The Oracle Speaks
Silver Branch Brewing Company
- From:
- Silver Branch Brewing Company
- Maryland, United States
- Style:
- Weizenbock
- ABV:
- 8.1%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.77 | pDev: 12.73%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- May 19, 2020
- Added:
- Jun 06, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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The Oracle Speaks is a pale weizenbock with a deep orange hue and a rich, bready malt flavor from dark Munich and Vienna malts. Brewed with 50% pale wheat malt, this beer exudes huge banana and clove aroma and flavor backed up by rich malt flavor, with a mild alcohol warmth in the finish. Well-known commercial examples include Aventinus and Vitus. Fans of authentic German-style wheat beers will love this. The clove and banana flavors derive from the classic Weihenstephan 380 Hefeweizen yeast and precision temperature control. The hopping of the beer is very low–most of the balance for the malt comes from the slight bitterness and drying that comes from the high alcohol content. With very few readily available commercial examples this a truly unique beer.
22 IBU
22 IBU
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by mpyle from Maryland
4.44/5 rDev +17.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.44/5 rDev +17.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Didn't love the first generation on tap, but this review is from the can in the 2nd generation (Thanks to Jacob for the can)
Amber color, cloudy, pours a proper tight foamed head with good retention. Looks proper in my hefe style glass.
Malty sweet and a bit of banana on the nose.
Has a rich malty flavor up front, a mix of banana and more phenolic flavors. Flavor profile strikes a nice balance between rich maltiness and the subtle banana and clove flavors of a hefeweizen. Has a very gentle, slightly sweet finish. Easy drinking for 8%+.
Medium-high carbonation, no astringency, minimal warming. Has the nice mouth filling carbonation sensation.
Version 2 is much better than I remember the first version on tap over the summer. A more balanced flavor profile, with an assertive malt and not overpowering banana flavor.
Apr 12, 2020Amber color, cloudy, pours a proper tight foamed head with good retention. Looks proper in my hefe style glass.
Malty sweet and a bit of banana on the nose.
Has a rich malty flavor up front, a mix of banana and more phenolic flavors. Flavor profile strikes a nice balance between rich maltiness and the subtle banana and clove flavors of a hefeweizen. Has a very gentle, slightly sweet finish. Easy drinking for 8%+.
Medium-high carbonation, no astringency, minimal warming. Has the nice mouth filling carbonation sensation.
Version 2 is much better than I remember the first version on tap over the summer. A more balanced flavor profile, with an assertive malt and not overpowering banana flavor.
Reviewed by MrOH from Virginia
3.59/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 2 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.75
3.59/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 2 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.75
Hazy dark amber, edging on light brown. Minimal white head. no lace
Smells like bananas and toasted brioche. Sweet. Hint of cloves. Touch of apricot.
Follows the aroma; apricot a bit more apparent, toasted bread more forward. Cloves even more in the background.
A bit heavy. Proper carbonation would help.
Another beer that would otherwise be awesome from this brewery that gets heavily dinged due to low carbonation. If it was spritzy with a voluminous head, it'd be awesome.
Jun 06, 2019Smells like bananas and toasted brioche. Sweet. Hint of cloves. Touch of apricot.
Follows the aroma; apricot a bit more apparent, toasted bread more forward. Cloves even more in the background.
A bit heavy. Proper carbonation would help.
Another beer that would otherwise be awesome from this brewery that gets heavily dinged due to low carbonation. If it was spritzy with a voluminous head, it'd be awesome.
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