Bissell Brothers Brewing Bucolia

Bucolia

 

Bissell Brothers Brewing in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸

  Amber / Red Ale - American Rotating Out of Production
Score
7.19
ABV: 5.6% IBU: - Ticks: 15
Soft malts layered over sticky hops. Our hoppy, new-school, American Amber ale. Pairs well with involuntary memories.

Simcoe hops sing loud and proud above a complex German malt bill, both experienced through a delightful burnt orange hue and a 5.6% abv.
 

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7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Can, thanks JC. Nice hoppy aroma, taste is similar, bit of bitterness, bit of bitter type maltiness. Quite nice. God knows what I was talking about here.

Tried from Can on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:04


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sample at the taproom. Murky amber color with a medium thin off-white head that dissipates steadily to an outer ring. Small patches of lace. Aroma of malt, fruit and floral hops. Medium body with flavors of caramel malt, citrus and mild hops. The finish is malty up front with a mild hoppy aftertaste. Decent overall.

Tried from Draft on 05 Nov 2017 at 22:30


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft pour at ChurchKey, thanks solidfunk! Hazy amber with off-white head. Aromas of citrus, floral, tropical fruit. Tastes of citrus, tropical fruit, floral notes. Medium body with a dry finish. Tastes more like a pale.

Tried from Draft on 10 Apr 2017 at 23:16


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

LBssically a pale ale but they decided to call it amber like your red head sister gave birth. Some citrus. Good for style. Murky amber pour. Bitter finish. Tap at Churchkey.

Tried from Draft on 10 Apr 2017 at 19:47


6.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Very cloudy amber brown color. Odd vegatale, chocolate and citrusy nose. The mouth is all over the place. Not very focused. Meh whatever

Tried on 03 Mar 2017 at 04:28


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Can poured into a snifter showing really dark sewer looking brown with two fingers of tanned brown foam. This looks interesting. The nose shows subtle notes of pine resin. Upon warming up strong notes of cannabis become very apparent. The palate is medium bodied and moderately carbonated. Feels somewhat sediment-y. Flavors of bready malts and not much else. Light bitterness on the finish with a resurgence of the bready malts.

Tried from Can on 19 Nov 2016 at 20:42


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

On draft at the brewey it is an unfiltered apple cider color with an off white head. The aroma is citrus and the taste is strong nutty with hints of orange and finishes bitteri

Tried from Draft on 18 Nov 2016 at 11:45


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On draft at the brewery. Pours a murky amber with an off white head. Light bready citrus aroma. Flavors of nuts and orange peel. Bitter finish.

Tried from Draft on 18 Nov 2016 at 11:38


8.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draught at the Thirsty Pig, 7/10/16.
Just a hilariously ugly, muddy, drab, mauve-dark amber. Beige head atop is large and well-retained. The first New England-style amber IPA I’ve seen.
Juiciness is there in force, with cherry, melon, lime and kiwi confronted by a pleasing graininess from the specialty malts. Fresh yeast adding lots of minerality and light earth with a hint of ash on the end. But the juicy, fruity, succulent hops persist and are joined by light honey-vanilla-caramel suggestions, softening the graininess somewhat. No alcohol or flaw.
Very soft texture with ample, tight carbonation and plentiful citrus notes mixing with melon, cherry and sweet lime. Graininess almost becomes problematic/scratchy but not quite and it actually dries out and balances the base malt and hugely juicy, fruity hops nicely. More citrus lingering on the end with moderate to moderately-high (but still tolerable) bitterness and no alcohol or flaw.

Tried on 21 Jul 2016 at 17:42


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Sampled at the brewery, pours a murky, dark orange. Nose has Parmesan rind, dried orange peel, malt, mild nuts. Flavor is sweet, dark honey, orange peel, a little caramel, tobacco leaf, vegetal. Dry finish.

Tried on 25 Jun 2016 at 07:55