New England Zapata Bot

Formerly brewed at New England Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Woodbridge, Connecticut USA

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

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500 cc bottle, shared by iowaherkeye. Pours light copper with small whitish head. Tequila aroma is apparent right off the bat. Also with spicy herbal hop aroma. Similar flavors with sweetness of tequila upfront and finishing with bitter hop and slight astringency that’s not too overpowering. Unique and really good.

50 cl bottle 401/713 via trade with Cletus - Pours a cloudy light golden color with a thin, bubble white head. No real lacing to speak of. aroma is esters, hops, and tequila. Flavor is sweet esters, hops, and tequila. Light to medium body. This beer is different for sure. It’s good though. Thanks John.

Thanks riversideak! Milky creamy yellow gold, small white head. Blanco tequila aroma mixed with citrusy hops and the suggestion of lime. Wet with tequila that bookends the lemony middle, sharp and a bit hot in the finish. Great concept.

Wonderful nose. Citrusy, juicy, tequillay. Smells amazing. Light dank, earth, dough, more citrus. Pours hazy orange, great head sticky lace. Oranges, lemons, limes tequilla, pale malt, dough. Earth . Lingering citrus, light tequilla. Like a tequilla sunrise or taking a shot followed by a lime. Really damn good!

500ml bottle, thanks Alex! Pours a hazy golden with a small loose head. Wow, interesting nose for sure. The tequila really come out, the hops just add a complementary citrus zest with really no malt or yeast at all. Tequila, lime and lemon citrus from the hops with dry wood and peppering on the end with tequila finish. So damn unique and would love to try more ipa tequila experiments.

Bottle shared with mattyb83. Pours a super clean, light orange with a small white head that dissipated down to a slight film. Very interesting aroma of watermelon, citrus, and a little bit of booze. The body is very will rounded and soft. It seems the barrel aging moved the emphasis on sweetness and less on bitterness. Honeydew melons, grapefruit, and just a hint of tequila comprise of the flavor. Balanced, pleasant, and all around interesting.

Bottle courtesy of my secret santa blklab2007! Pour is light orange in color with a small white head. Sweet citrus aroma of what seems like candied grapefruit and orange. Some alcohol is present, too. Taste is on the sweeter side with just a minimal amount of bitterness in the finish. Sweet, juicy fruit candy flavor with a little bit of a bite and warmth towards the finish. Loads of fruit flavor in this beer. I’m not much a tequila drinker, but this is definitely a step up from regular gandhi-bot.

Wow - Chalsk is going to be so jealous about this one. It pours golden yellow with an amber hue and small white head. The aroma is sweet and boozy, clear sweet notes from agave that remind me of a super smooth tequila like the Tres Generaciones. It tastes pure at first like a light-bodied IPA, but then the flavors of the blue agave from the tequila barrels come in strong and settle on the palate in a soft way. This is truly unique and a great idea from New England - big thumbs up!

500 ml bottle poured a hazy golden amber with a lingering ring of amber foam. Aromas of tequila, oak, carmel, orange, pink grapefruit and light pine. Palate was light bodied and crisp with a dry finish. Flavors of tequila, oak, vanilla, biscuit, orange, pink grapefruit and light pine with a crisp dry lingering oaky tequila finish. Way better than I expected!

Bottle #448. Pours a hazy amber with some sparse carbonation. Initially smells of melon, citrus, grapefuit before yielding to some sage elements. Tastes of dry malt, some tequila, melon, pepper, bitter, hay, some funky elements on the finish. Very different and enjoyable. I like Gandhi-bot slightly more, but this was a successful experiment.