Pine Tree Agronomics
Bissell Brothers Brewing Co.

"Meh" -my Untappd, Oct 7, 2017

Pine Tree Agronomics pours a light and semi-opaque pale yellow with a 2 finger white soapy head that leaves some spiderweb lacing on the glass. The smell is dominated by lemon and citrus flavors of grapefruit with some vest, a light biscuity malt and a hint of floral. The taste...is very floral with a light citrus with some lemon peel zest. Don't pick up the maple syrup.

 

 

 

 

 

 

From a 16oz can with an illegible date stamp - 09/something-with-a-five-in-it. Note: my can says 6% abv, not the 7.5% noted above. Served in a spiegelau-style IPA glass.

Pours a hazy super-pale yellow-gold with a scant two fingers of soft, soapy, snowy white head. Retention is excellent, leaving a thick solid cap and a curtain of shaving cream-like lacing.

A sharp, yeasty nose of lemony, flowery citrus.

Taste follows the nose, lemonade and lemon-vanilla sugar cookies, sweet orange and orange flowers. Initially on the sweet side, hop oily lemon zest and pine begin to build but, all in all, bitterness remains fairly low.

Feel is crisp, clean and quenching, medium-light bodied and brightly carbonated.

Overall, a very most excellent, super-easy drinking IPA. I LOVE beers like this. I could easily go months with nothing but this in the fridge.

Pours yellow gold with a white head. Leaves a little lacing. Nose is subdued by Bissell standards - a bit of yeast and piney citrus.

Taste has notes of earthy pine and citrus over a light malt, not too sweet. This continues into the finish.

Feel is soft with a bit of cabonation that buzzes the tongue in the finish. Not really bitter.

This is a good, clean tasting beer overall. The soft feel is not like their other ales, maybe a little more crisp.

16 oz. can dated 9/25/18 and poured into Carton Dubvariant glass.

L: Semi-hazy pale straw color with visible carbonation bubbles. Light fluffy 2F head, not much retention or lacing.

S: I get lots of grapefruit and pine, with light biscuit malts.

T: Follows nose. Grapefruit and citrus peel up front. Light malts. Not really picking up any of the maple syrup. Piney finish (in there somewhere?). Pretty neutral.

F: Light bodied, moderately carbonated. Very good construction and balance. Drinks even easier than it should.

O: Drinks like a light session ale. I like it.

 

 

 

 

Cloudy light orange with three fingers of gold tinted head that recede slowly and leave heavy lacing.

Pine, orange, pineapple, nuts and caramel in the nose, with a little spicy herbal note behind.

Less fruity tasting. There's a hint of maple sweetness throughout, a slight woody nuttiness and slight pine flavor, along with a moderately bitter aftertaste.

Medium bodied with a certain creamy slickness to the feel that's cut by strong carbonation.

I was expecting an in-your-face pine tree assault, but actually the pine was much more reserved. The woody character came through more, along with some great watered-down, creamy maple sweetness.

Assumed fresh can poured into tulip.
Pours a murky, hazy amber orange with smallish 1/2 finger head.
The nose is sweet orange, floral and peach. Taste is similar. Sweet orange and tangerine, light pine tree, cracker malts. Finishes dry and crisp.

 

This is an exceptional beer, kudos to the bissell brothers on this one. It really does remind me of a cold crisp night in Maine. The only thing holding this one back is the earthy notes overpower the hops, I taste more yeast than anything on the finish. It is delicious nonetheless, and I really enjoyed it. Wish there was more of a maple taste, but it comes through on the aftertaste in a coincidentally syrup-like way.