Bissell Brothers Brewing

Microbrewery in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2013

Contact
4 Thompsons Point, #108, Portland, ME, 04102, United States
Description
When we started this company, our goal was to keep it as straightforward as possible: to craft flavors and experiences that the people of Maine hadn’t had before, and serve them as fresh as possible. Over the years, as the business has grown, we are now able to share our beers with people in other areas – regionally, nationally, and internationally – but Maine always comes first. We strive to take care of those things closest to us, and let that radiate outward: our staff, our processes for making beer, our tap rooms and loyal customers, and the surrounding communities that support us. Everything we do is in support of these things, we are nothing without them.

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6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7.5
Can thanks to Kyle! Pours a hazy mellow yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has lots of pine with some resin, a bit of grapefruit and an earthy grain backbone. Flavor has lots of pine as well with a good amount of resin, some grapefruit and a light grain backbone.
Tried from Can on 07 Mar 2015 at 21:03

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
16 oz can thanks to Willrunforbeer on this one. Hazy yellow color with thin lasting head. Aroma is tons of ginger root, light lemons and a light mineral element.

Flavor is a huge element of ginger root that is found through out the sip. The hop profile is only found in a lemon/ citrus character. Very light herbal hints. This lemon drop hop variety isn’t something most people are accustomed to yet, I don’t know much about it. This IPA seems to be overrun with ginger root and has a low hop bitterness. If you like ginger root and rice well... You should enjoy the hell out of this.
Tried from Can on 28 Feb 2015 at 23:09

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
500mL bottle, pours a cloudy pale golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out loads of fresh piney hops. Flavour is super fresh and hoppy, with piney and floral hops, and just enough malt to back. Basically an IPA, with so much freshness and pine. Excellent.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Feb 2015 at 03:00

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Northeast Bucket List Trip Beer #90. Keg at the brewery. Pours a hazy orange with a thin creamy tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of resin, pine, tropical hops and raw malt. The taste is tropical, resin, pine hops and pale malt. Medium bodied, strong lingering bitterness.
Tried on 21 Feb 2015 at 19:54

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Northeast Bucket List Trip Beer #89. Keg at the brewery. Pours a hazy orange yellow with a medium sized creamy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of citrus, tropical, floral hops and pale malt. The taste is resin, pine, tropical hops and pale malt. Medium bodied, well balanced.
Tried on 21 Feb 2015 at 19:53

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Northeast Bucket List Trip Beer #88. Keg at the brewery. Pours a hazy red amber with a large frothy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of caramel malt, floral and tropical hops. The taste is tropical, pine, citrus hops, caramel malt. Medium bodied, mild lingering bitterness.
Tried on 21 Feb 2015 at 19:50

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Poured from can thanks Willrunforbeer. Color is hazy yellow with a fading white head. Aromas of fresh citrus and dankness. Taste is crisp with grapefruit and peach tones. A nice drinking IPA!
Tried from Can on 21 Feb 2015 at 18:28

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16 oz. can in a trade with Willrunforbeer, thanks! Deep murky brown with lasting tan head. Aroma has light chocolate, roasted nuts and a bright earthy hop.

Flavor is just as it smells with a nice earthy lingering pine to balance the sweet chocolate and nuts. Just a light touch of citrus. It’s reminds me of a heart, highly hopped brown ale with some nice lingering bitterness after the sip. Body is on the lean side but it works.
Tried from Can on 07 Feb 2015 at 18:57

8.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
16 oz. can thanks to Willrunforbeer in a recent trade. Aroma is what I look for in a DIPA. Light tropical fruit, light dank weed, light scallions.

Body has a nice sweet malt body to balance the huge hop character. Candied mango, juicy grapefruit and a mild lingering dank grass note. Bitterness is large but not completely overwhelming like some other lesser DIPA’s can do. No palate fatigue with this bad boy. Bold yet a level of smoothness. Mild citrus rind with some fresher cut grassy note after the sip. Damn, Bissell is killing it with these recipes lately. Looks like another trip to Portland is in order soon. Finely crafted.
Tried from Can on 05 Feb 2015 at 22:19

8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
16 oz can thanks to Willrunforbeer gifted at a recent tasting. Hazy bright golden put with a wonderful aroma. Tropical fruit, light grass and a healthy dose of grapefruit.

The flavor is just as enjoyable as the aroma. Grapefruit pulp, light grain base, mild grass with another blast of grapefruit citrus in the finish. Ends clean with a wonderful freshness. The bitterness is counter balanced by the juicy citrus. Refreshing and just plain fantastic.
Tried from Can on 05 Feb 2015 at 22:00