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Bells Hopslam

Bells Hopslam - Imperial/Double IPA

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100
overall
Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Imperial/Double IPA

Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
12264.16/5.04.16/5.010%99.4Snifter, Tulip
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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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 Sonicdescent (372), Donora, Pennsylvania, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/519/20
Feb 12, 2009  
Smells great and actually pretty complex for a beer falling under the "extreme" label. Floral, citrusy, a hoppy MFer for sure. Appears a nice clear gold with a thin crown of a white head. Actively carbonated. Flavor is..wow, you really just need to have it. So glad to have a couple sixers. Fruity, complex, not beat you over the head bitter, a really pleasant drink. Feels medium with medium carbonation. Overall, this is a winner and one of my favorite DIPAs.


jdmaher58 (22), Dover, Ohio, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/517/20
Feb 12, 2009  
I drank 2 bottles from the Riverside Wine and Imports in Kent(thanks to the owner for the recommendation), before I read (brewed with honey) on the label. I also sampled it on tap. I for one do not like honey period, but this beer is fantastic. Not a trace of honey, but hops out the ***. Big citrussy grapefruit hops. Nice bitterness with just enough sweet to balance it out. At 18 bucks a sixer I won’t make It a regular, but if it is on tap I will definitely have another (or two).


luvpnkflyd (10), Kokomo, Indiana, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/105/52/102/57/20
Feb 11, 2009  
I wasn’t too crazy about this beer. I’m not one to like a very hoppy beer. I could drink this after drinking a few other beers to help mellow out the flavor. To me it tasted a lot like a very bitter grapefruit.


 SuIIy (1405), Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/105/516/20
Feb 11, 2009  
Numerous bottles drank when visiting Michigan. Pours a thick dark orange color with a bright white foamyhead. Nose is sugar, caramel, nice floral hops. Palate is sticky and sugary, coats the mouth. Flavors are fresh hops with a lot of caramel and sugary sweetness. cheeks stick to gums. teeth are resinated. delicious


 DocHop (278), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 9, 2009  
Pours a clear orange/amber with a thick off-white head. Incredibly sweet aroma of honey and nectar! It just makes my mouth water from a mile away! Lots of sugary strawberry smells. The taste is equally wonderful sweet honey followed by a dry, bitter hop finish. The citrus/piney hop flavor leaves a fantastic sweet finish that lingers forever... so so good.


 jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/58/104/518/20
Feb 9, 2009  
12 oz bottle-pours a rich white head that laces and gold color. Aroma is great, sweet pine/resin, some medium malt. Tastes is nice sweet pine/resin hops, bitter follows, then some light/medium malt and sugar. Slightly syrupy and medium body. Thanks to emacgee for picking this out.


 ajwilliams (118), , Indiana, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/104/519/20
Feb 8, 2009  
Amber pour with a white, fading head. Huge floral and grassy hop aroma. Some citrus and caramel in the nose as well. The flavor is dominated by hops, mostly floral and grassy, with the bittering hops bringing up the rear. The malt character is just enough to keep the hops from being oppressive. The carbonation is strong and helps to distribute the massive flavor. This is the real deal if you are looking for a beer that delivers giant hops without being a novelty brew. Great effort and well worth trying.


 sleestak (180), Williamston, Michigan, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 8, 2009  
Bottle. Pours golden-orange and very slightly hazy. Pretty off-white head that quickly fades to a island of filmy bubbles. The aroma is honey, citrus and flowers, and is just about the greatest thing ever. The taste is bitter, but not shockingly so, and nicely balanced by the biscuity sweet malt. Slightly oily body, little in the way of fizziness. As it warms, the alcohol makes its presence known despite being initially muted. Just a lovely, lovely thing.



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