4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Wow. As advertised. Pours an orange color with small head. Aroma of grapefriut and floral hops...very pleasant, yet strong. Taste is complex and...creamy? Extreme hops made sweet by the high alcohol content. Well-balanced with a hint of carmel.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
12 oz. Great looking copper with a solid head. The nose was lovely, um, hops (duh)...floral, but nothing to offend...citrus, pine, just lovely. The malts tasted caramel, but had a nice balance of bitterness. Best double IPA. Ever. EVER. Bell’s hype is well deserved. This was a truly excellent beer.
3.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Pours a light amber with a moderate white head. Smell is quite piney with lots of grapefruit and almost a vegetal basil note. Lots of fresh sunflowers as well. A much more vegetal floral note than a sweet one. Taste is quite sweet, with lots of tree sap and spicy simcoe notes. Almost an ash flavor. Finishes with lots of that simcoe linger. This is definitely past its prime.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
This really is a (near) perfect IPA. Working my way through my 3rd and final sixer of the season. So much going on with this beer. Such a complex flavor and hop profile. Sweet, spicy, bitter and smooth all at the same time. My only regret is that you can’t cellar these bad boys.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Poured a dark golden color, slightly cloudy med head. Aroma was exploding of fresh, fruity cirtrus floral hops, slight grapefruit. Taste is medium bitterness with a touch of lite sweetness. Medium bodied, Soft carbonation, bitter finish. Man, I thought the Two Hearted couldnt be beat, but Bells Hopslam is great stuff. Very hoppy but still very drinkable. Alcohol is a bit hidden also.
3.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
12 oz. bottle from Cracked Kettle. Het aroma komt je tegemoet upon opening the bottle: strong smells of resin, citrus, fresh hops, with some sweet fruit and alcoholic sweetness. Flavor is sweet (alcoholic & malty) & bitter, a hint of sourness, nicely balanced. Pretty strong alcohol feel. Long bitter finish, not harsh. Good!
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12oz Bottle – Friend brought this to me
Amber in color, clear with a thin head. Big hops aroma, floral and light spice. Nice big hops and light malt flavors. The hops take over they are huge and floral. This is a beer that will grow hair on your toe nails. This is not the beginner beer that’s for sure.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle:
Small white head on top of a clear orange colored beer.
Smell hops, flowers, bitter, sweet, fruits, orange, light grapefruit and citrus.
Taste hops, flowers, bitter, soft, light grapefruit, lemon, light sweet, fruits, peach, orange, grapefruit and a hint of strawberry.
Full body, low carbo and a soft ingly mouthfeel. Lovely.
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