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Production brewery, formerly “Alchemist Cannery,” and now the new home for The Alchemist Pub & Brewery

Considered by many to be one of the best American Double IPA’s out there…This Imperial more than deserves its reputation.

I knew that Vermont was home to maple syrup, world-class ski slopes, Phish, and Von Trapp descendants. What I didn't know was that this unassuming state with the second smallest population also happens to be home to more breweries per capita than any other state (in 2011), including the holy grail of beers. Considered by many to be one of the best IPA's in the world, The Alchemist's Heady Topper turned what started as a casual weekend in Vermont into a quest for hops.

So many beers, So little time...Newbies is your essential map to the "best of the best" and the hottest new craft beers rolling out each week. From The Alchemist's newest IPAto the latest from the Center of the Universe, we've got all kinds of new releases you're going to want to chase down.

So welcome to another edition of Newbies - your ultimate guide to great new craft beers! 

Hey it's Wednesday and that means it's Rumor Mill Time....At a time when most breweries are doubling down on ales, Jamie Floyd and Ninkasi are committing to a "road less traveled." We'll be bringing you everything we know so far. Plus we've got some unfortunate news for fans of The Alchemist and an update on BrewDog's popularity "Down Under." So fasten your seat belts everybody....THIS WEEK'S RUMOR MILL IS ON!

Hey it's Wednesday and it's Rumor Mill Time...There's huge news coming out of "The River City" and we'll be bringing you everything we know so far. Plus we've got some fast-breaking news from The Alchemist and Boston is not going to be happy about it! We've also got a fresh new release that you'll want to chase down. So fasten your seatbelts everybody...THIS WEEK'S RUMOR MILL IS ON!

The IPA is craft beer’s most popular beer style. But within the India Pale Ale category lives a type of IPA that may REALLY be the nation’s reigning champion…

In spite of the fallout that followed its 100% acquisition by AB InBev in 2019… RateBeer remains a powerful and relevant online portal when it comes to crowd-sourced ratings and beer rankings

One of our favorite craft beer festivals returns to the nation’s capital this weekend. If you’ve never attended Snallygaster you’ve been making a beastly mistake and last time we checked tickets were still available.

Snallygaster is all about showcasing the unique and less common… beers not normally offered at even the most upscale beer festivals, and here are the breweries that will be serving up their best in Washington DC on October 14th...