Bell's Hopslam
Bell's Hopslam
Rated 4.203 by BeerPalsBrewed by Bell's Brewery Incorporated
Style: Imperial IPA
10% Alcohol by Volume
70 International Bittering Units
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Starting with six different hop varietals added to the brew kettle & culminating with a massive dry-hop addition of Simcoe hops, Bell’s Hopslam Ale possesses the most complex hopping schedule in the Bell’s repetoire. Selected specifically because of their aromatic qualities, these Pacific Northwest varieties contribute a pungent blend of grapefruit, stone fruit, and floral notes. A generous malt bill and a solid dollop of honey provide just enough body to keep the balance in check, resulting in a remarkably drinkable rendition of the Double India Pale Ale style.
ID: 24370 Last updated 2 months ago Added to database 18 years agoKey Stats
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Overall Rank | 29 |
Overall Percentile | 100 |
Style Rank | 3 of 5762 |
Style Percentile | 99.9 |
Lowest Score | 3.2 |
Highest Score | 4.9 |
Average Score | 4.259 |
Weighted Score | 4.203 |
Standard Deviation | 0.376 |
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64 Member Reviews
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8
Sampled at the O-Town throwdown. Pours murky brown with lasting off white head. It has a full grapefruit hop aroma. The flavor follows suit with grapefruit juice hoppiness with hints of sweet malts in the background.
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9
Bottle thanks to Kraddel, Orange beer with a small head, aroma is citrus, mango, other tropical fruit, Taste is the same, honey, some malt, bittersweet, very very nice beer.
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8
12oz bottle shared by Timbo, thanks man
Appearance: Clear golden with a white head and some lacing
Aroma: Fruity, citrus and sweet malts
Taste: Flowery, malts and some hop bitterness in the finish. The alcohol is very well masked. Very nice DIPA, not too sweet. Well balanced, crisp and clean.Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9
Bottle: Poured a orange clear color with a off white head. Aroma is nice grapefruit citrus and hops. Taste is citrus with a balance of hops and malts. I expected something more harsh, but this is very nice IIPA.
Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9
En av de bästa ölen jag druckit . Då mina betyg på ratebeer stängs ner så testar jag nu gå över till denna site. Bells är en rejält fet humlig bomb som inte ballar ur.
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9
Mild nose, honey, grassy fields, biscuit. Nice frothy head not much lace atop a very warm amber body. Mouth is creamy and full with a good tingle factor and nicely slick. Bitter, green, apricot pith, wildflower honey, alcohol fairly well masked, almonds, clean dry finish. About as good as a classic DIPA gets.
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8
There's many quality Ipa's out there but Hopslam is balanced so well it helps it stand out. Nice appearance with its long lasting head and great lacing. Strong pine aroma. Flavour is pine, grapefruit and floral. The dollop of honey sure helps the malt backbone. Smooth and very easy to drink.
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8
FoamDome brought some of this to a Mardi Gras shindig, and I'm glad he did. Translucent gold and retains a thin ring & film of foam for a long time. There's big grapefruit up front here, with some piney mango, but what really surprised me was the hint of grapes-- or, more accurately, muscadines. Thick and smooth with tiny bubbles. Good at any temperature. Very impressive.
Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 10
Tried this last year and I was like wow! I recall it did have a mead backflavor (not surprising since it has honey) was more surprised a couple of months later when I started seeing on beer advocate how many people were begging for it to be traded with them and that people were auctioning it on e-bay. Don't usually like imperial ipas as much but this one is great!
Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 9
This is one helluva beer. I don't taste any of that 10%. The honey texture, not just the flavor is present in the beer. It leaves that same "spoonful of honey" film on the roof of the mouth and in the back of the throat. Simply beautiful floral hop character that synthesizes divinely with the honey...makes for a picture of bumblebees and hop cones in my head. Damn close to one of the best IPAs I've ever had. So glad I shared this with my friend who loves this style. Thanks for sending this to me, Louis!