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RATINGS: 1816   WEIGHTED AVG: 4.2   IBU: 70   EST. CALORIES: 300   ABV: 10%
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Starting with six different hop varietals added to the brew kettle & culminating with a massive dry-hop addition of Simcoe hops, Bell’s Hopslam Ale possesses the most complex hopping schedule in the Bell’s repetoire. Selected specifically because of their aromatic qualities, these Pacific Northwest varieties contribute a pungent blend of grapefruit, stone fruit, and floral notes. A generous malt bill and a solid dollop of honey provide just enough body to keep the balance in check, resulting in a remarkably drinkable rendition of the Double India Pale Ale style.

4.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
csteele2144 (41) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - JAN 16, 2012
What is there to say, fresh and delicious, exactly what a hoplover wants. Look forward to finishing the six pack

4.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
ryecatcher (28) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - JAN 15, 2012
Gift 6-Pack from Matt P @WF OakBrook. Pours a nice, hazy deep orangey-gold. Creamy and slightly oily mouth-feel. Warmth in the throat from the alcohol, but not overpowering. Lightly dank, but not overwhelmingly so (I don’t immediately think of my cat). Lots of mango and grapefruit. Pleasant drinking experience, and as others have said worth the wait. Reminds me of 3F’s Arctic Panzer Wolf, but a bit creamier.

4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
Boomdaddy77 (1) - Northbrook, Illinois, USA - JAN 15, 2012 does not count
A hoplovers dream... Compares to Dreadnaught and worth my search efforts....

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Newk (132) - - JAN 15, 2012
poured from bottle into a tulip. Pours a solid orange color with a nice and small head Rich and aromatic with aromas of hops, pine resin, citrus aromas with some spice Excellent feel with good flavors, but there is a slight bit of booziness on the end. Very good flavors of hops, pine resin, citrus and booze flavors on the back end This is what I’d more expect from a hopslam. I had an "aged" one from tap a few months back and it was very boozy. this one is very fresh (12/29/11) and tastes like i would expect.

4.7
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
zemlick (1) - Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA - JAN 14, 2012 does not count
The aroma on this beer is so phenomenal that I would wear it as cologne so I could smell just like it. Smells: Apricot, white grape juice, sour apple. Amazing. Smells similar to Dogfish head 120 min IPA. Flavor: not as fruity going down as Dogfish head 120 - a more hoppy/bitter My favorite beer is dogfish head 120, this is number 2 and very close

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
weakness33 (1) - Illinois, USA - JAN 13, 2012 does not count
Great hop taste with a grapefruit and honey overtones. The flavor is even through the sip to the end. Delicious.

4.7
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 19/20
paintedmaple (85) - Fenton, Michigan, USA - JAN 13, 2012
12oz bottle...big display of this at the Whole Foods in Troy,MI. I can’t believe that I’ve never tried this. Oh, Man was it worth the wait! An orgy of hops right in my mouth made even better with the honey overtones. A brilliant, crisp, clean Double IPA that I imagine could only be made slighty better by a little time spent in an old bourbon barrel.

4.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
rxeight (30) - - JAN 12, 2012
Finally got my hands on some of this. This is a fantastic IPA and a straight up hophead beer. The name says it all. Smells like delicious hops, tastes like delicious hops. And gives you a great hop aftertaste that will stay with you for a while.


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