For an incredible eight years, Russian River's Pliny the Elder has topped Zymurgy magazine's list of the top beers in America. We're not completely surprised at the imperial IPA's continued reign. The ...

If India pale ale were rock ’n’ roll, Heady Topper from The Alchemist in Waterbury, Vermont, would be the “Stairway to Heaven” or “Hey Jude” of the genre: a layered atmospheric anthem that defines an ...

It might seem like American beer drinkers have an overwhelming number of craft beers to drink thanks to the craft boom of the last few decades. At my recent count, there are nearly 10,000 ...

Whether you drink craft beer or not, you have probably heard the words: Heady Topper. You might also know that it is the current “Holy Grail” of IPAs, and that practically every other brewery with an ...

On its trail of destruction through Vermont seven weeks ago, Tropical Storm Irene claimed the Alchemist among its victims. The Alchemist, a brewpub in Waterbury, is famous for its India pale ales, ...

For eight years, until Tropical Storm Irene struck the village of Waterbury, Vermont, the corner of South Main Street and Elm was occupied by The Alchemist Pub and Brewery. It was called Heady Topper ...

A guardian angel might have been sitting on John Kimmich’s shoulder when he first considered brewing the double IPA that became Heady Topper — a hops-mad angel with foresight, perhaps. A few years on, ...

One of the great feats in modern beer is Waterbury, Vt., brewery The Alchemist’s turning a most unlikely brew into a classic. Heady Topper shouldn’t work, and yet the impossibly hoppy, 8 percent ...