Flying Saucer taps a cask of Bell’s Hopslam tonight

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Regular folks have Christmas. Beer nerds have Bell’s Hopslam Ale. The annual winter seasonal from the brewery in Kalamazoo, Michigan, is made in limited quantities that seem to be gone all too quickly.

Tonight at 7 p.m., the Flying Saucer Draught Emporium (101 E. 13th St.) is tapping a cask. Bell’s calls Hopslam Ale a Double India Pale Ale; you’ll call it delicious. But be forewarned: Behind the fruity, hoppy wonder beer is an alcohol by volume of 10 percent. Charlie Hooper’s, Waldo Pizza’s Tap Room and the Martin City Brewing Co. all had Bell’s Hopslam on tap this past weekend. Has anybody had a chance to try this year’s batch?