I've wanted to try this one but I can't get myself to pay $16 for a 6 pack.
I've wanted to try this one but I can't get myself to pay $16 for a 6 pack.
HopSlam is one of my favs as well.
Haven't tried the Nugget Nectar, but I have wondered how it is....I see it at the beer store every time I am there. Often thought about taking the plunge and buying a case. Stupid PA laws....can't buy a six pack to try...
That and Nugget Nectar are my two favorite IPAs. Yum.
It's worth every penny, dude!
Here was my attempt. I just kegged it yesterday and it is in all modesty, quite good. It is definitely a full-strength double IPA. The honey flavor is subtle and gives it a "smoothness". Definitely bitter, but balanced enough with all that honey... I don't think I can find Hopslam anymore to really compare. I do remember a grapefruit-like aroma that I didn't quite get from my attempt.
12 lb Maris Otter
1 lb Munich
1 lb Cara-Pils
1 lb Crystal 20
2 lb Clover Honey (Costco) 45 minutes
1 lb Clover Honey 10 minutes
1 lb Clover Honey 0 minutes
1 oz Pacific Gem Leaf 60 minutes
1 oz Pacific Gem Leaf 45 minutes
1 oz Columbus Pellet 30 minutes
1 oz Simcoe Pellet 10 minutes
1 oz Simcoe Pellet 0 minutes
1 oz Pacific Gem Leaf Dry Hop
Wyeast 1056 (I wanted to use 1272 but it wasn't available).
I brewed this at the end of Feb, so it was in the secondary for a while. I fermented at a low temp - in the 60-65 degree range. I read a lot of different stuff about using honey, so this was somewhat experimental. I think it turned out great.
Karl Hungus (nihilist)
why would you waste your money cloning something that IMHO is not that great??
Three months in the bottle and it's FINALLY carbonated. I've kept it in the high 60's-70 but up until last week all I got when I sampled were semi-flat honey bombs. It's finally rounding out into something somewhat drinkable, but at this point not something I'd call a Hopslam clone. Still a little hot and green tasting. I've moved a case to a friend's basement for long-term tasting and the rest are here so that I can pull one out from time to time. I'll try to keep the progress updated.
Hardly, IMHO.
$16 a six pack is a gouging, pure and simple.
Bells has great beers, don't get me wrong, but the pricing on Hopslam is silly.
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