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Alchemist Holy Cow IPA


 Percentile 
86
overall
An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Alchemist Pub and Brewery

Waterbury, Vermont USA

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253.58/5.03.53/5.05.16%71.2Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
For hops lovers - this bitter ale is pale colored and made with a blend of 6 different malts and 5 different hops. This ale is dry-hopped for extra flavor and aroma. IBU 85

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 Sammy (3135), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/104/514/20

Nov 10, 2005  
Five hops and six malts undisclosed. Big head, nice bitter. 85 IBU. A choice of a session ale. Bitterness offset by malt in a nice smooth balance. Better than average IPA and finishes crisp and clean

Davin (48), Vermont, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Jan 17, 2008  
On tap at alchemist. Complex flavors really satisfy. Citrus and spruce aromas. A well made beer.


 CaptainCougar (4663), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Nov 19, 2007  
Sampled on tap at the brewpub on 9/18/07: Pours a hazy orange bronze with a nicely-lacing wispy off-white head. Aroma of big fresh grapefruity hops and lightly sweet pale malt. Body starts fairly full with some biting carbonation and a big bittering hoppy flavor toward a drier lingering bitter finish. Could use a little more sweet caramely flavor.


 jcwattsrugger (4045), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Oct 10, 2007  
@VT Beerfest–on tap-pours a foamy white head and hazy gold color. Aroma is citrus hops. Taste is citrus hops-bitter grapefruit/lemon zest. Dry. OK effervescence. Occasional.


 Beerded_one (1600), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 11, 2007  
Sampled at vt brewfest 07. Pours golden in color with a thin off white head. Aroma of citrus, pine, and grapefruit. Flavor of light caramel,toasted bread, hops and grapefruit with a nice bitter finish.


 Nate (2253), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/512/20
May 15, 2007  
On tap at Alchemist. Nice hoppy grapefruit aroma. Mild piney resinous hops. Light caramel sweetness. Medium amber gold clear with thin white lacing head. Medium body with medium carbonation. Bitter fruity juicy hops at the start. Bit of electrical ozone on the tongue, too. Light sweet malt but mainly a big hit of bitter. Dry chalky bitter after.




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