Bolero Snort - Apple Brandy BCBS Infection

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  1. mikeburd1128

    mikeburd1128 Maven (1,409) Oct 28, 2011 New Jersey

    Another infection from the guys at Bolero Snort. At least this time they're admitting to it, I guess.

    http://www.bolerosnort.com/blog/?p=617

    TL;DR : Some bottles are infected. They don't have a plan on how to make it up to people. Email them only if you have a bad bottle.
     
    #1 mikeburd1128, Dec 22, 2015
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  2. Dschwartz83

    Dschwartz83 Zealot (521) Feb 1, 2013 New Jersey
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    What else was infected from them? I've had most of their releases and don't recall ever hearing this.
     
    #2 Dschwartz83, Dec 22, 2015
  3. mikeburd1128

    mikeburd1128 Maven (1,409) Oct 28, 2011 New Jersey

    Honestly, I don't even remember what it was. They had some coconut BA beer that got infected. And the other one I think was their BA black lager? They didn't own up to either of them. Played them off like it was intentional.
     
    #3 mikeburd1128, Dec 22, 2015
  4. dazedandconfused

    dazedandconfused Initiate (0) Dec 11, 2008 New Jersey

    Bolero is the worst. Everything I've had from them had been garbage
     
    #4 dazedandconfused, Dec 22, 2015
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  5. dymmig89

    dymmig89 Initiate (0) Jul 11, 2011 New Jersey

    Ah yes it was the rum coconut black lager released through Gary's. It was disgusting and they tried to say it was supposed to be tart
     
    #5 dymmig89, Dec 23, 2015
  6. mikeburd1128

    mikeburd1128 Maven (1,409) Oct 28, 2011 New Jersey

    Yeah there was something else too though. There's a thread on here that mentioned it. I'll see if I can't dig it up
     
    #6 mikeburd1128, Dec 23, 2015
  7. jayrutgers

    jayrutgers Zealot (723) Oct 29, 2011 New Jersey

    Their Rotatabull was pretty killer at least.
     
    #7 jayrutgers, Dec 23, 2015
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  8. troupos40

    troupos40 Initiate (0) Aug 12, 2014 New Jersey
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    Yea, I haven't ever really had a good beer from them, I stopped buying their beers after that BA 6% coconut beer last year.
     
    #8 troupos40, Dec 23, 2015
  9. Northlax3

    Northlax3 Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2012 New Jersey

    I actually buy them regularly, and ive been impressed with their IPAs. Getting a lot better compared to last year. under 6$ for a 22oz is a good price

    I dont think their BA stuff is up to par with most other though. Their BA Bergen county that came out on black friday was way off on the mouthfeel. If youre going to pay homage to BCBS, it should try to be similar.
     
    #9 Northlax3, Dec 23, 2015
  10. jturchin

    jturchin Initiate (0) Feb 18, 2014 New Jersey

    recently i've had both MooVember and Rotatabull and I thought both were outstanding
     
    #10 jturchin, Dec 23, 2015
  11. JosephThompson

    JosephThompson Zealot (584) Nov 29, 2011 New Jersey

    I haven't had them much since I'm in Central NJ and they aren't in stock here much but I bought three bombers of their RotataBull this Autumn. Well worth a drink.
     
    #11 JosephThompson, Dec 23, 2015
  12. Kevins92

    Kevins92 Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2014 New Jersey

    This whole ordeal is infuriating. I had a bad bottle a couple weeks ago and tossed the empty bottle that night. Now they are saying they will make it right only if you have the bottle #. And it doesn't seem very likely that they really intend on making it right.
     
    #12 Kevins92, Dec 23, 2015
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  13. nickfern

    nickfern Initiate (0) Oct 17, 2015 New Jersey

    That's an awful way to do business.
     
    #13 nickfern, Dec 23, 2015
  14. rojapa

    rojapa Savant (1,100) Jun 26, 2013 New York

    Only bought one beer from them and it was a gusher, had to drain pour the entire bottle. At $6 it didn't bother me too much, but I won't buy their beer again. Pretty sure it was a smoked brown ale with coffee if anyone had similar issues.
     
    #14 rojapa, Dec 23, 2015
  15. Dschwartz83

    Dschwartz83 Zealot (521) Feb 1, 2013 New Jersey
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    Just out of curiosity, have you reached out to them and they told you this or were you pulling info stated in the the blog post?
     
    #15 Dschwartz83, Dec 23, 2015
  16. Norexyet

    Norexyet Initiate (0) Nov 23, 2015 New Jersey
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    I have all 4 of that series sitting home. This was going to be my last try with their beer as it hasn't been to impressive.
     
    #16 Norexyet, Dec 24, 2015
  17. Lesak87

    Lesak87 Aspirant (281) Mar 26, 2015 New Jersey

    I really didn't care for them much either. But then I tried their Variabull 001. A 22oz IPA for $6 was worth a shot. And it blew my mind. The rest of their bomber releases have all been really solid, but anyone doubting Bolero Snort MUST try their Rotatabull. It's fantastic.

    I hope they make right by this error though. They have potential and their last few hoppy bombers have really changed my opinion of them. Great stuff.
     
    #17 Lesak87, Dec 24, 2015
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  18. TheGent

    TheGent Grand Pooh-Bah (4,235) Jun 29, 2010 New Jersey
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    The bottle of Razbullied Rye I had from them over the summer was bad. I went on a limb when I recently bought Moovember and to my surprise it was one of the best milk stouts I've ever had. Perhaps best to stick to their more basic beers rather than their barrel aged, wild, and more complex styles.
     
    #18 TheGent, Dec 28, 2015
  19. jrohrbeck

    jrohrbeck Initiate (0) Feb 20, 2015 New Jersey

    Their bombers have been great. Rotateabull, Variables, moovember, and Bravehorn all impressed me.
     
    #19 jrohrbeck, Dec 28, 2015
  20. Borg-omen

    Borg-omen Initiate (0) Jul 3, 2015 New Jersey

    I emailed them with a picture of my bottle number and have yet to get a response.
     
    #20 Borg-omen, Dec 30, 2015
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