G-Bot
New England Brewing Co.

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From:
New England Brewing Co.
 
Connecticut, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
Ranked #50
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
97
Ranked #539
Avg:
4.39 | pDev: 8.66%
Reviews:
611
Ratings:
2,993
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 28, 2024
Added:
Apr 02, 2010
Wants:
  1,168
Gots:
  634
The beer. The 'Bot. The legend. This sought-after Double IPA packs in a whole mess of hops in order to churn out a bombastic citrus taste full of orange peel, mildly dank whiffs of pine, and a deceptively easy-flowing flavor. There's just enough haze in this one to satisfy the "Hops Heads" while it's not to bitter/crazy for first-timers to enjoy this fruity brew.

Kettle Hops - Columbus, Citra, Simcoe, Columbus & Mosaic
Dry Hops - Simcoe, Columbus, Mosaic & Citra
Malt - Pilsner, Crystal, Dextrose
Yeast - American Ale

Formerly Gandhi Bot
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Ratings by Metalmonk:
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Reviewed by Metalmonk from North Carolina

4.37/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Love the design of this can, love double IPAs, love double IPAs in a can. And I dig this part of the can's text: "fully vegetarian." So, are there still tons of beers made using isinglass? Huh. Anyway, thanks to msubulldog25 for this one!

Pours a yellow/gold color that is hazed and even sports a fog of tiny sediment bits -- perhaps bits of hops? There's a slightly orange-ish shade to the color, but it's much less orange-shaded than most other double IPAs. Head is thin and blazing white, leaving little bits of lace on the glass and hanging around a long while, never totally dying.

Aroma epitomizes big American hoppy beers, period. Three varieties of American hops were used, and they're fragrant, flowery, pungent, citrus-y. A vibrant, clean, vivid aroma that pleases this hop lover, even despite an apparent lack of malt.

Whoa. This is just shy of what I'd call "tongue rippingly hoppy." (I save that distinction for a small handful of beers.) But it's close. While there's a ghost of resiny flavor, this wins big thanks to the more welcoming floral/herbal/citrus characteristics, an altogether bright and super-ultra-refreshing sort of hop bomb. That's not to say it's one-sided, as there's just enough malt here to provide a needed dab of succulent sweetness. It carries the hop load well enough. Alcohol is a mild warming nudge, no more or less.

Slick and smooth on the tongue while bringing along considerable carbonation, which accents, highlights and underscores the energetic and playful hop profile. While I generally like my double IPAs a little creamier/thicker, this totally does the trick and performs well in tandem with the taste.

I love this brewery's Sea Hag IPA, and this is on par with that, only hoppier (duh). And like Sea Hag, it drinks way too quickly, which is both a credit to how delicious it is and something to be careful of, considering this approaches the 9% ABV mark. Gandhi would have loved this noise!
Mar 03, 2011
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Hobbs87 from New York

3.81/5  rDev -13.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Nice brew but absolutely did not seem like an IPA let alone a DIPA. Color tone like a Sam Adams but light in flavor. A little fruity taste but not overwhelming in any way. Much closer to an ale. Typical American IPA which are distinctly different from NEIPA.
Jan 28, 2024
 
Rated: 3.9 by StrangerTides from New York

Sep 18, 2023
 
Rated: 4.34 by ctbeerman1 from Connecticut

Sep 01, 2023
 
Rated: 4.25 by cryptichead from Illinois

Aug 25, 2023
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Reviewed by FRANKHAZE from Florida

4.19/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Canned 5/16/23 - G-bot is as solid its metal parts.. smooth tropical flavors at the front, nice malt backbone, goes out with a bittering piney dankish finish. Great medium-heavy mouthfeel, alcohol is very present, feels more like 10%abv. Worth seeking out.
Jun 06, 2023
 
