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Didn't realize it was 10% abv! Had one tonight and was like whoa. Balanced. Great beer.

Yall are really pissing me off reading about the headiness of "the Slam". Im going by my beer store today after work. Never missed a the HopSlam release...the hype is real for this one.

I'll do a hunt for hopslam at lunch today. Need to fight the crowds at Costco anyways. If I find any OTM, I'll let you know. A buddy of mine had this year's nugget nectar and said he was underwhelmed. I may grab both...if I can find them.

Crowlers are cool because it's just a big can of fresh beer. No light, so they potentially last longer than a bomber, depending on the fill of course. I know rar and Burley Oak (Burley Can) both do them. I don't think any of the grower fills places will do them because of the added cost of labor and materials.

chico - i am also getting a lil salty. ...

just called Rodmans in DC .. they got some ... long lunch here i come!

BD - if i can get 2 sixers, ill give you one. i live in montgomery village .. if not, i guess ill have to drink it?
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got 2 sixers of hopslam (26.99 each - ouch), sixer of troegs nugget nectar (i also heard this years batch was underwhelming) and sixer of alpine pure hoppiness.

chico - i am also getting a lil salty. ...

just called Rodmans in DC .. they got some ... long lunch here i come!

BD - if i can get 2 sixers, ill give you one. i live in montgomery village .. if not, i guess ill have to drink it?

called my place bout 30 minutes ago...they got it yesterday. they said they should have enough through Sunday. I guess that a big order.

I trucked around to 3 shops and called several others. Got on the list at one, who were in the early stages of figuring out how they were going to allocate their lot. I'm not hopeful so late in the game.

OTM - I appreciate it but will pass. If I don't get in on the 6ers, I have a friend ready to trade already. Plus I'm gonna grab a pint or 2 out late tonight.

I trucked around to 3 shops and called several others. Got on the list at one, who were in the early stages of figuring out how they were going to allocate their lot. I'm not hopeful so late in the game.

OTM - I appreciate it but will pass. If I don't get in on the 6ers, I have a friend ready to trade already. Plus I'm gonna grab a pint or 2 out late tonight.

This year it seemed like it was harder to get. Last year I got a case between DC and Virginia this year it was sold out every where I went. I only managed a 6er and 2 singles this year that I got in MD no less.

This year it seemed like it was harder to get. Last year I got a case between DC and Virginia this year it was sold out every where I went. I only managed a 6er and 2 singles this year that I got in MD no less.

First time I've gotten it and was told 1 six per person. Thought that was kinda weak...I wanted a 12. The owner told me they got 5 cases and that was small compared to the past couple years.


Another thing I didn't like was I had to ask the counter...they didn't have them out so u had to "know" they were out and the guy went to the cooler. When I asked a guy heard me and said "y'all have some?" And he grabbed a sixer as well.

Yeah. Seems that everyone is doing an Imperial/Double IPA similar to Hopslam these days, so the best way to get hype to your version is to cut the supply to raise the demand. Bell's has also expanded their distribution, so that could attribute to the seemingly lower supply as well.

My go-to watering hole near home at it on tap, so I went at Happy Hour on Friday and had 3 (!) drafts. Went back with a buddy later that night, and their keg was kicked, so I had some other goodies. Did find out that another place town was waiting a week, so I'll grab another draft or 3 next weekend as well.

I wasnt too fond of Hopslam. at 10% it was smooth but it seemed a bit muddled ... malt, bitter hop then sweet honey finish.

I only drank a few and will drink a few more this weekend but .. . idk, just not my style i guess. i prefer the pliny/space cake/lunch/enjoy by style of dipas better. more of a floral/citrus hop presence (west coast) .. hopslam just came off as bitter hops with sweet honey.