... and it's here.
Each year, Bell's releases this yumminess upon us.
Hopslam is available in Cincy at finer beer stores (IGA has it), it costs $15 per 6 pack.
It's been compared to a super Two-Hearted Ale, but I'd say it's on its own. THA uses Centennial, HS uses comething else. I've read that it uses Simcoe as a dry hop.
With an Original Gravity of 1.087, it starts as a high gravity wort, and ends at 10% alcohol by volume with a Final Gravity of 1.014. That FG results in a nice malty sweetness that balances the crazy alcohol content.
For a double/imperial IPA such as this, you KNOW to expect hoppiness. But with a name like Hopslam, you get it. I wasn't able to find a good clone recipe on any of the boards I frequent. But once I find one, and hops aren't so ridiculously priced, I'mma make it. Hoppiness.
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