The Oracle
(has 1 batch)
Bell's Brewery in Galesburg, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Rotating|
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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8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Caramel malt and orange peel/pine aroma. Hazy golden yellow with moderate head and nice lacing. Very sweet orange-caramel malt quickly overwhelmed by strong bitter earthy pine and citrus peel flavor. Great - love NZ hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2013
at 17:09
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Sweet orange, apricot, and caramel malt aroma. Hazy deep honey gold with a large ivory head. Resinous piney hops, citrus peel and caramel malt flavor. Medium full sticky body, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2013
at 18:50
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7
Bottle with thanks to cocoapuph for the extra! Pours clear butterscotch with a medium creamy off-white head and nice lacing. Aroma is citrus, pine, passionfruit, some caramel. Flavor is the same, light sweet, quite citrusy, and bitter, bitter and more bitter with a bitter finish. Full body, creamy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2013
at 22:06
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Pours amber-orange with a short, off-white head. Tropical fruit mix aroma. Taste is almost syrupy fruit, strong piney bitter. Very well done, doesn’t venture into clingy sweetness like some DIPA’s.... Nicely balanced....well masked alcohol. Very nice.
Tried
on 04 Sep 2013
at 18:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle pour to snifter. Not sure if I am missing something. Contrary to the brewer’s description, my palate picks up a malt-dominance . . . in a good way, though. I really enjoyed this. Creamy and smooth on the palate. This drinks like a session beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2013
at 15:00
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pretty darn good. Pours a cloudy, pineapple-yellow, with little head. Very floral, fruity aroma. Flavor is intensely bitter, with citrus and fruit, as well as some underlying sweetness. Finish is bitter. Very resinous mouthfeel. Glad I could score a couple of bottles...
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2013
at 18:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a hazy dark amber color with a huge fluffy white head that lingered forever and left excellent lacing. The aroma was sweet, tart and tangy with strong pine and a bit of caramel and bread. The flavor was very bitter with strong pine and resin, hot peppers and incredibly strong, hot boozy presence that hijacks everything else. The hottest alcohol burn I have encountered. Incredibly long boozy bit with lingering bitterness and pine. Full bodied. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2013
at 16:52
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle as shown. Pours a cloudy yellow with a small white head. The aroma is floral and pine. Thick mouthfeel with a very dry hop flavor and very bitter finish. Alcohol hidden well, a very good IIPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2013
at 13:52
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Tap at the Brentwood Tavern, New Buffalo - 03/11/12. Clear mid amber with a good white head. Nose of orange, pine, hops, caramel malt, bitter grapefruit. Taste follows - juicy pine and bitter tropical fruits. Medium bodied, smooth feel, bitter finish. Great DIPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Nov 2012
at 06:58
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap @ Town Hall Tap Minneapolis. Pours a bit hazy, yellowish orange appearance with a creamy, white head. Rich, piney, quite potent, lightly dank, grapefruity, intense aroma. Quite smooth, lightly citrusy, rich piney, herbal hoppy flavor with some citrus that’s fairly bitter with no sign of booze. I love you. Mild to moderate fuck yeah.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Sep 2012
at 23:15