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Bells Hopslam

Bells Hopslam

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An Imperial/Double IPA brewed by
Bells Brewery

Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

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8374.12/5.04.12/5.00.3710%98 Snifter, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A biting, bitter, tongue bruiser of an ale. With a name like Hopslam, what did you expect? O.G.: 1.095 IBUs: 70
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 daknole (307), Plantation, Florida, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/518/20
May 15, 2008  
Bottle, thanks Acknud! Wow what a beer. Pours a vibrant orange/amber color with a soft white head. Nice lacing. Aromas are hops, honey and more hops. Flavor is grapefruit, some honey, slight malt and more sour citrus. Bitter? Hell yes! But the honey balances this beer to perfection. I wish I had regular access to ALL Bell’s beers!!


ccoburn (18), Leawood, Kansas, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
May 13, 2008  
Pours a glowing golden orange with light head around the duvel tulip glass. Aromas of Amber Malt, honey, bitter orange peel, loads of grapefruit and some lemon. Flavor of amber malt and honey perfectly balanced with the hops that sting the bitter palate of the tongue. The bitterness doesn’t fade easily. Not much else to say except that this is a wonderful brew.


 chimp_lechamp (275), glasgow, New York, Scotland
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/58/105/518/20
May 12, 2008  
cheers tom this is a crucial double ipa- pours hazy, rusty, brown orange white foamy head. nose is brilliant, tangerine peach lychee. tastes really bitter, hops, tangerine, citrus, some lemon. big meaty mouthfeel, citrus/ tropical, very excpetional full bodied. length. lemon lime gloriousness.


knights97 (13), Tennessee, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/516/20
May 11, 2008  
very sweet, hint of small honey smell at the start, has a bitter, hoppy taste but good for those that have the palate for hops, great beer overall, clean, smooth beer


MaltDawg (40), Richmond, Virginia, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/519/20
May 9, 2008  
Clear golden orangish with moderate white head. Citrusy piney american hops dominate aroma backed with some light malt notes. Flavor is moderatly sweet of light malts and spicey citrusy american hop varieties. Medium mouthfeel with just enough bitterness to ballance out malt sweetness. With such high hopping this beer is remarkably drinkable and the alchohol is really stealthy. Everything works together perfectly, absolutely a fantastic beer. Hope they can do it again next year.




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