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The Alchemist

The Alchemist
Focal Banger American IPA

Category: New England Style IPA

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 7%
90 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional

The Alchemist
Focal Banger American IPA

Category: New England Style IPA

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 7%
Light gold color. Aromas and flavors of over roasted peanut, cannabis, wet straw and feed grain, honey nut cheerios, and musk melon with a satiny, vibrant, effervescent, dry medium body and a complex, medium-long finish displaying shades of toasted sesame, peanut, bitter green salad, and sweet brussels sprouts. A rich, round, and flavorful grain bill mix with aromatic funky and fruity hops; a food friendly crusher.

Tasting Info

Beer Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: over roasted peanut, cannabis, wet straw and feed grain, honey nut cheerios, and musk melon
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with shades of toasted sesame, peanut, bitter green salad, and sweet brussels sprouts
Bitterness Bitterness: High
Enjoy Enjoy: on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Italian Beef, Tacos, Vintage Cheddar
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A rich, round, and flavorful grain bill mix with aromatic funky and fruity hops; a food friendly crusher.

The Producer

The Alchemist

The Producer
100 Cottage Club Road
Stowe, VT 05672
USA
1 802-253-6708

New England Style IPA

Beer Glass Shaker Pint Amber.jpg
Serve in a Shaker Pint Glass
New England Style IPAs, often abbreviated to NEIPA, are juicy, hazy American Style IPAs with intensely fruity, floral, hoppy flavors. They differ from other American Style IPAs in their unfiltered haze that can be attributed to dry-hopping, the use of high-protein grains, certain yeasts, among other brew choices. NEIPAs are currently enjoying huge popularity and drinkers are buying cans of the cloudy, juicy style in droves.

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