Bell's Hopslam Ale | Beer Geek Nation Beer Reviews Episode 7

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Hopslam Ale
Style: DIPA
Brewer: Bell's Brewing
www.bellsbeer.com
ABV: 10%
Beer Advocate Rating: A
Rate Beer Rating: 100/100

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[djdevelope32]

If you get a chance try Stoudt's Double IPA. It's a "maltier" IPA. Tastes really great as it warms up a little.

[BeerGeekNation]

@djdevelope32 Ill have to find that one. Im only about an hour from Stoudts so it should be around here some where!

[BB13131313]

I love Bell's Hopslam! It's easily my favorite Double IPA.. along w/ Three Floyds Dreadnaught IPA.. if you've never tried it.. do yourself a favor.. it's on the same level as Hopslam, IMHO.

[BeerGeekNation]

@BB13131313 Yeah this is a great beer. I reviewed the newest batch in Episode 146 so check it out if you get a chance and I also reviewed Dreadnaught in episode 2. One of my first reviews!

[ChrisA351]

Hopslam is in!!! going to store tomorrow for my first try!!!!

[BeerGeekNation]

@ChrisA351 My review for the fresh batch is going up tomorrow!

[TimTaylor540]

@VaMoneyCow I didn't like it much either then I mixed a hopslam, west coast ipa and a union jack ipa in a mug and it was pretty damn tasty!

[VaMoneyCow]

maybe 2012 is a bad batch or something because i don't get any of the smells or taste your getting in the vid. as far as it being a kick in the face hop bomb, it's just not that and it's only like 22 days old. at this point i feel like the bottles of hopslam in my fridge are blocking my good ipa's

[PbNAphasia]

@Gellmore Beers you can find every day of the year I wouldn't consider to be crazy, Considering you can only find Hopslam once a year! I'd say 4 Pliny's for a six pack of Hopslam would be an honest trade.

[Gellmore]

@BeerGeekNation Hey dude great reviews! I'll send you some Pliny, some Blind Pig, and some other crazy stuff from the area, if you send me some hopslam.

[redboi19]

imo, hopslam gets better after resting for a few months. i've been fortunate enough to have been able to purchase several 6 packs this season and am finally convinced its worth purchasing a case. surprisingly enough my local wf still has a decent enough supply to still sell it in that volume :-o !

[BrokenGalaxy]

I've bought 3 six-packs so far this year. Only thing that's keeping me from buying more is all the new beers that I haven't tried yet, and the fact that it's not easy to find even in Illinois where Bell's beers are all over the place (some places limit you to 1 six-pack). First time I had it this year I had 3 bottles in a row, knowing full well that with the 10% ABV, it probably wasn't a good idea. My tongue definitely took a beating but ah...so worth it. I would love to try Pliny though.