Bell's Hopslam (2014)

Finally got me some!! But 21.99$ a 6er damn, not sure if it will be worth it. Anybody else seeing this high of a price?

 

Girlfriend sent me this picture last night...



I screamed with joy. I gotta marry this girl...

 

$14.99 or $15.99 when I bought it last week, can't remember which.

Expensive but good.

 

Harrisburg and Lancaster got shipments yesterday. I believe theres more coming to Lancaster tomorrow.

 

At least two bottle shops here in PA selling it for $5 per bottle with a 4 bottle limit. So it would be $30 for a 6 pack if we had the opportunity to buy all 6 of them.

 

If you're in the NW burbs of Chicago IL it's pretty impossible to find at this point unless you know somebody. That being said this past week I know the following establishments were serving it on tap: Beer Market in Schaumburg, Duke's Alehouse in Crystal Lake, and the Cary Public House. The Cary Pub's barrel was outstanding and maybe the best I've had. I saw it available in bottles at the Rosati's Pizza in Woodstock too.

 

Interesting, if accurate. Seems to be a legal no-no, which is probably a bigger problem.

http://beergraphs.com/bb/325-hopslammed/

EDIT: already a thread on this: http://beeradvocate.com/community/threads/columbus-shop-selling-illegal-hopslam.148242/

 

$20/sixer in Kansas City. A little steep, yeah, but I only planned on buying a single sixer anyway, so for a once-a-year treat 10% DIPA for $3.34 a bottle is not really a big deal to me.

 

Yeah, I remember that. I just called the store across the border from me, and they confirmed that they will not be receiving any more. Bugger. Guess I'll have to rely on kegs.

 

Just had this for the first time yesterday. For being called Hopslam, it wasn't very hoppy, the dominant taste was honey. I enjoyed it, but not the typical flavor profile of a DIPA. That said, I wouldn't mind if Bells miraculously decided to distro to CA.

 

Damn. Sorry to hear that man. What part of Ohio are you in?

 

I'm in Toledo. The place I called is up in Temperance, Michigan. I'd been hoping they might get some of the second wave, but it's a fairly small place so they wouldn't be high on the list if Bells is running short.

 

Got pretty good confirmation that it will be hitting NY next week.

 

How often is this bottled? Do they do several batches throughout january- February or is that pretty much it?

 

Oh got ya. I wasn't sure if you were real close to me because I was gonna offer you some of my 1/11/14 batch of Hopslam since I still had some. Cheers man!

 

If you live in Northwest Indiana....St. John Wine and Spirits had some last night. 6 packs and individual bottles.

 

Is that the carrier dome I see in the background there? Hmmmm

 

Does the 2013 still drink good

I have a chance to acquire some

Worth it??

 

Surprise is HotHS Citra will be the one that really blows you away.

 

YOU tell US!