Hopslam

Bell’s Brewery, Inc

Chokeslam, Powerslam, HOPSLAM!!!

Reviewed by RD

10.0% ABV

Colour: A rich, vibrant golden orange body with a healthy looking creamy off white head. This is really clear and well filtered, a great looking double IPA

Nose: When I first smelt this I had the uncontrollable urge to share my joy with the world. I tweeted two men who I knew loved this beer, Mark Dredge and Mark Starr. The aroma is a thing of beauty. A magnificent waft of sweet piney hops and a sweet malt that is reminiscent of candyfloss. The nose is incredible, built up of three main components Hops, sweet malt as well as a basket load of fruit…tropical fruit pineapple, mango but also apricots.

Taste: The first thing I tasted were sweet smooth malt. Next up was a pronounced fruitiness of over-ripe peach and the bittersweet tang of Seville oranges and sharp orange peel. Zesty pineapple and full of bold and smooth piney hops. The hop bite is big but brief and then tales off into the sweet sticky malt. When it was still chilled I didn’t really taste its strength, but as it warms up in certainly “Beefs-up” and you start to respect its high ABV. A long aftertaste gradually unfolds, first its sweet, then bitter, then wet and refreshing.

Overall Experience: Another of the selection the good man, Rich from My Brewery Tap brought me back from the states. When Rich offered to bring me some beers back from America, I took it as an opportunity to source some of the most sort after beers. I scoured Ratebeer for the best Double IPAs and this came out with a rating of 100! I then search Youtube for “Hopslam” and this is where I first discovered the work of Mark Starr and his website The Hopry. Mark loves this beer and you can only true understand that by watching his review.

Head over to The Hopry and enjoy Mark’s, I look forward every week for another video that will no doubt make me insanly jealous that I cannot buy the beer he’s drinking.

It’s a big IPA but so drinkable. Packed with hops, sweet malt and tropical fruits that make your mouth water. One of the best Double IPAs I’ve ever had.