It’s Hopslam season! bells Brewery release this big, bold and hoppy beer once a year. The brewery believes that this beer should be consumed as fresh as possible to truly get the full hop and malt profile so the release is limited to make sure the beer drinking experience is as close to perfect as possible.  

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Hopslam uses six different hop varietals which are added to the brew kettle. The beer is finished with a ridiculous dry-hop ising of Simcoe hops. This beer use more hops than some breweries use all year. This recipe gives the beer a beautiful golden yellow color with a a minimal white head that disappears quickly due to the 10% ABV. The beer has a sweet yet bitter aroma. There is loads of pine, citrus and honey. 

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The taste is sweet and hoppy. You pick up the malt and honey. The finish is bitter, but it somehow draws you back in for another sip. The carbonation is on the mild side pair that with the higher ABV and this is a true sipper. I really can’t think of anything negative to say about this year’s release. 

Cheers,
Cryptictruth 

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