Rated: 3.99 by jcoleMA66 from Massachusetts

Apr 28, 2023
 
Rated: 4.05 by Tom_Hartlett from California

Apr 22, 2023
 
Rated: 4.38 by AirBob from Massachusetts

Mar 27, 2023
 
Rated: 4.73 by Rkwpark from Connecticut

Mar 22, 2023
 
Rated: 4.08 by Khaack from New York

Nov 07, 2022
 
Rated: 4.44 by Ben1313 from New Hampshire

Sep 25, 2022
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Reviewed by AElfwine_Nerevar from Connecticut

4.88/5  rDev +11.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
Original rating on 11/16/18/
L: 4.75, S: 5, T: 5, F: 4.75, O: 5
Even with the advent of the NEIPA, which I love, I still think this is one of the better crafted IPAs in New England.

Review canned: 08/23/22

L: Gandhi Bot pours a deep gold to pale amber color with a medium plus haze. A slightly aggressive pour yields a pillowy two fingers off-white head which slowly falls to a 4 mm ring that is retained as the beer recedes in the glass leaving a beautiful mass of webbed and ringed lacing.

S: On the nose I get a lot of oranges, light notes of citrus pith, caramel and grainy malt character, prominent marijuana notes, and light notes of earthy pine resin.

T: The palate follows the nose pretty closely presenting waves of orange and grapefruit flesh on the front end supported by a nice grainy and caramel malt backbone that comes in mid palate where it mixes with big herbal notes of marijuana and bitter citrus rind. On the backend and finish the citrus rind continues mixing with notes of earthy pine resin lending an impressive amount of bitterness (think IBU wars level). There is also a barely perceptible hint of ethanol in the background, but that quickly fades after the first few drinks.

F: This one has a medium body with lively medium carbonation. The mouthfeel is crisp with a nice dry finish.

O: When I first moved to Connecticut in 2010 Gandhi was fairly new and was all the rage with lines forming anytime it was released as this was pre canning and also before you could drink anything other than samples in the taproom. I remember going to pick up some growlers of this a few days before Thanksgiving 2011 and the line was all the way to the street (luckily I was near the front of the line). Needless to say this is one of those beers where the hype train is real. Gandhi has both big malt and hop flavors which are perfectly balanced and complementary. The only real negative for this beer is that compared to the rest of NEBCO's regular roster it's shelf stability is not as rock solid and starts to fade (at least for me) around the 1.5 month mark. Either way, this is in my mind the quintessential DIPA and is up there with the likes of Heady Topper. Highly recommended!
Aug 27, 2022
 
Rated: 4.49 by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania

Aug 08, 2022
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Reviewed by metter98 from New York

4.19/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
A: The beer is slightly hazy amber yellow in color. It poured with a quarter finger high white head that left a thin layer of bubbles covering most of the surface, a thin collar around the edge and lots of lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of orange citrus are present in the nose along with notes of candy.
T: The taste follows the smell and also has additional notes of papaya with hints of pine towards the finish. There is a light to moderate amount of bitterness and some hints of alcohol in the taste.
M: It feels medium-bodied and quite crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer definitely tastes like an Imperial IPA as you get some alcohol in the taste but it has a nice mix of flavors.

Serving type: can
Jun 23, 2022
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Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado

4.1/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Semi-hazy, honey-toned body; slow rising carbonation; thick, frothy head. Excellent smell; pine resin and dank suggestions. Malty, hoppy, bitter flavors; pine resin. Heavy body; sticky; moderate residual sugar presence; semi-dry overall.

A very nice double India pale, leaning more towards an English or west coast style IPA than a New England haze beer. Malty and bitter with a righteous boozy punch.

Pouring temperature: 41.0 ℉; canning info: ??? DID HE ??? ME ? 02/ 21/22
May 18, 2022
 
Rated: 3.94 by PaleAleWalt from New York

May 12, 2022
 
Rated: 5 by doctorgary from New York

May 01, 2022
 
Rated: 3.66 by Jsalz21 from New Jersey

Apr 12, 2022
 
Rated: 4.1 by Jjmj51 from Rhode Island

Feb 07, 2022
G-Bot from New England Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 97 out of 100 with 2993 ratings