The Oracle
Bell's Brewery in Galesburg, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Triple Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.65
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Double IPA
Our take on the West Coast-style Double India Pale Ale, The Oracle places hop intensity first and foremost, making only the slightest concession to malt and balance.
The fireworks start with the aromatic punch of dry-hop sessions with hop varieties from the Pacific Northwest. Resinous, citrusy hop flavors mixed with aggressive bitterness from a massive kettle addition deliver on that aromatic promise.
Our take on the West Coast-style Double India Pale Ale, The Oracle places hop intensity first and foremost, making only the slightest concession to malt and balance.
The fireworks start with the aromatic punch of dry-hop sessions with hop varieties from the Pacific Northwest. Resinous, citrusy hop flavors mixed with aggressive bitterness from a massive kettle addition deliver on that aromatic promise.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cloudy orange yellow pour. Malt and tropical fruit aroma. Lots of carb, pine resin, malt and grapefruit. Bitter finish. Hefty.
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 01:14
8/10
"List for life like fall. Like rising through the countryside when the leaves have fallen off the trees. ... it's not old crow." -Sam
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 18:31
5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Nov 2018
at 14:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle CBC 9-29-18
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2018
at 02:33
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Max's Taphouse, pours a cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out resinous hops, pithy stone fruits and toasted caramel. Flavour is robust, with rich, bitter resinous hops, some bitter pine, and toasted biscuity malt. Bitter but tastefully so. Can't believe I hadn't had this until now. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Aug 2018
at 04:19
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Powerful DIPA, unabashedly bitter and dense, treading close to barleywine territory in its thick caramel malts and resinous, intense hopping. Grapefruit, orange, and pine roll into a peppery mineral bitterness, backed by hints of earth and dank. Finishes boozy and firm, with a lasting hop bite mixed with alcohol warmth. A giant IPA, but a well-made one, reminiscent of Ruination 1.0 or Dreadnaught, only with a heavier malt presence. Lovely orange-gold pour with a thin white head and infinite lacing. Texture's full-bodied, with just enough heat to remind you of the ABV. Pine, caramel, dates, and citrus on the nose. Tasty.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2018
at 00:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Pours golden, white foam. Aroma is resiny, with some honey and just smells bitter. Taste is intense, very dense with resins, hop oils and I don’t know how many IBU’s. Long resiny finish, lingers for long. Bitter and dry. Drinks surprisingly easy, could drink a pint of it - but look at the abv!
Tried
on 05 Dec 2016
at 22:51
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Massive resin hoppy nose with apricots, bready, with citrus rinds. Big malty backbone, so rounded, big bready. Big resiny character. Excellent lingering finish. Fantastic.
Tried
on 03 Dec 2016
at 04:37
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
My 1400th rating. 12 ounce bottle. Pours a hazy Amber orange color topped by a small creamy white head that disapates quickly. Nose is fragrant hops and alcohol. First sip is intense bitter hops. Huge pine and resiny notes. Wow, what a hop bomb! Where is the malt? As the brew warms, the alcohol and malt become more present. Notes of burnt sugar, grapefruit rind and Angostura bitters. As the beer warms, an underlying syrupy cognac-like goodness surfaces. An amazing ale. Go get one!
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2016
at 22:44
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle from West Side. Pours a hazy late summer’s gold color with almost no head. Lots of honey, orange zest and bready malt on the nose. Syrupy body with orange marmalade, honey and fresh-baked bread on the palate. Boozy, sweet and heavy with a strongly bitter (almost astringent) finish. Too much malt and not enough hop finesse to compete with the best in the new wave. --- Beer merged from original tick of The Oracle on 14 Nov 2016 at 21:01 - Score: 6. Original review text: Heavy and syrupy body. Big, bold in your face orange marmalade, caramel, dried orange peel and honey. Boozy and bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2016
at 00:38