Bells Hopslam

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

Bottle, thanks to ucusty. Aroma of citrus and floral hops, very oily and resinous, with tons of sticky, sweet malt. Flavor huge, leafy, oily hops, huge, pastry malt. The malt does get just a touch overbearing on the finish as the glass goes down. That said, definitely floats my boat.

12 oz. bottle - thanks andrew!! pours deep orange with slight haze; white head around the edges and scattered in the middle; minor lacing; aromas are of very sweet hops and almost like soap; texture is on the thin side and bitterness abounds; not much malt to balance things out and becomes a little sweet, but this is certainly a bitter bastard

Bottle, The Den, Kalamazoo. Dark orange colour, off-white head. A pine-hop bomb from the aroma along with grapefruits. Flavour of bitter pine and flowery hops, with sweet malts. Starts very bitter and ends balanced with a long bitter-sweet freshness. Amazing beer.

Pours a cloudy amber with auburn hues with tiny flakes throughout. What a nose! Incredibly complex. Grapefruit, tangerine, mango and orange rind with a hint of fresh cut flowers. Initially very crisp on the palate but mellows out very nicely. Creamy hops. Citrusy. Orange rind. Grapefruit and lemon zest. Excellent interplay of fruit, malt and hops. It finishes with mild notes of citrus with a very hoppy aftertaste that lingers for a while. One of the best IIPA’s I’ve ever had.

Got this one in a BA trade (thanks mflick). I know it was a bit "faded" or "past-peak," but it was still awesome. Pours a nice golden-amber with a white head and good lacing. Floral and citrusy hop aroma jumps out in your face from the get-go along with sweet malt. Flavor is sweet malt and honey followed by citrusy hops. Incredibly balanced. Smooth palate with hoppy oiliness. One of the best there is.

Thanks Kingpin fot the first taste of Hopslam. Another big wonderful hop bomb from the Midwest, a huge grapefruit and pine explosion on your nose,even bigger on your palate,as big a pure citrus taste as I’ve ever had in an IPA, just not enough malt backing to be a true DIPA, but as a card carrying hophead,I could care less. Would never guess its 9.5 ABV, Its been such a great year for hop brews in this part of the country, and this is a fitting way to end 2006,the year of the Midwest Hopbombs

Pours to a thick, hazy shade of dandelion yellow, with an aroma like rubbing your nose in rose petals, orange rind and cedar ashes. A gentle, whimsical peach grove leads a delicious blend of clementine, grapefruit and lemon flavors with hints of dry tobacco, some bell pepper and no presence of alcohol. Very flavorful - its bitterness is rich and warming like a thick blanket.

Updated. Bottle aged three months. Those lovely fresh fruit flavors have turned uncannily canned.

thanx to ElMatador for this.poured copper with a small lacing head.Full onslaught of fresh hops streaming out of this.This is definately a hop head dream beer. Lots of piney hop flavor.Quite smooth and easy to drink.Lots of freshness in this.The alcohol didn’t make its presence at all.Hoppy bitter finish.