Bell’s Hopslam
The Nitty Gritty:
- Brewery: Bell's
- Type: Ale
- Style: Imperial Ale
- Country: United States
- Price: About $2
- Rating: 94/100
- Tags: hops IPA strong Bell's Michigan
Best beer of the year, perhaps. Just plain awesome. Hopslam shares a similar profile to another Bell’s star, the Two-Hearted Ale. It’s just bigger and better. An amazing balanced beer at 10% ABV, this beer will impress. Worst thing about it is that it’s next to impossible to find.
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By Sam Chapple-Sokol
Sam Chapple-Sokol is a paralegal at the Department of Justice, but that’s just his day job. By night and weekend he loves to cook, eat, and brew his own beer.
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Erik
March 20 12:05 a.m. 1I found Hopslam to be perfectly balanced between hop bitterness and sweetness. It IS hard to find and at over $15.00 a 6-pack (in my area at least) it's hard to afford.....but if you can scrape together the coin it's well worth it IMO.