hopsickle was a blunt sledgehammer of hops on the tongue. i didn\'t care much for it (although i was trying it when i wanted a hopslam, which is truly the nectar of the gods!), but it wasn\'t horrible. for good, basic ipa\'s, try great divide, lagunitas (although their maximus is pretty intense, too), stone, avery (maharajah (which isn\'t their basic ipa) is the best beer out there, in my not-so humble opinion), bell\'s, racer 5, hell.... i could go on and on... let\'s leave it at this, next jan/feb, when bell\'s hopslam gets released, MAKE SURE you get yourself a case and horde it!!! it was a struggle to find, since so many know about its greatness, but it is SO worth it!!! we had a case for my bachelor patry and pretty much killed it on night one, on top of $150 of other beers (this doesn\'t include our bar tabs, just our at-home drinkng)... and at 10% abv, there were some seriouslydrunk and happy people at our place!!
