4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: FEB 15, 2008 The aroma is very and I mean very hoppy with pine, citrus, pineapple, as well as sweet malt and honey. The appearance is orange amber with an average head. The flavor is like the aroma and very good. The palate is smooth. Overall this is killer.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: FEB 26, 2010 355 mL. Pours a translucent light orange with a fluffy, off-white head that settles down. Not too much lacing. Aromas of wet hops, some tropical fruit, grapefruit, orange peel, white sugar. Taste is beautifully smooth and not too heavy with lots of grapefruit, citrus hops, orange blossom honey, and some butter. Rich and slightly oily on the palate but finishes clean with a quick spicy and acidic bite akin to ginger. Very easy to enjoy. Overall very well balanced for the amount of hops dumped into the vats. 10% abv is masterfully hidden. Awesome.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
The beer pours a clear light golden orange with light carbonation. The thing white head rises about a finger but is gone pretty quickly. The lacing is ok.
The aroma is medium in strength with lots of sweet citrus dominating. The cirtus comes in the flavor of grapefruit with only a little hop at the end.
The taste is great, very complex. It is sweet to start more grapefruit then towards the middle you get some nice hops, but not overpowering, so its very drinkable. The hops last for a very long time and finish with a tiny bit of honey.
The feel is nice and very drinkable.
This is a very good ipa, well balanced and drinkable.
4.2 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle with many thanks to changeup45. Pours orange amber with nice white head. Nose of orange, bushel of citrus, honey and hops. Taste of honey, caramel malts with lovely hop balance.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle from Cracked Kettle. Bright orange body with puffy head. Seriously bitter nose but also very rounded and smooth. Starts dry with lots of hops, then gets sweeter with lots of pine in the finish. Just delicious. Taste of mango and pineapple, and lots of hoppiness. Illustration of man bowled over by three giant hops is classic.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle courtesy of hopscotch. Pours a hazy light orange color with floaties and a thin white head. Superb aroma of resinous and citrusy hops. The beer leaves a dry feeling in the mouth, there’s a solid flavor of resinous and citrusy hops with a decent malt backbone and a bitter finish. The body has a light to medium thickness with a creamy texture and moderate carbonation. I love IPAs and Imperial IPAs, Bell’s does those style with extreme effectiveness, hopslam is a testament to the brewery’s talent.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
No disappointment here, but no boundaries are pushed either. Immediately after pouring there is a great floral hop aroma. Much more aroma than most IPAs, and this one has a very pleasant combination of flowers and light herbal spiceiness. A gold colored beer with a thick and long lasting head, and definitely unfiltered. It is rare to see an IPA with so much sediment. Flavor is bitter hops but not unpleasantly bitter. There is a light hop burn, that is increased in its intensity by the alcohol. I am a little buzzed and I am surprised tot see this is as high in alcohol as 9.5% because it is very well hidden.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
12oz bottle. An orangish gold pour with small head and nice lacing. A sharp aroma of hops right there to meet you at the door. A rich malty flavor that hints of apples followed by a hard pleasant hop slam (I made that up) to finish. It relights everytime you rub your tongue through your mouth. A full rich palate that is close to perfect. A really nice beer for the style.
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