Bell's Hopslam (2018)

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  1. moshea

    moshea Initiate (0) Jul 16, 2007 Michigan

    It was worth it when it was harder to get, but now that it is easy to get it is too expensive
     
    #21 moshea, Jan 2, 2018
  2. AyatollahGold

    AyatollahGold Initiate (0) Nov 28, 2016 Indiana

    I can get it in Indiana for 19.99 a six pack and for that I'll buy two and the mini keg. Quality beer that never disappoints. Hopslam has my money!
     
    #22 AyatollahGold, Jan 2, 2018
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  3. Jaycase

    Jaycase Grand Pooh-Bah (3,858) Jan 13, 2007 Illinois
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    Binny's sold it last year for 17.99 I believe. A couple days to pick it up at a binnys seems reasonable to me. I would not personally give any business to a store in IL charging $24 for a sixer nor $8 a can.
     
    #23 Jaycase, Jan 2, 2018
  4. Jlabs

    Jlabs Pooh-Bah (2,682) Nov 11, 2013 New York
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    should be here in NY during the week of the 15th..usually runs $18-$21 for a sixer and plenty or places have it on tap..my fiance loves this beer so I'll be stocking u again :-)
     
    #24 Jlabs, Jan 2, 2018
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  5. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Last year was the first time Oregon received what I would describe as a full allocation of HS (most of the better beer stores in town carried it, and it was fairly easy to find on tap), I think the price out here was in the $20 to $21 range for a sixer, making it one of the more expensive DIPA's on the market. Even so, most places were limiting sales to one 6 pack per person, and most places sold out of cans pretty quickly (didn't hear any "Shangy" stories about customers finding 6 packs rotting on the shelf/floor in July).

    That being said, reviews were a mixed bag last year, and I'm not sure it's going to be quite the same hot item it was last year. I'm looking forward to seeing what this year's version is like, though not quite with the same sense of anticipation I had last year.

    I've been a HS fan boy for years, routinely driving an hour or more to buy a six pack or glasses on draft (when I lived in Baltimore I would drive to Philly or DC to find it. When I lived in Morgantown WV, I would drive to Marietta Ohio to find it. Last year I drove 5 minutes.). Since living out here, at least until last year, I would also trade for it. So to say I was excited to see HS here locally would be an understatement.

    I don't know. I just was not thrilled with the cans of HS I tried last year, and I didn't feel the tap version was that much better. I've been a fan boy for far too long to give up just because I had one subpar experience, but I have to confess I'm more apprehensive than excited about HS 2018.
     
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  6. foundersasap

    foundersasap Maven (1,405) Feb 2, 2015 Michigan
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    Although I agree, there may be better (subjective) beers and the options theses days are mind numbing, I'll still pick up a six as this was a beer that changed the game. I always pic up whatever Bells is releasing. Great beer by a great brewery!
     
    #26 foundersasap, Jan 2, 2018
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  7. ElijahSF

    ElijahSF Initiate (0) Aug 30, 2013 California

    Yep! Too many other beers have surpassed this one.
     
    #27 ElijahSF, Jan 2, 2018
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  8. ElijahSF

    ElijahSF Initiate (0) Aug 30, 2013 California

    I think it's more of it always having been expensive considering the product, but in addition to that now there are many other options that are cheaper and that people think are just as good if not better.
     
    #28 ElijahSF, Jan 2, 2018
  9. Neverdie7

    Neverdie7 Zealot (539) Jun 7, 2008 Wisconsin

    Simply not worth the $17 per six pack cost anymore. It's darn good beer, but there are too many other good options now for far less. Let's see if they drop the price, but I doubt it. I know I will pass if it's $17 again. Passed on it last year.
     
    #29 Neverdie7, Jan 2, 2018
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  10. homerbunker

    homerbunker Zealot (547) Sep 8, 2009 New Jersey

    Looking forward to the day when Bell's distributes to Jersey!
     
    #30 homerbunker, Jan 2, 2018
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  11. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    IMHO, there's no way they're going to drop the price. Unless the cost of making the beer drops significantly, what possible reason would there be for their doing that?

    The last thing Bell's wants to do is to give any support to the notion expressed by some on here that the beer is not worth the price they're charging for it.
     
    #31 John_M, Jan 2, 2018
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  12. TrojanRB

    TrojanRB Grand Pooh-Bah (3,779) Jul 27, 2013 Texas
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    I haven’t seen it in CA yet this year, but it sat last year.

    Its ok beer....not great....and certainly not worth $22 for a sixer

    I think this is a classic case of a regional beer being loved more for nostalgia than anything else
     
    #32 TrojanRB, Jan 2, 2018
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  13. thuey

    thuey Pooh-Bah (1,705) Nov 13, 2015 California
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    Same with Two-Hearted. My goodness how disappointed I was. It's like perma-shelf turd at K&L. I swear they always have them.
     
    #33 thuey, Jan 3, 2018
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  14. jakecattleco

    jakecattleco Grand Pooh-Bah (3,749) Sep 3, 2008 California
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    I've only had it once on draft at the Big Hunt, but i really enjoyed it. Can't comment on its $ value, but at least for this CA non-hazebro I would disagree about regional nostalgia. YMMV
     
    #34 jakecattleco, Jan 3, 2018
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  15. AyatollahGold

    AyatollahGold Initiate (0) Nov 28, 2016 Indiana

    What year round release doesn't sit on the shelf? I feel like that's kind of the purpose of a year round beer. To produce enough of it to where the consumer can go to the store at any time and be able to purchase that beer. Doesn't make it a "perma-shelf turd" by my definition.
     
    #35 AyatollahGold, Jan 3, 2018
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  16. AZBeerDude72

    AZBeerDude72 Initiate (0) Jun 10, 2016 Arizona

    Wow, Two Hearted is a shelf turd?
    BA SCORE
    4.27/5
    Outstanding
    14,519 Ratings

    I think it is one fantastic beer and so do most of the 14,000 reviews. It's on the shelf because it is available all year.. not that it sucks.
    :stuck_out_tongue:
     
    #36 AZBeerDude72, Jan 3, 2018
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  17. eppCOS

    eppCOS Grand Pooh-Bah (4,570) Jun 27, 2015 Colorado
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    hmm...don't see Colorado on that list, and yet I distinctly remember buying some last year. Strange. But not a big deal if it doesn't get here.
     
    #37 eppCOS, Jan 3, 2018
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  18. surfcaster

    surfcaster Initiate (0) Apr 20, 2013 North Carolina
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    Enjoy a pint and split a six with a good friend every year. I look fwd to a revisit every year.
     
    #38 surfcaster, Jan 3, 2018
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  19. needMIbeer

    needMIbeer Pooh-Bah (2,178) Feb 5, 2014 Virginia
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    Hoping to snag a mini keg of this now that they have returned!
     
    #39 needMIbeer, Jan 3, 2018
  20. Junior

    Junior Pooh-Bah (1,883) May 23, 2015 Michigan
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    I'll grab a sixer and a pint or two if I see it on tap. At least I know I can find and enjoy it fresh.

    I have exactly 4 IPA's rated higher than Hopslam: Heady, Pliny, Green and Dreadnaught. Not going to find those in a build your own six pack at the corner gas station. If you don't want to buy it, fine but don't tell me it's because there are so many better (better taste, cheaper, and easier to acquire) options out there. Then again, maybe I have it over rated.
     
    #40 Junior, Jan 3, 2018
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