Bells Hopslam

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

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.

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

Orange coloured brew. Lovely hoppy aroma, pine. Flavor is hoppy, grapefruit, pine. Smooth. Perfect DIPA.

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.

Bottle courtesy of mreusch (Thanks Matt!) Pours a nice orange copper hue with fluffy head that develops. The aroma fills the air with sweet pineapple and a touch of malt. Flavor is equally powerfull, with less sweetness and more bitter hops, but not in a bad way, especially as it lingers without subsiding until a full 10 seconds pass. A hint of honey can be found if you look, but it doesn’t stand out too much. Really good brew.

On draft at Tyler’s Taproom in Durham, NC. Hazy orange like color with a thin white head. Big hit of floral hops with hints of grapefruit and tangerine. Slammin’ grapefruit bitterness in the flavor with a bit too much of an alcohol burn in the finish. Another solid offering from Bells.

2004 Great Taste of the Midwest. Couldy and bright orange/yellow with a good white head. Flowery and bright citrus and fruity hop aroma. A bit of creamy/oily feel to it. Citrus and flowery hop taste, dominated by sweet and fruity lemons. A great IIPA version. (7 / 4 / 8 / 4 / 16) Update 2006-11-17 - Tastes less exotic, but still great. Piney green hops, standard IIPA mouthfeel, great balance. Very hoppy, more so than malty, but done well.

bottle...man this is one sweet beer. i was surprised by how good this tasted....poured a light brown with a thin white head.the aroma was very enticingly citrusy and hoppy. taste is where this guy really excels. huge hoppy taste without any bitter bite at all. incredibly smooth and palatable. although i haven’t rated many imperials, this one will be hard to top. excellent.