Bells Hopslam

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

Bottle. Finally got to try it. Pours with a beautiful orange-copper color and a nice head with good lacing and retention. The aroma is full of hops, flowery hops but also some sweetness probably due to the honey. Flavors are amazing, some citrus, flowers, honey and a nice malt backbone. One of the best DIPAs but not super extremely hoppy. Very smooth finish with lasting bitterness.

A strong Pale ale with a wery smoth finnich. It is nicly hoppy but has a big body that stands up to it. Much nice grape in the aroma.

That "Commercial Description" holds no weight. Biting- no, Bitter- not so much, Bruiser- YES. This beer deserves a new class. It is neither a Dub. or an Imp.. It is a classic. A beer that does not conform to the styles that we rate by.

Nice golden yellow amber color. Smell of wonderful grapefruit, malt. pine, grass, lemons and a "Hulk Hogan body slam to Andre the Giant" hop smell. Total hop smell in this beer. I love it! Taste of pine, grapefruit, oranges, lemon zest, a pinch of salt, sugar, malt and HOPS! Great sour bitterness that lingers for awhile. Alcohol is present. I will have to stock up on this one.

(Bottle, thanks Hopscotch and Ughsmash) Pours hazy, juice like orange. Very hoppy, tropical fruit juice aroma with tones of passion fruit, lychee, grapefruit, mango, peach, tangerine, oranges and smaller notes of grass, resin and pine. Also rather sweet with notes of caramel. Very fruity, hoppy flavour with tones of grapefruit, pine, lychee, orange peel and peach. Medium sweet and Medium to full bitter. Rather dryish. Extremely clean hop peppery mouthfeel. Lingering hop bitter and fruity aftertaste. Medium to full body. A perfect, has it all, IIPA.

12oz. bottle - pours extremely thick and cloudy orange with a frothy white head. Aroma is absolutely amazing - perhaps the best smelling beer ever? Tonnes of intensely grapefruity hops, along with pine and other earthy notes. Some hints of other fruit in there as well - pear and mango even. The mouthfeel on this is thick and rich. Flavour - good lord this is amazing! First sip was incredibly bitter, but each subsequent sip was less intense and revealed much more of the same qualities found in the aroma. Tastes extremely fresh and for 9.5% I didn’t pick up very much alcohol. Just tonnes of grapefruity hops with a good, smooth malt background. Amazing beer. The best IPA/dIPA I’ve yet had.

12oz bottle with 1/2inch head that dissipated quickly. Transparent amber color with some carbonation. This is the most aromatic beer I have had: strong grapefuit, hops, some clementine, and sweet malts as well. This beer does in face explode in your mouth and it’s like taking a bite out of an alcoholic citrus fruit. I can’t imagine how much work it took to create the great balance. Creamy, smooth finish. This beer is addictive.

Wow, this is a great brew.I take back what I said about beagle haveing a midwest bias against Stone 10th. Stone couldn’t hold this brews hop sack. Very hoppy nose, that transfers nicely to the taste. I LOVE the maltiness in this brew. The perfect finish. again, a great brew sent by beaglemac :highfuckingfive: