Where to find heady topper in boston

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The Heady Topper can tells you to drink it straight from the can. John Kimmich, owner of The Alchemist, says that drinking the beer from the can helps retain its integrity once you crack the top.

If you pour Heady Topper or any beer, for that matter into a glass, you're inundating the beer with oxygen, which will quickly degrade the flavor.

Vermont-based The Alchemist is behind Heady Topper. It brewed beers from its basement, with Heady Topper only coming out twice a year before John upped the frequency, though maintaining its limited release.

Because Heady Topper was only available at the pub, some would sneak their beers into the bathroom, fill up their own bottles then sneak them home either to drink for later, or more likely, to resell on the very-real beer black market. In , Hurricane Irene flooded The Alchemist's basement and destroyed the pub.

Soon after the hurricane, the Kimmiches opened up a cannery, still in Waterbury, and for the first time ever, Heady Topper was available statewide. Word spread about the beer, and because the beer was only available in Vermont, people would make their way to the Green Mountain State to get in on the hype. At one point, the Kimmiches had to limit how many cases a customer could buy, and it's a practice that the brewery and other retailers still have to implement.

Today, Alchemist has two breweries in Vermont — in Waterbury and Stowe — both of which are beacons for congregating beer lovers. The Alchemist has very, very limited distribution for all its beers. Demand for Heady Topper far exceeds supply, so unless you live in Vermont, you'll have a hard time getting it.