The Oracle vs. Hopslam

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  1. RBassSFHOPit2ME

    RBassSFHOPit2ME Initiate (0) Mar 1, 2009 California

    Too much Rob Dyrdek will make you soft...

    I kid, I kid.

    All jokes aside, agreed on Oracle teetering the Barleywine territory. I didn't find it too hot but rather too malty.

    OP - Put me on team Hopslam.
     
    #41 RBassSFHOPit2ME, Aug 23, 2012
  2. VncentLIFE

    VncentLIFE Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2011 North Carolina

    Im an Oracle guy as well. Hopslam is fantastic, but The Oracle is just a tad better. Its like a double Two-Hearted to me (which works out in every glorious way).

    Black Note is one of the few BA stouts thats better than KBS.
     
    #42 VncentLIFE, Aug 23, 2012
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  3. genuinedisciple

    genuinedisciple Initiate (0) Jan 10, 2010 Michigan

    I've been drinking Oracle all night tonight, and it has been awhile since I've had a Hopslam. So, what have you done for me lately? Oracle has done so much more. :slight_smile:
     
    #43 genuinedisciple, Aug 23, 2012
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  4. kdmcguire10

    kdmcguire10 Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2011 Michigan

    Have to mostly agree. It's not quite to the level of hopslam but I don't know. It's in the discussion.
     
    #44 kdmcguire10, Aug 23, 2012
  5. crossovert

    crossovert Initiate (0) Mar 29, 2009 Illinois

    Oracle is bitter as all hell, not too malty. I had one before a Zombie Dust and it made it taste like water
     
    #45 crossovert, Aug 23, 2012
  6. RBassSFHOPit2ME

    RBassSFHOPit2ME Initiate (0) Mar 1, 2009 California

    Too Malty.

    Any time you have a triple IPA before any IPA or "Pale Ale" (Zombie Dust) it will make it taste like water...no surprise here.
     
    #46 RBassSFHOPit2ME, Aug 23, 2012
  7. crossovert

    crossovert Initiate (0) Mar 29, 2009 Illinois

    it wasn't a barleywine, it was super bitter
     
    #47 crossovert, Aug 23, 2012
  8. RBassSFHOPit2ME

    RBassSFHOPit2ME Initiate (0) Mar 1, 2009 California

    I never said Oracle was a barleywine...and Barleywines can also be super bitter. Green Flash's Barleywine would be a good example.

    IMO, or should I say..."for my preference" any DIPA over 10% such as Oracle should have a strong bitterness to it. I didn't find it off-puttingly bitter.

    Let's just agree that our palates are not aligned when it comes to hops.

    Cheers!
     
    #48 RBassSFHOPit2ME, Aug 23, 2012
  9. yamar68

    yamar68 Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2011 Minnesota

    ISO: The Oracle
     
    #49 yamar68, Aug 23, 2012
  10. crossovert

    crossovert Initiate (0) Mar 29, 2009 Illinois

    I am as much of a hop head as any. perhaps your sample was not fresh. I have had older oracle on draft and it didn't wow me with bitterness. Believe me it is a bitter beer and I am an experience hop head who has tried many hoppy beers. It is certainly more bitter than hopslam.
     
    #50 crossovert, Aug 23, 2012
  11. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    puff its gone every year in TC ive had 2 bottles each of the last 3 years very hard to get
     
    #51 gatornation, Aug 23, 2012
  12. yamar68

    yamar68 Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2011 Minnesota

    Good to know. So this year's batch already came and went, I take it?
     
    #52 yamar68, Aug 23, 2012
  13. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    has not hit the store this year yet hope we get some i will find out
     
    #53 gatornation, Aug 23, 2012
  14. miketd

    miketd Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2006 Ohio

    I don't really like either, but if I had to choose, Oracle is better.
     
    #54 miketd, Aug 23, 2012
  15. yamar68

    yamar68 Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2011 Minnesota

    Very well, thanks!
     
    #55 yamar68, Aug 23, 2012
  16. Wasatch

    Wasatch Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,050) Jun 8, 2005 Colorado
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    I would rather have Hopslam than The Oracle.

    Cheers!
     
    #56 Wasatch, Aug 24, 2012
  17. awdturboiv

    awdturboiv Initiate (0) May 24, 2008 Indiana

    I'll be sitting at the bar:wink:
     
    #57 awdturboiv, Aug 24, 2012
  18. dsal89

    dsal89 Initiate (0) Jul 6, 2008 Indiana

    Very nice! Ill see you there!
     
    #58 dsal89, Aug 24, 2012
  19. dsal89

    dsal89 Initiate (0) Jul 6, 2008 Indiana

    Oracle > Hopslam for me. SO damn dank and so damn delicious!
     
    #59 dsal89, Aug 25, 2012
  20. adamdarcy

    adamdarcy Initiate (0) Feb 26, 2008 Michigan

    Now that I've had both fresh, I say

    Hopslam = Winter
    Oracle = Summer

    Both are seriously delicious brews :grinning:
     
    #60 adamdarcy, Aug 28, 2012
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