Swish
Bissell Brothers Brewing Co.

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From:
Bissell Brothers Brewing Co.
 
Maine, United States
Style:
New England IPA
Ranked #23
ABV:
8%
Score:
100
Ranked #85
Avg:
4.57 | pDev: 6.35%
Reviews:
255
Ratings:
1,724
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 12, 2024
Added:
May 31, 2014
Wants:
  594
Gots:
  378
The realization of our wildest dreams from the brewery’s infancy. A Golden Promise malt base smothered with Citra, Mosiac, and Simcoe hops.

HOPS: CITRA, MOSAIC, SIMCOE
MALTS: GOLDEN PROMISE, MAINE WHEAT
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Ratings by mltobin:
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Rated by mltobin from Connecticut

4.7/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Apr 03, 2018
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.33 by mando31 from Illinois

Mar 12, 2024
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Reviewed by clayrock81 from Florida

4.2/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Poured a golden body with minimal head and minor lace patches. Aroma has notes that range from tropical fruits to mild and earthy hops. Medium, fuller body, balances a slight dankness with earthy, dry hops that are low-key bitter and there's a full tropical fruit sweetness (almost like fruit punch there are so many flavors), but not too sweet and a touch of bitterness on clean finish helps beer and this is easily a beer I'd recommend.
Mar 12, 2024
 
Rated: 4.59 by Sulty from Massachusetts

Mar 03, 2024
 
Rated: 4.5 by cryptichead from Illinois

Jan 27, 2024
 
Rated: 4.25 by dubinsky from California

Dec 27, 2023
 
Rated: 4.51 by Taybeh from Minnesota

Oct 18, 2023
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Reviewed by jimmybram from North Carolina

4.65/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pale, opaque orange with thin tan head. Standard hazy look. Smell is complex with pithy rind, orange, vanilla, and malts. Similar smell to some of the Hill Farmstead IPAs. Extremely bright taste with tons of tropical, sweet notes however has a nice bitterness at the end. Pleasing feel that doesn't linger too long. Swish is a spectacular hazy that stands uniquely in a sea of copy cats.
Jun 10, 2023
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Reviewed by 1009 from Massachusetts

4.59/5  rDev +0.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Bissell Brothers is the Larry Bird/Magic Johnson of breweries to me. Not a knock at all, but my MJ is the Alchemist. That being said, the Swish drops in to my stomach like a Steph Curry logo 3 point shot. Nothing but net, all swish. Beautiful Laker gold color. Completely opaque with a slight bubbly froth. On the nose you get Phoenix Suns orange with some Miami Heat tropical pineapple notes. Was expecting a thick Shaq like body but it’s a more lean medium body, reminiscent of a Dwight Howard. Taste wise you get the traditional IPA bitter hop bite that gives a slight Celtics green herby taste. However it also has that new wave NEIPA melon, cream, citrus fruit flavor. The NEIPA is the new dynasty, the Golden State Warriors of the beer industry. What an absolute treat, go Nuggets.
Jun 10, 2023
 
Rated: 4.49 by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania

Apr 24, 2023
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Reviewed by Bouleboubier from New Jersey

4.62/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
(16 oz can, 011073 04-17-23; purchased cold 4-pk at the brewery 2 days ago... poured into my Trillium fat tulip)

L: impenetrably-hazy, pale yellow-amber liquid with mildly golden highlights on the fringes... moderately tall foam rise on the pour, sinking back into a misty cap... bit of a letdown from the lame head retention and little lacing

S: lime hull, lemon peel, mango funk, grapefruit pith; slight capsicum spicy accent... cream of wheat... vibrant greenness cutting through the perfumy fruits... the booze does boost the contact and seduction

T: much more malt and mush than I'd anticipated, and it's great!; floral rush halfway, morphing into a tropical cleaver into the finish, during which a powdery grain flour note swells up and hangs up front long into the aftertaste... almost halfway through and wow! did the tropical hopping burst back onto my palate, fresh and enlivening... masterpiece of balance for its ilk

F: only a faint sense of alcohol at the back of the palate; the milky grains and silky hop resins team to tame the heat I suppose... I wouldn't go any higher with the abv for this style; 7.5% is usually my sweet spot, and this is just tickling the tonsils, just inching toward unnecessary noxious-ity

O: not a fan of hazies, but this shot right up into my top 3 or 4; they really do have a good thing going as I've very much enjoyed the unique character of each brand I've tried from them... I could definitely see getting this again (good excuse for another beer run to Maine); it has a lot going on for the style; some depth and dimension to the gritty grain bill; too smooth and moreish (2122)
Apr 24, 2023
 
Rated: 4.29 by bsuedekum from Missouri

Apr 15, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by Taenim from Maine

Apr 10, 2023
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Reviewed by russpowell from Arkansas

4.41/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours a very hazy gold with a thumb of cream colored head. Average head retention & lacing; thought I had a clean glass???

S: Citrus & tropical fruits, nice nose

T: Oranges, dryness, mangoes, dryness & green melons & strawberry up front. Mangoes, peaches, green melon & a little acidic pineapple, plus a little dryness as this beer warms, Finishes a little dry with plenty of pineapple, green melon & strawberry

MF: Medium body, restrained carbonation, nicely balanced, acidity on the tongue

A brilliant take on the style, pretty juicy
Mar 25, 2023
 
Rated: 4.37 by sd123 from Georgia

Mar 10, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by brittanylicious from Indiana

Mar 09, 2023
 
Rated: 4.58 by heysuz from Indiana

Mar 09, 2023
 
Rated: 4.39 by M4CDO from Massachusetts

Mar 03, 2023
 
Rated: 4.24 by curlybird from Pennsylvania

Feb 15, 2023
 
Rated: 4.56 by Duncian from Pennsylvania

Feb 13, 2023
Swish from Bissell Brothers Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 100 out of 100 with 1724 ratings