Bells Hopslam

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

Grab it of you see it! This crisp high hop is an instant favorite. Released on January it goes quick

The pour is an orange color with a small head. Nose is of pure citric hops, which some may consider an assault on their nose. Taste is very, very hoppy, no two ways about it, though it is still rather drinkable for for what it is. Definitely one of the better IIPAs out there.

Not easy to find although well worth the search! A 140 mile trip was made by helicopter to pickup 6 cases (which was all they had) of this very fine beer!

Reviewed from notes taken 02-01-2010 What to say about Hopslam...This is the single finest DIPA I have ever had the pleasure of trying! The first one I had was only 10 days old when I got ahold of it. The nose was insane amounts of citrus, in particular pineapple. The taste; WOW! Sweet floral hops, pineapple, fresh white bread, clean sugars, and very little malt. Minimal lacing but this is a 10% alcohol beer. Get it while its fresh if you can!

Im not going to go real in depth with this description. Its my favorite beer of all time. Just amazing. Best IPA out there.

Bottle. Pours orange with a thick head. Smells of citrus fruits and major amounts of hops. The taste is a hop masterpiece that is dry and enjoyable. This one is about/ as smooth as 10% can be. The best DIPA I’ve had.

Pours a dark orange, white head. Bottle. Grassy and sweet aroma, thick and creamy palate. Big IPA. Very smooth for how hoppy it is. Love this beer.

0.355l bottle @ Oliver Twist, Stockholm. This one pours a clear golden copper body with a bubbly fading and sidesticking just off-white head. The aroma is really hoppy and fruity, also kinda soapy with lots of ripe peaches, pineapple, some cortex, ripe strawberries, dark caramel and perhaps even a little bit of wood. Quite elegant indeed. Soft to average carbonation level inside a slick and quite oily mouthfeel. Damn the flavors are so packed and integrated that it’s hard to tear them apart! Smoothish fruity with a perfect bitterness and just enough malt and honey sweetens to balance the whole thing quite elegantly. I can clearly sense that this is not a fresh bottle, but it’s still quite elegant and fresh. Leaving the mouth really dry and longing for a new sip. Good beer indeed!