shaunhennessy (2), Lee’s Summit, USA
does not count  Feb 25, 2009 Delicious well balanced India Pale Ale with an incredible nose. Smells like a canabis patch in the middle of a pine forest.
 alebrewer (121), Mentor, Ohio, USA
Feb 25, 2009 Draught @ Ballantine, Willoughby,OH Phenomenal beer with wonderful grapefruity hop flavor and aroma. You must try this beer.
danielcurtis81 (879), San Diego, California, USA
Feb 24, 2009 Bottle. Pored a hazy amber-grapefruit color with a medium white head. Nose is wonderfully sweet with a nice apricot nectar, grapefruit kick to it. Wonderfully flavored! Hops are smooth and balanced. Nice grapefruit and pineapple flavors, a little spice too. Mouth is mildly carbonated, leaves a long bitter finish. Excellent beer even being a few months old. Can only get better fresh I’m sure!
watson1977 (246), , Pennsylvania, USA
Feb 24, 2009 pours a clear amber-honey color with a thick and creamy white head. outstanding aroma is very floral with lots of grapefruit, some pinapple, and a hint of cream soda. very hoppy flavor is spicy, full of grapefruit, slightly medicinal, and very dry and lingering in the finish. The mouthfeel is oily and resinous but the lack of co2 action on the tongue makes it seem a tad thin. pretty good but for the money i’ll take two hearted.
Ernest (4481), Boulder, Colorado, USA
Feb 23, 2009 Bottle (batch 8907, Jan 6 bottling).
Head is initially small, frothy, off-white, mostly diminishing.
Body is medium amber, bottle conditioned.
Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (toasted grain, caramel), moderately hoppy (resin, apricot, grapefruit, flowers), with light notes of sugar, tangerine, cantaloupe, and alcohol.
Flavor is moderately to heavily sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, lightly to moderately bitter.
Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, moderately to heavily bitter.
Medium to full body, watery/velvety texture, lively carbonation, moderately alcoholic.
Nice for what it is...some attractive estery qualities underneath the hops, but they’re kind of faint...the raw resinous hop smell is the most dominant aspect here. A bit abrasive in the mouth, although admittedly this is not trying to be elegant or classy. Overall very good, but there are more complex and enjoyable examples.
Wellestone (17), Andover, Minnesota, USA
Feb 23, 2009 Amber honey-colored hazy with obvious particulate and rolling haze. Two fingers foam with nice lacing. Strong grapefruit with some floral. Mouthfeel is creamy with some chewiness. Taste is balanced nicely between hippy citrus and honey malt sweetness.
chewy (10), , Oregon, USA
Feb 23, 2009 12oz bottle via trade with LinusStick. Thanks much! Pours dark amber with just a slight head. Aroma is all hops with grapefruit & pine. Tastes as it smells – focus is on the hops with elements of citrus and pine present. Sweetness of honey overtakes the expected bitter hop finish. Very smooth for a 10% ABV brew.
LarvalChemist (29), Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Feb 22, 2009 Review is of an Oak Aged Firkin poured at Richo’s in New Albany, IN.
Poured an opaque tan with hints of red and rust throughout with what appeared to be yellow near the bottom of the narrow glass. Had a bit of a white foamy head.
Nose was hoppy and bitter with a touch of a floral character.
Upon sipping I was caught off guard. I know Hopslam is a real kick in the teeth but this thing was very mellow and subdued. The hoppy bite had given way to an almost creamy subtlety and complexity. Peach and other citrus fruits are very apparent. There is a bit of a bitter ending with a short clean finish.
The mouthfeel, as stated is smooth and almost creamy.
Overall this was a remarkable once in a lifetime experience. The beer sampled was a complex, multilayered experience that I would do every night if possible. If you can EVER find some of this stuff oak aged do yourself a favor and try it.
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