OVB Creamsicle IPA
Bolero Snort Brewery

OVB Creamsicle IPAOVB Creamsicle IPA
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From:
Bolero Snort Brewery
 
New Jersey, United States
Style:
Milkshake IPA
Ranked #102
ABV:
6.3%
Score:
90
Ranked #9,156
Avg:
4.04 | pDev: 7.92%
Reviews:
25
Ratings:
111
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 06, 2022
Added:
Mar 23, 2016
Wants:
  7
Gots:
  28
One of DRAFT Magazines Top 25 New Beers of 2016 - OVB is childhood summer memories in a glass this silky IPA is conditioned atop orange zest & Madagascar vanilla beans before an intense hopping of Citra and Cascade. Sweet vanilla and orange aromatics with a fluffy mouthfeel and enough bitterness to remind you its an IPA first.
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Ratings by BEERchitect:
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Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky

4.26/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
The smoothie IPA is all the rage and every brewery seems to be frantic trying to one-up all others with aspects of creaminess, fruitiness, succulence and richness. The brewers of Bolero Snort ups the ante with an orange flavored hop bomb with the copious use of lactose, vanilla and orange peel.

OVB Creamsicle IPA pours with a turbid and visually dense matte finish. A frothy meringue greets the rim while aromas of citrus and cream tease the senses with exactly those thoughts of orange creamsicle, but with a curiously herbal back note. Sweet and pastry-like on the front of the tongue, its fruity sweetness teases the tastebuds with sherbet, pulled candy and a richness of angel food cake.

The flavors continue to blossom across the middle palate as its sweetness slowly recedes and its citrus flavor continues to expand. Radiant and ripe flavors of tangerine and blood orange fuse with secondary flavors of lemon, papaya and mango. As the malts continue to back away, it takes the sweetness away from the fruit impressions and the herbal complement from hops get the opportunity to develop a chive, hemp and overall grassy tone late in taste.

Medium bodied and staying creamy, the beer's texture is unwavering. Where IPA normally trends dry, crisp and refreshing, OVB continues to bring a creamy fruitiness with green tea and a gin-like spice for a full complement of smoothie taste from front to finish. A brief aftertaste of vanilla and citronella is in the vein of both orange cream soda and furniture polish.
Apr 26, 2018
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.98 by WillieThreebiers from Connecticut

Oct 06, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by bkwagie

Jun 28, 2022
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Reviewed by ScruffySouthpaw from New York

4.34/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Served in a goblet from the can.

Appearance: Cloudy orange tinted yellow body with a white head rising maybe half a finger's length off the body.

Smell: Orange creamy aroma. Smells a bit like a orange cake a i made a few months ago.

Taste: Sweet tangerine and creamy body. Light hop feel to the beer, seriously feels like a pastry IPA if there was one.

Mouth: Soft carbonation with a very sticky body. Definitely throws a punch to the palates.

Overall: Great brew, sweet and smooth...might by a little extra on the lactose but fine for sharing.
Jun 13, 2022
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Reviewed by PORK from Pennsylvania

3.65/5  rDev -9.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
12 oz. draft...hazy light orange with a creamy white head...strong but not overwhelming vanilla aroma with a little hoppiness...vanilla and orange flavor is predominant with some slight hoppy bitterness on the back end...it definitely tastes like a creamsicle at first, but in my opinion with more and more sips it tastes more and more like an orange flavored chewable aspirin.
Aug 23, 2021
 
Rated: 3.71 by Tcsox from Massachusetts

Jun 06, 2021
 
Rated: 4.24 by Bogdawg from Massachusetts

Jun 06, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by Jdells09 from New Jersey

Jan 22, 2021
 
Rated: 3.89 by crhensel from New Jersey

Nov 21, 2020
 
Rated: 4.28 by Curt3 from Ohio

Sep 08, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by Abe_Froman from Massachusetts

Jun 24, 2020
 
Rated: 3.66 by bankboy66 from New Jersey

May 30, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by RBorsato from Virginia

Nov 17, 2019
 
Rated: 3.92 by valianes from Canada (ON)

Nov 09, 2019
 
Rated: 3.95 by kkmiller76 from New Jersey

Sep 15, 2019
 
Rated: 3.79 by mdfb79 from New York

Aug 11, 2019
 
Rated: 4.39 by Stofko1992 from Pennsylvania

May 15, 2019
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Reviewed by Tony210 from New Jersey

4.03/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours fairly clear with minimal haze, appropriate white fluffy head. Aroma is citrus and vanilla. Flavor is pretty sweet but not cloying; creamy vanilla, orange, hops add more citrus and a nice little bitter finish to help balance out all the sweetness from the milk sugar and vanilla. Has an unusually creamy mouthfeel. Overall a fun beer, a bit on the sweet side, I could drink a 4 pack of this once a summer...

11/13/18
16 oz can dated 6/13/18
4 rating
Nov 13, 2018
 
Rated: 4.3 by chiefz1 from New York

Nov 03, 2018
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Reviewed by Ronl12 from Massachusetts

4.08/5  rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
16 oz can into tulip. Dated 9/25/18 I think not a good stamp.
Look is very nice milkshake of golden orange. Nose is orange and tropical fruit. Taste is cream sickle and then ending with little bitterness as IPA. Feel is nice and medium creamy. Overall, very nice IPA. Can't drink a bunch at a time but will throw one in for a change. Would buy again.
Oct 22, 2018
OVB Creamsicle IPA from Bolero Snort Brewery
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 111 ratings