Bells Hopslam

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

Bottle. Pours a dark orange color with a two finger white head. Aroma is hops, hops, and more hops. Flavor is mild bitters and floral hops. Some pine. Aftertaste is bitter. Very heavy body and mouthfeel. Great beer.

Pours a golden gold with a medium head. Strong aroma, it smells like grapefruit. Taste like strong hops with a touch of honey. This is a great beer, probably one of the best IPA’s I have tried.

Hoppy citric nose, grapefruit there too along with some sweetness, taste follows the book. The aftertaste is hoppy but suprisingly soft. Didn’t get me a huge stiffy but I guess that is just healthy sexual behavior. I guess I am just getting too used to these imperial/double ipas and their basic flavors. I’d still recommend the shit out of this.

Not the average hop dominated beer. This one has a powerful body and well balanced caramel malt flavors as well. Not as bitter as expected, but more flavorful and complex. The hops have primarily a bitter grapefruit flavor with some pine notes. Long dry finish. Barely detectable alcohol. Almost perfect, maybe a little acidic. Huge aroma

Enjoyed this. nose is ok, iipa’s and aroma don’t matter much. very complex and rich on the palate. doesn’t have the length of other iipa’s. still this is solid and if available in my neck of the woods i’d be a buyer. rich pine, fruit, nice that it doesn’t go sweet compared to some others in the style.

Did NOT expect to get one of these prior to being called to an EMERGENCY - shipped to a good friend that has shared so many beers already. Think the only thing that bugs me about this beer is that it’s just TOO easy for me to drink. I honestly had no clue it was 10% until looking here (instead of label or whatever) Why does my bro in Michigan not love me?

I love this beer! A great example of what an Imperial IPA should taste like. Aroma is strong with hops with notes of citrus, pine, and grass. The taste is just the same although the sweet honey shines through as it sits on the pallet. The Carbonation level is perfect. This beer has a strong bitter finish, the alchol is not very noticable, despite the 10%. An awesome IPA for any hophead! Thanks Eric for telling me about it.

A very good beer. Nice hoppy and tropical fruit aroma. Very fruity and too sweet. Not bitter enough, but still an extremely tasty beer. I prefer a IIPA with layers and layers of hop flavors rather than the sweet and tropical ones.