 at 11:09 PM

The Alchemist Beelzebub American Imperial Stout

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March 6 at 4:26 PM

The Alchemist The Crusher American Double IPA

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March 6 at 4:20 PM

The Alchemist Petit Mutant Wild Ale

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February 13 at 10:07 PM

The Alchemist Focal Banger IPA

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January 26 at 9:46 PM

The Alchemist Heady Topper Double IPA

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January 1 at 2:21 PM

More Brown than Black IPA

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December 1 at 8:03 AM

The Alchemist The Heretic Double IPA

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September 23 at 7:00 PM

The Alchemist The Luscious Imperial Stout

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September 23 at 6:59 PM