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Bissell Brothers Brewing Co.
- From:
- Bissell Brothers Brewing Co.
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- Hazy Imperial IPA
Ranked #455 - ABV:
- 7.8%
- Score:
- 95
Ranked #1,580 - Avg:
- 4.32 | pDev: 5.79%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 15
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 23, 2025
- Added:
- Jan 05, 2018
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 14
SCORE
95
World-Class
95
World-Class
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Reviewed by mickyge from Massachusetts
4.29/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours yellow orange thin head slight lacing
Piney, hoppy, pineapple and citrus aroma
Taste follows nose, tropical
Mouthfeel is resinous to fairly smooth, a little lingering citrus rind feel
Overall it’s easy drinking and if you like a resinous slightly tart finish you’ll love this.
Sep 11, 2022Piney, hoppy, pineapple and citrus aroma
Taste follows nose, tropical
Mouthfeel is resinous to fairly smooth, a little lingering citrus rind feel
Overall it’s easy drinking and if you like a resinous slightly tart finish you’ll love this.
Reviewed by VABA from Virginia
4.4/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.4/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
A-Pours a nice hazy orange golden amber color with a nice head and lacing
A-Aroma had generous hop, resin and pine hints
T-The taste follows the nose with generous hop, resin and pine flavor
M-A medium bodied moderately carbonated beer
O-A very well balanced NEIPA
Feb 23, 2020A-Aroma had generous hop, resin and pine hints
T-The taste follows the nose with generous hop, resin and pine flavor
M-A medium bodied moderately carbonated beer
O-A very well balanced NEIPA
Reviewed by SawDog505 from New Hampshire
4.62/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.62/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Bissell Brothers does it again. Pours like a glass of pineapple orange juice with a finger plus sticky slight off white head that clings to the glass like a fat kid the final Valentines truffle, leaving a thick wall of lace. 5
Smell is papaya, pineapple, apricot, ripe melon, black raspberry, and grapefruit rind. 4.75
Taste apricot, pineapple, melon upfront, with black raspberry, papaya, and pink grapefruit in the bold long lingering finishing that really works your palate over. 4.5
Mouthfeel is Big, rather sticky from the fresh hops, but not dry, soft on carbonation but not flat, and at 7.8% drinks really easy, but loaded with flavor. 4.75
Overall another excellent NEDIPA from Maine, this one I could pick out of a lineup. It is different than so many of the others and that is in a great way. Love when a beer stands out from others for being tasty and unique. Top shelf stuff here. 4.5
Feb 15, 2020Smell is papaya, pineapple, apricot, ripe melon, black raspberry, and grapefruit rind. 4.75
Taste apricot, pineapple, melon upfront, with black raspberry, papaya, and pink grapefruit in the bold long lingering finishing that really works your palate over. 4.5
Mouthfeel is Big, rather sticky from the fresh hops, but not dry, soft on carbonation but not flat, and at 7.8% drinks really easy, but loaded with flavor. 4.75
Overall another excellent NEDIPA from Maine, this one I could pick out of a lineup. It is different than so many of the others and that is in a great way. Love when a beer stands out from others for being tasty and unique. Top shelf stuff here. 4.5
Reviewed by avalon07 from South Carolina
4.25/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: Poured from a tallboy can to a snifter glass. Had a yellow / orange color and an extremely cloudy consistency. There was an inch of foamy, somewhat long-lasting head. Very good lacing.
S: A solid aroma of hops, tropical fruit, malt, pine, and citrus fruit.
T: Tasted of a small amount of malt (mostly in the finish; very fleeting), some citrus fruit (orange, in particular), a hint of pine (just enough), a whole lot of hops (higher than expected), and a bit of tropical fruit as well (pineapple, mango). A focused and interesting flavor. Like a lot of Bissell's IPAs, this one is hops-forward, but there's a lot of fruit here as well. Tasty.
F: A decent amount of carbonation with a sharp finish. Medium-bodied.
O: A likable, easy to drink beer. Worth a look.
Jan 01, 2020S: A solid aroma of hops, tropical fruit, malt, pine, and citrus fruit.
T: Tasted of a small amount of malt (mostly in the finish; very fleeting), some citrus fruit (orange, in particular), a hint of pine (just enough), a whole lot of hops (higher than expected), and a bit of tropical fruit as well (pineapple, mango). A focused and interesting flavor. Like a lot of Bissell's IPAs, this one is hops-forward, but there's a lot of fruit here as well. Tasty.
F: A decent amount of carbonation with a sharp finish. Medium-bodied.
O: A likable, easy to drink beer. Worth a look.
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