 gunhaver (1088), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 25, 2008 Updated: Jan 26, 2008
Bottle. Batch 8277. Pours a sparkling murky cloudy pinkish amber. Lots of head, and a crazy amount of lacing. Aroma is spectacular; grapefruits and citrus out the ass. Hoppy as hell, incredibly vacuous and worthy of its own praise. Crazy good. Flavor is delectable: spicy hops and pleasant citrus interwoven with honey and ginger. Thick and syrupy, but with a nice watery and easy finish. Way too drinkable at 10%, but I feel overall it’s not as striking of an IPA as Bells own Two Hearted Ale.
01/26/2008 re-rate
On draft at Melllow Mushroom Brandon. Tannish amber. Opaque. Lots of lacing, small white head. Smells like tangy piney hops and citrus. Flavor is piney hops, with grapefruit and oranges. Lacks bitterness from ultra-hoppy IPA’s. Very drinkable.
hornyfreak (5), Michigan, USA
does not count  | 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Mar 16, 2010 The most amazing DIPA ever! nice nice nice beer. Amazing nose, nice appearance, and really amazing taste. I liked the 2008-09 hopslam better than this year, but its still an amazing beer. One of my most favorite beers.
promtheus (149), Richmond, Virginia, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 16, 2010 12 oz. bottle from an English pint. Pours a very light amber color with a foamy 4-finger ivory-colored head which leaves heavy lacing. Aroma is absolutely spectacular, including a heap of floral hops, a grapefruity citrus note with maybe some orange, a little bit of pine, and a little bit of an overall sweetness. Taste is a lighter amount of hops which is very well balanced with some delicious citrus sweetness. There is also a bit of pine at the end. There is not a taste of alcohol, which is great considering a lot of the imperial IPA’s have one. Overall, the aroma of this beer is quite possibly the best I have ever experienced in an IPA. The balance of sweetness and hops is amazing. Bravo Bells!
dolemike1 (1181), Jeannette, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 15, 2010 Bottle: Amber-orange with a small white head, nice lacing, powerful and pleasant hop nose, with pine and citrus, as well as notes of caramel. Sweet malt flavor with an excellent hop finish. Well balanced and just downright delicious.
wavers1 (225), novato, California, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 15, 2010 thanks to someone for this! nice dipa, amber pour with some faint yeast wisps, very nice head. very hoppy and sweet aroma, taste has a bit more bitterness, especially on the finish. nicely balanced, maybe a bit soapy, but overall a classic.
thebarnesbomb (17), Indiana, USA
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Mar 14, 2010
One of the best beers I have ever had the privelage of partaking. A stunning IPA from Bell’s, piney, citrusy, pineapple, honey. Brilliant, blissful, simply put - Beer at its best.
frylock (1039), Buffalo, New York, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 13, 2010 Clear golden brown topped by finger-width white head. Pungent resiny, pine filled hop aroma. Clean bitterness. Orange zest, pine and lingering resinous hops. Finishes dry.
MrMugs (24), St Louis, Missouri, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 12, 2010 What a smooth tasting Hop Fest! The aroma is not as strong as I thought it would be.
But the flavor is smooth for such a hoppy brew.
The alcohol is not overpowering, but just right.
foundersfan (15), Ohio, USA
| 4.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
Mar 11, 2010 Packs a lot of flavor! Citrusy, bitey, with a hint of sweet. Bells really did the hop heads a favor on this one and even swayed me toward them. This beer when first sipped comes out bitey and citrusy. When you are down to a half a glass, the sweet undertones come out and the beer smoothes! SUPER delicious!
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