The Alchemist
The Alchemist was founded in 2003 by John and Jen Kimmich as a 60-seat brewpub in Waterbury, Vermont. In 2004, John Kimmich developed Heady Topper, a double IPA that is widely credited as one of the beers that defined the New England IPA style. After Tropical Storm Irene flooded and destroyed The Alchemist Pub in 2011, the Kimmichs pivoted to canning, launching a production brewery in Waterbury and eventually opening a second brewery and visitor center in Stowe in 2016. Today The Alchemist operates in both Waterbury and Stowe, distributing Heady Topper and Focal Banger exclusively within Vermont.
Beers by The Alchemist
14 beers
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The recurring character behind the beers
The Alchemist brew a broad range across 7 style families.
Across these 14 beers, 4 notes keep showing up:
Four notes carry across the range. That's a tight house style — most breweries in the catalogue share just one.
Compared with the wider catalogue of similar styles:
How we measure this
Two thresholds are at work here:
- The signature list shows notes that recur in at least 6% of this brewery's beers. A low bar — enough to flag a pattern, not high enough to call it an exclusive trait.
- The peer comparison below shows only notes where this brewery's coverage differs from similar breweries by at least 20 percentage points. A higher bar — enough to call a real difference, not a nudge.
A note can appear on the signature list without appearing in the peer comparison: it recurs here, but similar breweries do the same thing.
Luscious
Their beers place in the Top 56% of the catalogue on average, across 14 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.
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About The Alchemist
The Alchemist was founded in 2003 by John and Jen Kimmich as a 60-seat brewpub in Waterbury, Vermont. In 2004, John Kimmich developed Heady Topper, a double IPA that is widely credited as one of the beers that defined the New England IPA style. After Tropical Storm Irene flooded and destroyed The Alchemist Pub in 2011, the Kimmichs pivoted to canning, launching a production brewery in Waterbury and eventually opening a second brewery and visitor center in Stowe in 2016. Today The Alchemist operates in both Waterbury and Stowe, distributing Heady Topper and Focal Banger exclusively within Vermont.
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