Bells The Oracle DIPA Ale

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

bottle poured an orange amber in color with a one finger thick white head that fell to a pool of bubbles on the surface. aroma has sweet dry hops, citrus rind, grapefruit, light resins, and underlying caramel malt. really floral with that fresh hop juice thing. mouth feel is medium but it coats well with just the right carbonation. flavor picks up some resins, medium bitterness, nice floral citrus, and finishes with lingering hop bitterness. the alcohol heats up a bit as the glass goes on and the sweetness is a medium but well in control.

Bottle. Hazy medium orange body, thick puffy buff head with good lacing. Nose of intense, sweet sugared papaya, resinous and sticky, with some bitter pine and hints of alcohol. Rich, sweet body, with papaya and sticky tropical fruits, citrus and citrus rind, and a piny, astringent finish. The beer’s intensity is felt in its prickly carbonation, warming alcohol notes, and intense hops profile. Bell’s now has two top-notch Imperial IPAs in its repertoire.

12oz from smokepot23, glad to get to try this, thanks again Joey. I thought this turned out pretty good even as the bottle is from August. Overall a nice sweet drinkable DIPA.

The Dan Journal #296. Tasted 9/10/09. 12oz bottle. Batch #9306. Bottled 28 August. Fresh and delicious. Hazy with a bright golden hue. Bubbled white head. Earthy fruity aromas. Full bodied with big, fresh hops. Bitter, dry, piney and earthy. Big bold and bright with a touch mustiness. Lingering finish with a trace burn. Sticky and cloying finish. Flavors of grapefruit and slight berries, but overridden by the pine note. Good malt bill, but once again, overridden by the astringency. Tongue tingling and very solid! I want more!!

Gift 12oz. bottle from a fellow RBian. Poured to a large fest glass a clear, orangy amber with a frothy, off white head, and ribbons of clingy lacing. The aroma was a nice bright scent of mid-toned fruit and citrus, with a bit of resin and some malt sweetness. The flavor on the other hand was pronounced, resiny hop bitterness that dominated most of the sweetness, smooth malt, and warming alcohol that built up midway through. The body was better than medium and the strong bitterness remained well past the finish, minimized only by the follow up glass of water. An excellent DIPA for the hop conscious imbiber.

12 oz bottle thanks to Grant. Hazy golden/orange with a dense off white head. Big aroma of grapefruit, and sweet malt. The flavor is very bitter with some sweetness and a light alcohol taste. Medium body with average carbonation and a dry mouth feel. Thanks Grant for this great IIPA.

Light copper with big head. Tough time picking much up from the aroma; Very light citrus. Taste hits you like a brick. Very heavy and full of flavor: balanced mango/citrus hops and bready malts. Strong bitterness finishes and sticks around. Alcohol taste is very present, but little warming or burn. A little sugary sweetness. Solid, but a little disappointing.

Bottle courtesy of tampabrew. Pours a dark amber color with thin white head. Aroma is sweet and floral with notes of pine, grapefruit, honey, caramel, syrup, floral esters. Flavor is sweet and malty with notes of citrus, pine, grapefruit, honey, caramel, light spice. Medium body with a floral hop finish.