An oracle was a person considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic predictions for the future!
Well we will give it our best shot, but the Oracle of which we speak is this weeks guest ale. It's from one of our favorite brewers: Salopian Brewery in Shropshire.
The intention of the hop character in Oracle (4% ABV) is to be pronounced but not all encompassing, dry but not overtly bitter and a tiny hint of sweetness to add body. Its one of the most expensive of the Salopian beers to brew as it relies heavily on expensive hops from the US.
The creation of Oracle came about because of the employment of a new member of staff and a trip to a local pub. Jake Douglas joined the brewery in early 2008 having spent a decade at a brewery synonymous with hoppy beers; a promise was made early on to brew a beer to his taste. The trip to the pub was to try a beer of this style. The ambition was to create a balanced low gravity golden beer with a striking hop character. After a period of test brews Oracle was born.
We had a little sip on Tuesday night when preparing the cask and it was LOVELY and not one to be missed.
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