Hvor meget koster en firepak med heady topper?
Heady Topper er en dobbelt India Pale Ale brygget af The Alchemist i Stowe, Vermont. Den er ufiltreret og indeholder 8% ABV med et strejf af citrusaromaer. Den er upasteuriseret og opbevares på køl af autoriserede forhandlere indtil salgsstedet. I december 2015 blev den vurderet som den femte bedste øl i verden af Beer Advocate, og den er blevet beskrevet som "et komplekst net af genialitet". Den sælges i begrænset produktion og er udsolgt i løbet af få sekunder eller minutter efter at være blevet frigivet. I begyndelsen af 2013 var produktionen på 1200 kasser om ugen med planer om at udvide til 1800 i løbet af den følgende sommer. Heady Topper er velkendt i hele New England, også af folk, der aldrig har haft mulighed for at drikke den. Det er almindeligt, at folk rejser lange afstande i et forsøg på at få øllet fra detailforretninger i Vermont. De fleste forretninger har en begrænsning på to four-packs pr. kunde, herunder bryggeriet selv. Øllen omtales undertiden som "The Heady" af faste tilhængere af The Alchemist-bryggeriet.
Heady Topper is a double India Pale Ale brewed by The Alchemist in Stowe, Vermont. It is unfiltered and contains 8% ABV, with hints of citrus flavors. Unpasteurized, it is kept refrigerated by authorized retailers until point of sale. As of December, 2015, it was rated the fifth best beer in the world by Beer Advocate, and has been described as "a complex web of genius." Sold in limited production, it sells out within seconds or minutes of being released. As of the beginning of 2013, production was 1200 cases a week with plans to expand to 1800 during the following summer. Heady Topper is well known throughout New England, also by people who have never had the opportunity to drink it. It is common for people to travel long distances in an attempt to obtain the beer from retail establishments in Vermont. Most establishments have a limit of two four-packs per customer, including the brewery itself. The beer is sometimes referred to as "The Heady" by regular followers of The Alchemist brewery.
Heady Topper