Manamana
Bissell Brothers Brewing Co.

Manamana

Bissell Brothers Brewing Co...

IPA - Session

Very light and grainy golden malt base with earthy pine and wheat style flavors throughout. Very simple and light, sessionable and made for hot day style activities. Subtle pine and leafy green hop taste is mild, but there.

From a 16 oz. can dated 06/14/22. Sampled Aug. 27, 2022.

A hazy semi-opaque yellow-golden appearance under a foamy, lingering white head.

I love those aromatic citrus characters of orange, pineapple, and grape with a lower profile cereal grain sensation.

Soft high-medium mouthfeel.

The flavor is juicy and citrusy right away with a delightful moderate sweetness. The citrus characters linger at the finish.

 

 

 

 

 

This one fell short of Bissell quality for me. It had a nice head and that milky Bissell look to it, and sported some nice lacing along the way, the smell was there, but faintly. The mouthfeel felt slightly thin. The taste was much better than an average quaffer - I can't say there was anything all that bad about it - I kept searching for something really good about it but just couldn't find it.

Overall, nothing stood out about this beer for me - it was only a disappointment to me because it had the Bissell name and design on it. I heard, it was brewed specifically for a pool party, or a wedding celebration or something like that...for which it likely was the perfect beer for that day or that event. So cheers to that, and again, not a bad beer for the every day average pool party or summer event.

Also, I don't know much about Orono Brewing, Bissell's partner on this one, but - but to my knowledge, this is a rare collaboration effort - so this beer may also reflect some of Orono Brewing's attributes - even though it was largely Bissell branded by way of the can design.