Bell's Hopslam will be bottled this year

I have seen others state similar thoughts.

Well, since we are 'naming names' my draft Hopslam experiences in the recent past were at Capone's and all of those beers were sweet messes. I did not carefully track timeframes then but in retrospect I am of the opinion that Matt just held onto (or received?) those kegs with too much age on them. In contrast I have enjoyed the few drinking experiences of Hopslam in bottles/cans much better and I can relate those beers were not too old (likely around a month from bottling/canning).

Cheers!

 

Saw they have them again this year. Dangerous indeed.

 

It will never be the same experience as your/our first time because whether or not Hopslam is different, we are different & the industry is different. NEIPAs, which I love, have changed our perception of what a tropical IPA is. When Hopslam came out it was the only beer of its kind but now there are tons of IPAs that are fruity, tropical, made w/honey, etc so it will never be able to re-ascend to that throne that it once had. It is one of the few old school IPAs that I still make sure to get my hands on because despite everything I said I still love Hopslam & have to get some yearly

They just hit Bell's General Store yesterday & shipping to distro started this week

 

Just got some here in Central WI. Bottled 1/4/21. Freshest beer I have seen in these parts! Also price went down this year. $15.99 so I grabbed 2 six packs. Glad they reduced the price a little. It's a great beer at now what I consider a fair price.

 

No, it was several years ago and I do not specifically remember if it was for an event but I would not be surprised if this was indeed the case.

Cheers!

 

Funny I 've been a beer drinking forager who has spent countless days in the woods for over forty years, and never realized that I was supposed to be having problems carrying bottles into and out of the woods. I guess ignorance really is bliss.

 

If I see HS at $18 or less I think I will grab some for this weekend.

Enjoy

 

It was so bad at one point, even Coors Light in cans was impossible to get for about two weeks.


Obligatory "hey bros, what is the optimal amount of time to age hopslam thanks" post.

 

Just walked by it at Wegmans in Wilkes-Barre at $22.99! That can't be right, it was like $18 last year. if so, they can keep it.

 

It’s hilarious when people say it’s overpriced but have no problem dropping $25+ on 4 haze cans

 

And they say it's not that great a beer because it doesn't taste like fruit juice.

 

I believe the claim. Took an early May trip to upper Michigan a few years ago. Always grab some two hearted on the way thru the LP. Lots of other beer brought to camp so some of the two hearted wasn’t consumed. So it rested in the cellar until I returned in mid October. Consumed them for science and didn’t perceive much drop-off. Had some upper hand double ringer left up there as well and didn’t fare as well. Tasted like a slightly hoppy barleywine. I assume Hopslam after 9 months should be similar.

Similar to what others have said, Hopslam was special over 15 years ago when I had to travel to Michigan to get some and it shouldn’t stick around long. Bought it by the case back then. Not as special now since so many other options but revisiting more the past few years as a change up from less hoppy offerings.

 

So they were not stored at room temperature (e.g., 70 degrees F)?

How vibrant was the hop aroma?

Cheers!

 

My first bottle of Hopslam was going on 14 years ago compliments of @Wasatch

I had some draught at Frontier Brewing close to a year ago. I am hoping that the bottles make an appearance in Casper.

 

The first time I tried a Westy around the same time, maybe even sooner, was from you.

Cheers!

 

I am out of the loop now, but I and everyone I know had problems with that price for 64 oz. of IPA, even when we paid it. Around here it was only the hype breweries able to thrive at that price. I was able to drink quality IPA of all kinds for 18.00 all the time. I love Hopslam but it would be just another beer I love that's priced above what I would pay. A few others I ended up feeling the same about are Decadent, Foreign Objects, Equilibrium, Hudson Valley.