Bolero Snort Brewery
Bergen County, New Jersey
IPA aged in Grand Marnier barrels
6.6% ABV
Tasted in my new IKEA brandy snifter
I won't start this review by rehashing my comments of the original Bolero Snort Longhop. You can read that review here. What I will do is compare the two.
First, this is not just an oak-aged version of a beer that took on a little oak flavor. This is an oak-aged version of a beer that morphed into an entirely unique beast. In the adult fridge of OJ, some purple stuff, and Sunny D, this is what Sunny D wishes it could be. This beer has a strong citrus flavor, which is not unique to beers. Most West Coast IPA's are loaded with citrus. The uniqueness of this beer comes from the citrus being overwhelmingly oranges. Grand Marnier as we all know is an orange liqueur. And if you didn't know that, you would after your first sip of Oak-Aged Longhop. My nice big glass allowed all the hoppy orange aroma to swirl around and float right up my nostrils down the nasal cavity and right into my brain. My sweet and bitter taste buds soon followed to confirm, "yes indeed the orange flavor is there and its here to stay."
The beer poured a slightly deeper, browner orange than the original and had a bit less head. The aroma slapped me in the face as it was coming out and hasn't gone anywhere in the 10 minutes I've been savoring this beer. Bob and Mel have done it again. I can't wait for Oak-Aged Longhop to be a once yearly brew that is snatched off the shelves with such ferocity as Nugget Nectar or Kentucky Breakfast Stout. Bolero Snort has swung for the fences and knocked this one well into the parking lot. An emphatic 5 out of 5 for this beer and I can't wait to see Bolero Snort wedged in between Stone and Rogue on our shelves in the not too distant future.
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