Bell's Hopslam sucks - sorry Bell's :(

[Chris300s]

I'm not saying that mine are better than theirs.. But that all of them I have tried are boring. I don't like boring beers enough to buy them. I however can make a boring beer. We don't get the high gravity stuff down here though.

You're entitled to your opinion and to be wrong. Maybe you didn't like the wheat experiment, or Oberon but I don't think you'll find a lot of support for calling Best Brown, 2-Hearted or Hopslam boring.
Then again, different strokes for different folks.

 

[beesy]

wow - never when i started this thread last night i would expect so much response. i am sitting here drinking some Racer # 5, which, even though it tastes old compared to tapped ones i had recently (had this on tap in san diego in mid - oct and again at barleys a few weeks ago) is way more bitter, aroma and flavor hopped than the hopslam. and yes, the alcohol flavor in the bottles i drank shot right through the the hops. def not aged well enough as other pointed out. sorry to burst anyone's bubble, but that is just my take one it. everyone's tongue is different, so to each his own, i just wont be pissin' my money away on something that is not great in my opinion. sure not good for a $20 6'er :rockin::rockin:

Better than Hopslam IPA's(ish) beers I drank in last 6 monthsfeel free to add)
southern tier hop sun
southern tier uber sun
souther tier unearthly
southern tier ipa
breckenridge small batch (147??) IIPA
bear republic racer # 5
columus brewing co IPA
coronado island IPA -- my fav!!!!!!
stone ruination ipa
great divide titan ipa
my clone of southern tier hop sun
troegs hopback
troegs nigget nector
three floyds gumball head
i could go on and on.........

 

[beesy]

let me focus the "alcohol" flavor i was tasting. it definitely seemed to be fusel alcohol taste. Same alcohol "bite" i got from my 9% pumpkin ale when it was a month old (fermented at 60F). i am sure it will get better with age, but damn, for the price, i was expecting to be overwhelmed with bitterness, but was left with wimpiness!! :rockin::rockin:

 

[GonzoIllini]

I'm not saying that mine are better than theirs.. But that all of them I have tried are boring. I don't like boring beers enough to buy them. I however can make a boring beer. We don't get the high gravity stuff down here though.

Actually we do get the high gravity stuff down here now, Friar Tucks carries (or carried as of 3 days ago) the Third Coast old ale (a great old ale, but i like the old stock from North Coast better), HopSlam, and the Expedition Stout (which is great now, and even better with some age on it).

I have not checked out Sunsinger or the Neil St. Piccadilly, but Urbana Champaign is again stocked with great beers from Bells.

Cheers!

 

[z987k]

Actually we do get the high gravity stuff down here now, Friar Tucks carries (or carried as of 3 days ago) the Third Coast old ale (a great old ale, but i like the old stock from North Coast better), HopSlam, and the Expedition Stout (which is great now, and even better with some age on it).

I have not checked out Sunsinger or the Neil St. Piccadilly, but Urbana Champaign is again stocked with great beers from Bells.

Cheers!

I was unaware those were high gravity, but yes I know we carry them.. I work there. And maybe that's the problem, I've had a majority of the beers we carry.. so it takes a damn fine beer to excite me. And since some do, I buy those. I mean we try beer almost every day... so if you don't really have something to offer, it just gets lumped in with the rest.

 

[sause]

But that all of them I have tried are boring. I don't like boring beers enough to buy them. I however can make a boring beer.

I would have to agree. Two hearted is in my opinion the most over rated IPA out there.

Back to point I enjoyed HopSlam comma it didn't knock my socks off but it was a decent beer.

 

[Glubki]

I grew up in Michigan and Bell's was always a local favorite. Their brown ale, amber ale, porter and cream stout were ahead of their time. I'm not a hop head so some of their beers don't appeal to me. Hopslam and Two Hearted are probably my least favorite brews.

 

[sonetlumiere85]

But be warned, they put something in that beer that makes people black out. Everyone I know who has had more than 3 in an evening has their own story about "that hopslam night".

It's probably the honey, some people have terrible hangovers from mead and the like the first few times they have them.

All the same, how would people think that they can get away with having more than 3 10% ABV beers in one night? Of course you're going to have a bad hangover.

wow - never when i started this thread last night i would expect so much response. i am sitting here drinking some Racer # 5, which, even though it tastes old compared to tapped ones i had recently (had this on tap in san diego in mid - oct and again at barleys a few weeks ago) is way more bitter, aroma and flavor hopped than the hopslam.

Sorry but Racer 5 isn't a very good IPA in my opinion. Too west coast, too unbalanced. When I tasted it in Ohio, it was all hops, no malt. I like balance in my IPAs and IIPAs, so I love Hopslam.

 

[FiddlersGreen87]

Back to point I enjoyed HopSlam comma it didn't knock my socks off but it was a decent beer.

You spelled it wrong. It's just , :cross:

Back on topic.

http://www.businessinsider.com/experts-pick-worlds-best-beers-2014-7?op=1

Bell's has 3 of the top 20. "Expert Pick Lists" don't always agree with everyone, but they have to have some kind of credentials to have their pick even count.

PS #20 is an experience. First glass was amazing. 2nd was a challenge.

 

[Poobah58]

This might be a record. Bringing back a thread that is 5 yrs old!!!!

 

[FiddlersGreen87]

Ha

Thanks Poobah, I'm going to go back to polishing my keg now. Oh the glory of the internet, where being a bonehead will never go unnoticed.

 

[Homercidal]

This might be a record. Bringing back a thread that is 5 yrs old!!!!

Impressive, but not a record. Sorry.

Oh, and Hopslam is awesome!