Hopslam 2017

I find Celebration to be different from year to year so in that context is has consistently been inconsistent for me.

Cheers!

 

Canned 1/17/17, poured 1/27 into a glass. More stinky than I remember from last year, more grassy like that time I got fouled in soccer and did a face plant into the pitch. Still - I like that 10%abv. Six pack was just under $18 and at that price point I am not sure I will seek out more but I did enjoy this batch - dirty grass and all.

 

Hit our area - south metro of the Twin Cities. Our beer guy got a good supply in Wed the 25th. $15.99 Blue Max, Burnsville, MN. Call first. He said he got more volume in cans than he ever got in bottles, FWIW.

 

A six pack at my local shop is $17.99, so I just got a single for $3.29. I am really enjoying it!

 

I can't tell if it's better than ever this year, or in just getting it fresher - 10 days old! - but this is going to be my first time ever buying a second 6 pack. Sweet, hoppy, smooth, and wonderful!

 

Saw it in my local shop this weekend for $19.99 per 6 pk. No thank you.

 

I might go poke around in Greensboro, I'm sure it's on tap somewhere. I'm curious enough to buy a pint, but I usually pass on a sixer.

 

I almost always grab a sixer, and this was the freshest (maybe by 3 weeks) I've seen it in VA. It's a fine beer but I have never once understood the hype for it. It looks/smells/tastes/feels like any number of other DIPAs, $/oz it's a bit higher although not crazy compared to something like Molotov Lite (if you can find that fresh).

Glad I checked this thread though, definitely hoping to find some Hop Stoopid 6pks this week assuming they arrive in VA.

 

excellent IPA . Got lucky yesterday found it on tap and I was able to buy a case at my local beer hub. One happy camper today

 

Happened across it in Harris Teeter today, went ahead and pulled the trigger.

 

Total Wine in AZ had a massive stack of this for $19.99ea. It seems to be out in abundance, wish the price was cheaper but I guess at 10% ABV your getting a good hit for 6 cans. I really enjoyed it this year, very good just hard to snag a lot with that price point when other Bells are going far cheaper and just as good.

 

Had it on tap - enjoyed it. Much better than 2016

 

Found 6 pks near me at MOM's Organic in Woodbridge, VA for $21.99 so I picked up one. Very crisp, lot of flavor, not boozy at all. Some folks think this years version is maltier but I didn't think so. I've read that the malt flavor increases with time. I tasted mine ten days after the canning date.

 

I thought this year's Hopslam was the best batch in a few years. It is the freshest I've had in the past three years, canned on 1/17. I've also had Hop Stoopid in the six pack format. It's really good fresh but can't touch fresh Hopslam. It's not even close.

 

This is proof that Neidermeier deserved it. Eureka!

 

This shits bigger than Clifford

 

We charge the same price to each retailer. It is up to them to set the retail. Here in SC I have seen it from $17.99 to $21.99 since release, and all cases went out at the same price.

 

I'm sure the price here probably runs the same way here, but I'm seeing $13.99/$15.99 in Michigan, which makes sense.

 

I live in MI, and I have seen $15.99 to $23.00. Everyone pretty much knows where the low and high prices tend to be, but most smaller places were $18-20 around me.

 

Bought a six pack two weeks ago. Saw it on tap last night for $7 for a 12 oz. glass. I passed. It's so insanely over priced and over hyped a bit.