Bell's Hopslam (2013)

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  1. mjshearer1

    mjshearer1 Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2011 Michigan

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    Look what Bell's bottled today...

    No word on exact release date yet, but their website says this is returning this month.

    Slight confession: I've never had this. I didn't really discover my love for IPA's until after this had left the market last year, so I'm very excited to try this and see how it stacks up to Oracle, Ruination, and other hop bombs, having the reputation of being THE hop bomb.
     
    #1 mjshearer1, Jan 3, 2013
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  2. TomTwanks

    TomTwanks Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2011 Ohio

    It doesn't suck.
     
    #2 TomTwanks, Jan 3, 2013
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  3. Stevedore

    Stevedore Grand Pooh-Bah (5,096) Nov 16, 2012 Oregon
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    Yep I'm looking forward to getting my hands on some. Hopefully they make it out to WI (no reason why it shouldn't) soon.
     
    #3 Stevedore, Jan 3, 2013
  4. MikeEhrmantraut

    MikeEhrmantraut Initiate (0) Aug 28, 2012 Tennessee

    I called my local place in Georgia to get an ETA on this just today. Late January, early February.

    I was blown away by it last year(limit of (1)6 pack per person). I'm hoping they'll be able to get a bigger allotment for 2013.
     
    #4 MikeEhrmantraut, Jan 3, 2013
  5. evilc

    evilc Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2012 California

    Hopslam is in 6 packs, at least it was last year.
     
    #5 evilc, Jan 3, 2013
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  6. MikeEhrmantraut

    MikeEhrmantraut Initiate (0) Aug 28, 2012 Tennessee

    Good looking out, and even better news :wink: . Most of their(the store I go to) limited brews come in 4 packs, so I was just recounting recent history.
     
    #6 MikeEhrmantraut, Jan 3, 2013
  7. rrski198

    rrski198 Initiate (0) Mar 7, 2010 Georgia

    I had it a ton when I lived in MO and it always came in a 6 pack, about $18/6
     
    #7 rrski198, Jan 3, 2013
  8. DanK4

    DanK4 Initiate (0) Jan 17, 2012 Maine

    Awwwwww yeaaaaaa. Just in time for me to visit my folks back home in Brighton. Gonna have to snag at least a 4pk to bring back to ME.
     
    #8 DanK4, Jan 3, 2013
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  9. Lipsntoes

    Lipsntoes Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2012 Ohio

    Oh no... there goes my beer budget for the next couple months. :wink:
     
    #9 Lipsntoes, Jan 3, 2013
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  10. Frankinstiener

    Frankinstiener Initiate (0) Jul 28, 2009 Illinois

    Bells doesn't make 4 packs. I doubt the allotment will go up unless they really increased production. I have only been buying this stuff for 3 or 4 years and it gets harder to find every year.
     
    #10 Frankinstiener, Jan 3, 2013
  11. jamvt

    jamvt Savant (1,150) Aug 5, 2005 Massachusetts
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    this year's is way too boozy and not quite as hoppy as years past.
     
    #11 jamvt, Jan 3, 2013
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  12. MikeEhrmantraut

    MikeEhrmantraut Initiate (0) Aug 28, 2012 Tennessee

    I addressed the 4/6 pack confusion in a previous post. The place I go to didn't get more than a couple cases of it last year.

    And now that I'm remembering, I believe they enforced a 4 bottle limit, as opposed to a (1)6 pack limit.
     
    #12 MikeEhrmantraut, Jan 3, 2013
  13. sandbergandy

    sandbergandy Initiate (0) Nov 21, 2012 Minnesota

    This was one of the first beers that really gave me sticker shock a few years back, and then I tried it. Totally worth the price.
     
    #13 sandbergandy, Jan 3, 2013
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  14. Head-high

    Head-high Initiate (0) Jun 15, 2012 Virginia

    I thought that about the '12 Hopslam.
     
    #14 Head-high, Jan 3, 2013
  15. Bay01

    Bay01 Initiate (0) Nov 19, 2008 Illinois

    FIFY.
     
    #15 Bay01, Jan 3, 2013
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  16. fredmugs

    fredmugs Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2012 Indiana

    Plenty of release parties in Michigan pretty much starting now. My local craft bar in Indiana is rolling it out on the 21st. A year ago when I was a noob I bought a mix six with just IPAs for a super bowl party and that was one of my random selections based on the name alone. Imagine my surprise when I took that first drink.

    I don't think it's similar to The Oracle at all. I recently had a Hopsoulution and it's similar to that.
     
    #16 fredmugs, Jan 3, 2013
  17. DaveLikesAle

    DaveLikesAle Initiate (0) Jan 24, 2006 Ohio

    IPA's go bad after 23 hours. Sadly Hopslam will be a drain pour by the time we get it.
     
    #17 DaveLikesAle, Jan 3, 2013
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  18. YogiBeer

    YogiBeer Initiate (0) May 10, 2012 Illinois

    YESSSSSSSSSS. You can get it at bars around here for 4 dollars a bottle. Very excite.
     
    #18 YogiBeer, Jan 3, 2013
  19. DrDemento456

    DrDemento456 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,439) May 15, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    I think I secured a case last year for around 68 bucks. I was pissed to find somewhere around me that had it in the 10.99 mixed six section. Good times...
     
    #19 DrDemento456, Jan 3, 2013
  20. BigTomZ

    BigTomZ Initiate (0) Apr 14, 2009 Virginia

    One of my favorites.
     
    #20 BigTomZ, Jan 3, 2013
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