The Substance Ale
Bissell Brothers Brewing in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
7.52
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Our precious flagship. Brightly dank and designed to be just mysterious enough.. Hopped with Falconer’s Flight, Centennial, Apollo, Chinook, and Simcoe.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
on tap chiara torbida resina vegetale stale buona secchezza ruvida discreto amaro vegetale cereale astringente
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Mar 2019
at 00:59
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
(Tap sample @ Witchstock 2018, Toronto, Sept 29/18) Pours very hazy dark gold with a white head. Notes of pretty dank weed, hop resins, fairly juicy citrus, some zest, pine needles, a little sweetness from the malt and some slightly spicy oniony greenness. Semi-sweet up front, finishing dry and moderately bitter with pine, weed and grass making it rather 'green' overall. Medium bodied, average carbonation. A quality dank-side NEIPA, definitely.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Dec 2018
at 19:52
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Nov 2018
at 16:35
7/10
Backlog
Tried
on 24 Sep 2018
at 15:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the source into shaker pint glass (2018), taster pour (2021). Appearance is opaque yellow, finger-width off-white head, no discernible sparkle. Aroma is strong resin, cannabis, herb--somewhere between cooking and musky. Taste follows aroma with mix of strong herb, cannabis, malt backbone, mild grapefruit citrus. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with thin, frothy texture, soft-to-average carbonation and dry finish as taste with lingering light bitterness and malt. Overall, contrary to others, I got a strong herbal blast without a lot of fruit or citrus. Maybe speaks to the complexity. Either way, still quality.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Sep 2018
at 03:07
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2018.
Appearance: Hazy amber colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Tropical fruit, hops, malt.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Tropical fruit, malt, hops, citrus, grapefruit.
Where: MBCC 2018.
Appearance: Hazy amber colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Tropical fruit, hops, malt.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Tropical fruit, malt, hops, citrus, grapefruit.
Tried
on 23 Jul 2018
at 12:38
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
keg at mikkeller 2018 blue... Hazy amber... Thin white lacing.. soft dry floral green hop nose.. Long dry bitter hop.. light green hop
Tried
on 27 Jun 2018
at 18:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle @ Mikkeller Beer Celebration, Copenhagen, 2018. Pours hazy orange with a creamy head. Fried onion and grass. Jammy with a short bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2018
at 19:25
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can: Poured a hazy bright yellow color ale with a medium size white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of intense citrusy and tropical fruit notes with some dank notes and light residual sugar notes is quite enticing. Taste is a great mix of citrusy notes with light tropical fruit notes with some dank notes with some residual sugar notes. Body is full with limited filtration and good carbonation. World-class NEIPA.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jun 2018
at 17:51
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16oz can, shared with DCLawyer, thanks Jason! Poured a hazy, bright golden orange color with a medium sized off-white head. Aroma was super dank notes, juicy notes. Flavor was fresh zesty notes, lots of citrus peel. Slightly bitter finish. Juicy. Slightly more bitter than I expected. Really fresh.
Tried
from Can
on 23 May 2018
at 05:19