Nuclear Whim
Bissell Brothers Brewing in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Rotating|
Score
7.23
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An explosive tribute to the glory of hops! Nuclear Whim is built on a base of fluffy Maine-malted oats, then absolutely smothered with some of the most exciting hops currently available. Saturated flavors of stone fruit, citrus sorbet, and juicy melon. Dense, drippy, and delicious.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Starchy, opaque orange with a ring of creamy white head. Nose has stone fruits, peach cobbler, perfume, sweet herbs. Flavor has clear canned peach, a little yellow cake, mango, some papaya icey. Creamy finish. Decidedly new school.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jul 2026
at 17:13
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Aromas are a nice blend of resin, citrus, dry grain and malt. Flavors are similar to nose and on the bitter side. Enough sweet and soft carbonation to balance been done many times before but still very drinkable.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 01 Dec 2025
at 03:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Level 99 draught, 7/29/25.
Heavily hazy, bronze-maize-golden. Small, off-white head.
Juicy citrus with s bit of lemongrass and melon accents. Rich malt and very fruity yeast. Clean and seemingly balanced.
Similar flavors. Tingly floral-lemongrass with soft, supple malts and lots of citrus and juicy, sweet melon. Is there a touch of caramel on the very end? Don't love that, but the texture and attenuation are spot-on.
Heavily hazy, bronze-maize-golden. Small, off-white head.
Juicy citrus with s bit of lemongrass and melon accents. Rich malt and very fruity yeast. Clean and seemingly balanced.
Similar flavors. Tingly floral-lemongrass with soft, supple malts and lots of citrus and juicy, sweet melon. Is there a touch of caramel on the very end? Don't love that, but the texture and attenuation are spot-on.
Tried
from Draft
at
Night Shift Brewing - Natick
on 29 Jul 2025
at 23:11
Please everyone read this Mourinho quote and give me your thoughts. Tropical island juice. Real smooth. Thanks Ry!
Tried
from Can
on 07 Dec 2020
at 19:08
8/10
Tried
from Can
on 25 Apr 2020
at 20:55
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can split at L6, thanks to Tipple, 10/02/20. Murky fruit smoothie orange with a decent off white cap that settles to a swirl. Nose is bitter orange, weed, pine needle, sweet malts. Taste comprises orange pith, minerality, grass, pine needle, grapefruit zest. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with juicy hop bitterness. Ok IPA but far from BB's best work … on the raw side.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Mar 2020
at 09:24
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can shared at the Columbus tasting 10/02/2020. Many thanks! A milky orange coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is orange popsicle, mango, lactose, bit of funk. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, tangy, fanta, orange, little funk. Flavour is composed of tangy, green citrus, juicy orange. Palate is semi sweet, highish carbonation. plastic. ok. Plastic.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Mar 2020
at 10:08
7/10
Tried
on 10 Feb 2020
at 20:31
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Can shared in Larchmont - courtesy of drsandman. Pours murky orange with a small, foamy white head. A bit harsh, with some bitter pine, grass, bits of chalk, citrus rind. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Finishes with ample throat burn, ornage peel. More harsh bitterness. Not the best from these guys.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Dec 2019
at 10:34
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Gold Star Beer Counter. Pours hazy yellow. Grass, grapefruit, mango, bit of an iced tea thing. Medium body. Fine.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Nov 2019
at 21:05