It's that hoppy time of year, HopSlam season. Hop addicts far and wide are abuzz with the bitterness. I tapped a keg Sunday night, but I need to get out there and pick up some bottles for home. I wrote about it first in november 2006, from a bottle, before I ever tapped a keg. Here are those initial notes:
"Hazy orange hue, fine slice of bone white froth atop.
In the aroma, it's all pungent, spikey, in-your-face hoppitude!
Tropical fruit on top, pineapple, lemon, grapefruit,mango, raw, pulpy and vibrant. Pine forest floor, and more. Slightly sweet citric feel, but bitter hop feel dominates.
Taste: once more, a charge of hops on the tongue, not delivered too lightly. Same citric flavor storms the palate, but a second after it boards, there's a nice, creamy relief. Rolls playfully on the tongue, like a cat on the rug preoccupied with string. Each new sip imparts this deliciousness, but despite the huge !BUs and way-up-there ABV, you 'd hardly know it.
Amazingly easy to drink, if you're a hop craver like me. Wow! Tangy, potent hoppy twang never quits the mouth. Incredibly full bodied, long-finished, and commendably created. Mmmm, delicious!"
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