Lost in the excitement of the weekend was the fact we're now under 100 days to go for this blog adventure! Plenty of good beer in the books, plenty of good beers still to come. People always say if you love what you do, it won't feel like work, and that's completely true here. Now, if I can just figure out how to get someone to pay me money to do this, I'll really be set...
I'll celebrate this milestone with a great beer: Heady Topper from The Alchemist. The can is clearly labeled with, "Drink from the can!", so I did. However, curiosity got the best of me, which led to a quick pour of a splash into a glass, which showed off a very light amber color. The aroma is straight up hops, with wonderful notes of grapefruit and piny hops. When you take a sip, you get the perfect amount of hop bitterness. This isn't an IPA that's trying to bury you under a mound of hops just because it can. Instead, the flavor has a welcome bitter undercurrent, with a strong citrus and pine backbone, and a nice malt balance. Truly a fantastic and very easy drinking beer; without a doubt a standout among the IPA crowd. This beer (which was a gift from a fellow beer geek!) and brewery has earned a spot in my Top 25 list for being so awesome - the second brewery from Vermont to do so this year.
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| I like it in the can. |
Thing to Think About Today:
Alchemy commonly refers to attempts through the ages to turn ordinary metals into precious metals such as gold. Not sure anyone has figured that one out just yet, although The Alchemist Brewery certainly turns his ingredients into some amazing beer. In the spirit of pursuit of gold, we'll let The Black Keys wrap things up today with Gold on the Ceiling.
Back to work tomorrow, so let's enjoy the rest of today, shall we?
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