Hop Grandslam
Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store

Slightly hazy bright golden orange with scant finger of tight bubbly white head.
Aroma muted when first poured but as warmed floral hops, honeysuckle, pineapple, orange - some green leafy dankness.
Taste sweet grainy malt but a strong hop bill - dank, green, weedy, soft bitterness - pineapple, pine, citrus, sweet floral with just a touch of diesel.
Full mouthfeel - sweet with bright carbonation - coating resin at end.

 

 

From the bottle release July, 2020. Bell's says the recipe was tweaked a bit since the previous batch last winter. The taste of this beer has a more intense Hopslam character than when I had it on tap in January. This one was a real treat.

This year's version is checking in at 11.3% ABV. This beer is double dry hopped Hopslam.

WOW! Just a great beer that doesn't drink like 11.3%. Hopeful this sees bottles and distribution.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best of the best of the best!!!!

 

A vast improvement over Hopslam. Had on tap at Crunchy's in East Lansing. Massive apricot, mango, and other tropical fruit notes at the front of the palate and doesn't have the hotness or astringent bitterness that Hopslam has on the back end. Great beer overall and I would much rather pay $17.99+ for a six pack of this over Hopslam any day of the week.