ChicagoWhiteSox 07:51 PM 02-16-2012
Originally Posted by mmblz:
we're getting raped in NH, they don't even distribute here - and you all keep talking about it!
:-)
No Bells? That's a crime. Hopslam is the best double IPA I've ever had.
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yourchoice 07:56 PM 02-16-2012
Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox:
No Bells? That's a crime. Hopslam is the best double IPA I've ever had.
No Bells in Jersey either!
:-)
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Bill86 08:01 PM 02-16-2012
Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox:
No Bells? That's a crime. Hopslam is the best double IPA I've ever had.
How much better than FFF Dreadnaught?
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ChicagoWhiteSox 08:04 PM 02-16-2012
Originally Posted by Bill86:
How much better than FFF Dreadnaught?
By a small margin. Hopslam is very unique because of the honey. Dreadnaught or Arctic Panzer may be 2 and 3 for me. Double Trouble is also up there.
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ChicagoWhiteSox 08:10 PM 02-16-2012
Originally Posted by Bill86:
How much better than FFF Dreadnaught?
Honestly Bill, I'd take a fresh pour of Dreadnaught at the Three Floyds pub over Hopslam any day of the week. I love FFF's brewpub.
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mmblz 08:13 PM 02-16-2012
Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox:
No Bells? That's a crime. Hopslam is the best double IPA I've ever had.
No Bell's - I think the closest was PA or something when I looked before.
No Founders in NH. Apparently in VT which is just a few miles away but I haven't figured out where to get it yet.
:-)
To make myself feel better I was looking at Binnys, hoping to see that they didn't have some of the breweries closer to here like Smuttynose or Clown Shoes. But no such luck, they have it all
:-)
Well, they don't have Rock Art. I've only had the Vermonster - it was pretty good, not the best thing ever though.
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Salvelinus 08:20 PM 02-16-2012
Try the rock art black moon, and the ESBsquared is good too.
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ChicagoWhiteSox 08:24 PM 02-16-2012
Originally Posted by mmblz:
No Bell's - I think the closest was PA or something when I looked before.
No Founders in NH. Apparently in VT which is just a few miles away but I haven't figured out where to get it yet.
:-)
To make myself feel better I was looking at Binnys, hoping to see that they didn't have some of the breweries closer to here like Smuttynose or Clown Shoes. But no such luck, they have it all :-)
Well, they don't have Rock Art. I've only had the Vermonster - it was pretty good, not the best thing ever though.
Have you ever had Hopslam?
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Mattso3000 08:38 PM 02-16-2012
Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox:
By a small margin. Hopslam is very unique because of the honey. Dreadnaught or Arctic Panzer may be 2 and 3 for me. Double Trouble is also up there.
Have you tried this years Surly Abrasive yet? Had one back to back with a Double Trouble the other day and the Abrasive was quite a bit better. Haven't had the pleasure of trying this years Hopslam yet.
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ChicagoWhiteSox 08:43 PM 02-16-2012
Originally Posted by Mattso3000:
Have you tried this years Surly Abrasive yet? Had one back to back with a Double Trouble the other day and the Abrasive was quite a bit better. Haven't had the pleasure of trying this years Hopslam yet.
Yeah I've had it. Very good, but I actually like Furious better
:-)
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Jbailey 08:43 PM 02-16-2012
I've tried Hopslam on tap and also on the firkin (the winner).
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mmblz 08:45 PM 02-16-2012
Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox:
Have you ever had Hopslam?
Nope. In fact nothing Bell's
Only wish I had gotten more into beer while I was still in Chicago...
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ChicagoWhiteSox 08:45 PM 02-16-2012
Originally Posted by Jbailey:
I've tried Hopslam on tap and also on the firkin (the winner).
I almost always prefer the cask (firkin) version of a beer.
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Mattso3000 08:45 PM 02-16-2012
Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox:
Yeah I've had it. Very good, but I actually like Furious better:-)
Can't argue that, just was saying I preferred it to Double Trouble.
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ChicagoWhiteSox 08:48 PM 02-16-2012
Originally Posted by Mattso3000:
Can't argue that, just was saying I preferred it to Double Trouble.
Abrasive is good, but I have to be in the mood for a malty double IPA. My friend has family in MN, so whenever he goes there he always brings back Surly.
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awsmith4 08:52 PM 02-16-2012
Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox:
I almost always prefer the cask (firkin) version of a beer.
I had the pleasure of cask Hopslam and Expedition Stout last year and both were most excellent.
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ChicagoWhiteSox 09:34 PM 02-16-2012
Originally Posted by awsmith4:
I had the pleasure of cask Hopslam and Expedition Stout last year and both were most excellent.
Damn, cask Expy sounds amazing.
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kaisersozei 09:39 PM 02-16-2012
Cask Hopslam? Whoa.
:-)
Had some cask Hop Wallop tonight, felt lucky to get that
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awsmith4 09:39 PM 02-16-2012
Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox:
Damn, cask Expy sounds amazing.
It was, it was
:-)
Matt-n-GA and I had it at a special Bell's tasting last year, very memorable
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Jbailey 07:17 PM 02-17-2012
I was going to grab some Hopslam but saw these.
Bomber of Boris the Crushed and Boris the Destroyer.
And a few bombers of Three Floyds Behmoth Barleywine.
:-) (one of my favorite Barleywines)
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