Bells Hopslam

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

bottle. really enjoyed this beer. great flavor from beginning to end. Beautiful color and aroma A+ all the way.

This beer is Heaven in my mouth. Show me a better beer. This has perfect balance of flavors and alcohol. I only wish it was more readily available.

Poured a lemon-yellowish gold into a pint glass. Inch thick creamy head that slowly settled. Great aroma. Very citrusy/grapefruity with some cut grass. Also a slight sweetness in the aroma. Taste was great as well. Bitter hoppiness nicely balanced by a complementary malty sweetness. This beer tastes good! Mouthfeel is very smooth. The hops hit first but you get a nicely cleaned palate after each sip. Overall, this beer goes down far too easily for its high ABV. Be careful! This is also on the expensive side (I paid $3 for a 12 oz bottle) but I wasn’t disappointed. A little expensive to drink all the time, but was a very nice treat!

Huge in every sense of the word. Bright and lively hop aromas, bracing bitterness, woody hop flavors, and a velvety rich maltiness to take the edge off.

This is so much more satisfying than it was last year. The malt character was richer and balanced it out more than previously. Soaring grapefruit scent with a bit of fresh pine. A dynamic beer, sensationally hoppy--would that Ruination were this interesting and delicious!

Finally, finally I get to try this! I think Jer shared this with Greg and I - thank you!!! Incredibly hoppy aroma - very green and sweet. Dark yellow, small white head. Amazing taste - supper hoppy, balanced, sweet, alcohol there but never too much - met all my incredibly high expectations. I want more. Now.

Wow, what an aroma to begin with. This beer pours a golden amber color with a huge pine and citrus presence. I loved the pine sap in the smell, then the flavor was very sweet in the hops and biig in sweetness with a balanced finish, which is what separates the men from the boys in the Double IPA Category. Very grapefruity, more so than even 90 Minute, it is almost 120 minute hoppy. This is an outstanding beer.

Had this with some spicy pad thai. The perfect compliment - a huge bitter beer with loads of character. Big orange color with a frothy head that dissipates slowly. The aroma is spicy and strongly citrus sweet. Like rubbing your nose in a pile of hops. The flavor is smoothly sweet, and dramatically bitter in the finish. I detect cereal/bread flavors, roasted toffee flavors. Very minimal carbonation - it’s a tight bubble that gives off a suggestion that this might age well. A huge thank you to dmtroyer for the wonderful gift of this beer.