![]() ![]() Now that you know how this ungettable became gettable, let’s find out a bit more about The Alchemist Brewery’s Heady Topper. Yes, the internet can be a dangerous place, but it’s also become a fantastic way for people with similar interests to get together and share their enthusiasms. Would this transaction have happened if it weren’t for the power of the interwebz? Somehow, I seriously doubt it. Since Megan is now the Pennsylvania beer rep for Evolution Craft Brewing Company, she also gave me two bottles of Evolution’s IPA (stay tuned for an upcoming review). After a few messages back and forth with Megan, we decided to meet in Philly on the following Thursday at 3PM.Īs promised, Megan arrived on time with a four pack of the elusive Heady Topper. She’s in Philly so you’d play bagman like you did with I too was curious about this beer, I of course agreed to the deal. Interested in splitting a 4 pk of Heady Topper? offered one to me for $15. He then proceeded to send me the following text: Our good friend and intrepid beer hunter, The Alemonger, jumped on the chance to get this beer and immediately tweeted her back. a four pack of The Alchemist Brewery’s rare and tough to find Heady Topper Double IPA.īack on August 12th, Megan Moore ( and on Twitter) announced via Twitter that she brought back a plethora of Heady Topper from Vermont, and asked if anyone would like a four pack. Instead, I will speak of the joys of social media (in this case Twitter), and how it helped us get the ungettable, i.e. But this is an eating and drinking blog, so we won’t be covering any of those dangers in this post. ![]() This is the stuff that headlines are made of, and it scares the bejaysus out of many people. Phishing, spambots, identity theft, and computer viruses galore are out there, waiting for you to make one wrong click, or divulge a bit of personal information that has the potential to make your life a living hell as you try to fix your careless mistakes. And as the Petit Mutant bottle instructs, “Drink up, you could be dead tomorrow.The interwebz can be a virtual minefield if you’re not careful. You can follow their Facebook page for updates on future batches of this limited release beer. Just like the IPAs that this Vermont brewery creates, Petit Mutant is another solid, heavy hitting beer from The Alchemist. In the background, you can pick up just a hint of the wild yeast and it finishes dry. It’s highly carbonated but easily drinkable and refreshing. It forms a light pink head that quickly disappears, leaving a thin ring around the glass. As expected, it packs an intense cherry taste with a nice tart sour finish all the way through. Petit Mutant pours a dark red color with a prominent cherry aroma. This technique adds a whole new level of complexity to the overall sour characteristics of the beer, while maintaining the fruit’s juiciness. With this particular batch, a small portion of bacteria soured, barrel-aged Petit was blended back into the final bottling blend. This beer is also brewed with Vermont and Maine barley and uses hops grown right at the brewery. Due to the massive amount of cherries in the brewing process, each individual bottle is packed with the juice from a pound of this tasty fruit. It is than re-fermented with over 3,000 pounds of Montmorency cherries, which were grown at a local farm in the state of Vermont. The Alchemist’s Petit Mutant is a Brett Ale fermented on a wild yeast strain called Brettanomyces Bruxellensis. With three solid days off from work, this was a perfect time to kick back, relax and toast to the unofficial end of summer before the dreaded snow is upon us. I was waiting for a special occasion to crack open the bottle and decided that there was better time than Labor Day weekend. That’s why I couldn’t wait to check out this Wild Ale and see what they could do with this amazing style of beer. If you’ve heard of The Alchemist, you have no doubt heard about some of the solid IPAs they are brewing. Originally bottled in cans and now in a 750mL bottle, small quantities of this beer are released at their visitor center in Stowe, VT. Petit Mutant is a limited release The Alchemist brews from time to time. I was busy loading up on my souvenir cases when I noticed a special bottle they had for sale. While spending time in Vermont, I made a necessary pit stop to The Alchemist. Because of this, it should come as no surprise that when it comes to brewing beer, New England breweries don’t mess around. Somehow everything within those upper states – their seafood, their mountains and especially their beer – is picturesque and fantastic. While I was traveling throughout New England this summer, it made me realize one thing – I love it there. ![]()
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