A well-known Vermont brewery that has won many prestigious awards for its beer is now earning praise for the way it embraces workers who might have faced barriers to employment in the past.The Vermont Governor’s Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities gave an award Wednesday to The Alchemist for reflecting the spirit of the Americans With Disabilities Act. The small business was praised for its outreach, training, accommodations, creative thinking around assignments for workers and other practices.“Spirit of ADA award winners are an inspiration and role model to all Vermont employers,” said Rose Lucenti, who chairs the Vermont Governor’s Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities.The Alchemist, which is best known for its acclaimed double IPA Heady Topper, currently employs two workers who have intellectual disabilities, and one with physical disabilities.“It makes you have a good self esteem,” said one of those workers, Eric Greenberg of