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Bells Hopslam

Bells Hopslam

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An Imperial/Double IPA brewed by
Bells Brewery

Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

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8804.14/5.04.13/5.010%98.7 Snifter, Tulip P  Stats

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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 Ungstrup (10824), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Dec 31, 2006  
Bottle. A unclear orange beer with a dense orange head. The aroma is nicely hoppy with notes of citrus, alfaacid, grass, and grapefruit. The flavor is also very hoppy with notes of grapefruit - which makes it very acidic, combined with more subdued notes of caramel. The hops gives it a dry and rather bitter end, and the body is quite powerful.


 omhper (10140), Stockholm, Sweden
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/516/20
Mar 17, 2007    Updated: Mar 23, 2007
Bottled at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Pale amber, no head. Enormously powerful lychee-like hop aroma. Fairly sweet wih it’s of caramelly maltto balance out the massive hop content, Like hop juice, but pleasantly soft, weaving a cottony fabric of hops around my tongue. Despite everything it still feels nicely drinkable. Very American and very good. One of the most aromatic beers ever.


 Papsoe (9663), Frederiksberg, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/57/104/517/20
Jan 8, 2007  
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of JCapriotti. Pours a very cloudy amber with a small, off-white head. Extremely fresh aroma of pine needles and peaches - some really great esters up there. Medium body with some sweet caramel, but otherwise completely dominated by the excellent aroma hops that don’t leave any excessive bitterness. Lovely indeed. 291206


 Oakes (6784), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
May 8, 2008  
Original rate: Big hazy amber. Aroma is minty, highly orangey with some ganja. Bitter body, with lots of great herbal hop notes. Well-balanced. 8-4-8-4-17 = 4.1

Subsequent rate: Hazy golden-amber and what looks like low carbonation. Aroma is minty, slightly herbal, with hints of wood and caramel. Soft body with a slight bit of stickiness. Bitterness is moderate but tempered by a honeyish sweetness. Chewy crystal malts, a hint of herbalness and mandarin. Decent, but there’s a lot of these in the PNW. 7-4-8-4-14 = 3.7


 joergen (6141), Frederiksberg, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/516/20
Jan 7, 2007  
Bottle. Hazy orange coloured with a white head. Aroma of hops, pine needles and fruits. Flavour of fruits, grape fruits, pine needles and hops. Long dry hoppy finish.




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