So I heard through my secret beer connections about a possible source of the elusive Bell’s HopSlam. As mentioned in my previous post, this stuff is in high demand and not easy to find. This is something special for hophead beer geeks. It is a nectar explosion of floral hop goodness. The website doesn’t say much about it other than it’s made from honey, available from Jan 7th in to February, and is 10% ABV. That doesn’t jive with local distribution though because sales started here per the brewery on Saturday Jan 31.
The info was that Total Wine in Manassas had a few cases. I made some phone calls and got confirmation. Driving past three Total Wine stores (with a fourth not far off) I finally got out to Manassas. The store was not as big as the two locations I frequent but they had one thing the others didn’t… the glowing green HopSlam. I walked out with a case of my own. $2.25 a 12oz bottle. I don’t think there is much more around in the DC metro area. I’ve heard of a bar or two that has it own tap. I’ll be savoring mine.
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