Bells Hopslam

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

Bottle courtesy of hippie4beer. This beer is the most different IIPA that I’ve tried. Pure grapefruit/citrus hop aroma and flavor. Beautiful pour w/ a great head w/ nice lacing. They squeezed every ounce out of those 70 ibu’s. Very nicely done. An EXCELLENT IIPA.

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

Batch 8278-seems very fresh. I had a Two Hearted with dinner and another nice IPA afterwards, then had this a couple hours later. Oh My God! I can only think of a couple beers that left me speechless after a first taste. This is just amazing stuff. I have officially found a new addiction. I might give a more concise description later, but for now I’m just awestruck.

Bottle. Pours a cloudy orange-brown color with a thick white head. Strong lacing. Tremendous floral hop aroma. Nice full mouthfeel. Strong citrus flavor with a nice hoppy-bitter aftertaste. Impressive. I love this beer.

WOW!! I was punched in the face by the huge hop aroma upon opening the bottle. Lots of piney, citrus in the nose. Mouthfeel is thick with a very long finish. Slight alcohol burn in the finish. Big hop bomb that hop heads will love.

Easily in the top 5 of the best beers I’ve ever had. Aroma is of caramel, malt, and grapefruit. Pours a slightly cloudy orange with an off white head that fades except for a thin veil that floats on top. Nice, semi-sticky lacing. The malty foam oozes down the side of the glass after every sip. Has a creamy texture on the palate. The first few seconds it hits the tongue it’s actually smooth. Smooth as the prom queens thighs. Then the hops attack your taste buds. A painfully good bitter after-taste leaves you wishing you had bought more of this than you did. 10% alcohol? No way! There is no hint of ethanol to be felt. No burn, no high octane taste. The alcohol content is undetectable. Hopslam is amazing! Made in Comstock, Michigan it is proof that there are some American Brewers that can make excellent beer! The macros should be ashamed that they don’t make stuff with this much character and flavor! Thumbs up, Bells! Thumbs up!

Draft at KClingers. Bright orange-yellow with a thin layer of white foam. Holy crap ... this is one of the biggest hop-fruit aromas I’ve ever experienced, almost orange-blossomy. Follows with the same flavors, big and oily, tart and tangy, like an orange soda on steroids. (#2649, 1/14/07) <<Rerated from a bottle, 2/16/08, ... same impressions! Wow!>>

Oh Sweet Lord! This stuff is GOOD! Similar to Three Floyds Alpha King, but with a bit more alcohol, but well covered up by the powerful hop taste. Had this in a 16oz on draught.