Well played, I had one Saturday morning to celebrate the night/morning of epic failure I had endured... it calmed me and tasted divine
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You're killing me. I wish I knew you were stopping by the Edge.

I had a heady topper last night after meeting up with Scratch.... Honestly, I dont think that this beer is as good as everyone hypes it up to be. I think the biggest thing this beer has going for it is the fact that its brewed in a 7 barrel set up and they dont make that much of it, so if you can get it, you have made a major score. I found that it is over hopped to the point that it is in a class all by its own.. perhaps it should really be called a triple IPA??
I had a firestone Walker 'Union Jack IPA' tonight with dinner.. I think that beer blows the Heady Topper out of the water...

That being said, I am psyched i got to try the Heady. Scratch that one off the list.....:uhuh:

The Union Jack IPA is world class and not that hard to get.

My favorite true double IPA is Ghandi Bot. It's sick...

My concern with small volume batches is it's harder to maintain quality. It's great one time then 6 months later not so good.

-spence

Gandhi Bot??? Hmmm I will have to seek that one out
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Nebe,did you drink it from the can as instructed?
I don't get that.
You should brew a saison,they are great when done right.
ommegang

I bottled up 5 gallons of saison last weekend :)

Yes, I did drink it from the can. They want you to do that for 2 reasons.. Firstly, they do t want you to see any hops residue floating around..( I have no issue with that). But secondly the beauty of the can is that as the beer is opened and the co2 is released from suspension of the beer, it keeps the oxygen out. Oxygen will effect the flavor of your beer if you take a while to drink it.
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Another great IPA from Cali, go figure.

have you tried it?? :love:

It's 12.99 for a 4 pack of 1 pint cans or 72 bucks for a case of 24...not including tax.

I think availability is really hit or miss. They were out early this week, started canning Thursday and were out by 3pm Friday. I'd like them on FB as they seem to update their beer production there.

Fortunately a business meeting this week had me at a hotel about a mile down the road. Nobody seemed to mind as I slipped out for a quick conference call :hihi:

I picked up some extra if anyone local to East Bay, RI is interested. It's not the holy grail but is certainly damn good beer.

-spence

Got my order in already!

Tell me when?:

Swing by...I'll reserve you a 4 pack.

-spence

After dinking several in a row tonight...*hic*...I think the cool thing about this beer is that Benthic habitats have features that make them acoustically distinct. A benthic habitat will respond to sound waves differently depending on surface hardness and complexity, and these responses, or backscatter intensities, can be used to identify habitat boundaries.

Sorry....

This beer is a really big session beer. It's not supposed to be that killer Imperial IPA that's so over the top. It's a beer you can drink a number of. In that respect it is a bit unique...

-spence

In the octupuss's garden we go

I'd like to be under the sea.

-spence

Found some Union Jack close by to work this week. Pretty good straight ahead IPA. Still pursuing the Double Jack though.

Thanks again Spence I really liked the Topper. You are right when you say they are a drinkable beer. Although I stopped at 1 yesterday,I don't anticipate that being the case this afternoon. Thanks for thinking of me,
Dangles

No problem, it was good to meet you again. The hug was a nice touch but not really necessary :gu:

-spence

LOL!!
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Had some! Thanks Ian! Although not as "recommended" (within 3 weeks or so and from the can) I thought it was quite good.

Just a heads up. According to The Alchemist's FB page, production of Heady Topper will be doubled as of some time next week. Happy hunting, kids ;).
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Drinking one as we speak.
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Just grabbed some in Monday for the first time
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got some here chillin

Had some canned three days. So good. Don't see much of it here on the Vineyard but a buddy brought some back a few weeks ago. : )
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Might crack my last one tonight... 17" sitting in the road right now... stopped snowing at 8 am...
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Having one as I watch the Islander game. 28-30" here. Waiting for the town to get around to plowing my development.

Burlington, VT newpaper article on the Alchemist and 2 other VT breweries

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/a...s-Heady-Topper

Lawson's is really incredible. I've only had it in draft up there though.
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Just got some freshies today!!!
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Went to the cannery yesterday and finally got to taste. Honestly I have drifted away from the IPAs and maybe that is why I feel the way I do but I could not see what all this craziness was all about. Was it good? Yes. Do I think its so good I would do anything to get my hands on it? no...

Hey I know to each there own and everyone has different tastes but it didnt blow me away or anything. Again I thought it was good, I just personally didn't think it was so out of this world it was worth all the hype I have been hearing about.

I was only able to try on tap BTW. Cans were sold out and they would not be canning again for a few days they said.

I finally got to try this yesterday for myself as well....I gotta say I thought it was awesome....might knock the Stone Ruination out of the Top Spot as my Favorite IPA....gonna have to have a couple more just to make sure :hee: