Gandalf
Bissell Brothers Brewing Co.
- From:
- Bissell Brothers Brewing Co.
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- American Brown Ale
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.14 | pDev: 20.77%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 18, 2014
- Added:
- Aug 07, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Brewed with shiitake mushrooms
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia
3.28/5 rDev -20.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.28/5 rDev -20.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
A: quite cloudy light brown, little bit like iced tea (optimistic) or dirty river water (pessimistic). There is, however a nice creamy-looking head that lasts and laces the glass.
S: a bit earthy, getting some wet grain smells. Also get a musty smell that I am assuming are the mushrooms. The description sounds worse than the smell, but I'm also not getting much typical brown ale notes.
T: definitely get the mushrooms. After a quick subdued melon fruit taste, the flavor goes somewhat grassy (they indicate galaxy hops) before the dry earthy flavors of the mushroom take over. The beer ends a bit dry - not really changing from the earthy to grassy middle taste.
M: decent carbonation, but a bit watery. At 5%, it's not too big a surprise, and the earthiness tries to add some depth.
O: not a typical brown ale at all in my opinion. Not sure it goes into the fruit or herb/spice beer category either, but if you are considering this, I might go into it with that mindset vs brown ale. It is an interesting try, would like to see if they could tighten it up; even then, it would likely be a novelty more so than a core beer.
Aug 07, 2014S: a bit earthy, getting some wet grain smells. Also get a musty smell that I am assuming are the mushrooms. The description sounds worse than the smell, but I'm also not getting much typical brown ale notes.
T: definitely get the mushrooms. After a quick subdued melon fruit taste, the flavor goes somewhat grassy (they indicate galaxy hops) before the dry earthy flavors of the mushroom take over. The beer ends a bit dry - not really changing from the earthy to grassy middle taste.
M: decent carbonation, but a bit watery. At 5%, it's not too big a surprise, and the earthiness tries to add some depth.
O: not a typical brown ale at all in my opinion. Not sure it goes into the fruit or herb/spice beer category either, but if you are considering this, I might go into it with that mindset vs brown ale. It is an interesting try, would like to see if they could tighten it up; even then, it would likely be a novelty more so than a core beer.
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