Bell's Hopslam Ale - Bell's Brewery, Inc.

bosox941827

North Carolina

4.55/5  rDev +0.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

12 oz bottle into Harpoon IPA imperial pint glass; feel very lucky to have gotten a precious sixer of this from the awesome Sam's Quik Mart in Durham, as both shipments are already gone. Let's go....
A - Pours a clear orange/light amber, with a nice foamy head that quickly dissipates.
S - Wow - am I in heaven. A nice, fresh hop blast, floral/ycitrusy/grapefruity and incredibly pleasant, w/a hint of candy sweetness in there as well.
T - Sweetness, but not overpoweringly so, right off the bat, quickly mixing with grapefruit/orange rind hops. The hop "slam" is surprisingly restrained, but oh so pleasant and extremely well-balanced. The alcohol only announces its presence at the end with a prickliness on the tongue - it's particularly noticeable when the beer warms. The honey is discernible at the end as well, but barely and is quite pleasant.
M - A bit of prickliness as noted from the alcohol, but other than that quite smooth.
D - 10%? Really? Only taste the alcohol when it warms, and when it's still chilled, I could seriously chug this beer, it's that easy to drink. Kudos to Bell's.
Now I understand the hype on this one; great beer and by the way, kicks the stuffing out of PtE in my opinion and it's not even close.

Serving type: bottle

01-19-2011 23:35:02 | More by bosox941827

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