Precious Fragments
Bissell Brothers Brewing Co.
- From:
- Bissell Brothers Brewing Co.
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
Ranked #64 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #17,021 - Avg:
- 4.02 | pDev: 5.72%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 25, 2022
- Added:
- Oct 01, 2019
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by TheManiacalOne from Rhode Island
4.21/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured on 12/24/2022 from a 16oz can into a US tumbler pint glass.
A: The beer is a deep golden-brown color, with a large off-white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick but spotty lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains caramelized malts, citrus and other fruit and earthy hops.
T: The taste starts out with some mildly sweet flavors of caramel, fruit and tea. Then some breadiness comes in from a hearty but not too heavy malt character along with a bit of a nutty flavor. There is an earthy hops presence that is above average for the style. The after-taste is slightly hoppy and slightly bready.
M: Smooth and crisp, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is slightly sticky.
O: Very tasty, goes down quite easily, not too filling, good kick, very good representation of style. This is a very good beer to pound down if you’re in the mood for the style.
Dec 25, 2022A: The beer is a deep golden-brown color, with a large off-white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick but spotty lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains caramelized malts, citrus and other fruit and earthy hops.
T: The taste starts out with some mildly sweet flavors of caramel, fruit and tea. Then some breadiness comes in from a hearty but not too heavy malt character along with a bit of a nutty flavor. There is an earthy hops presence that is above average for the style. The after-taste is slightly hoppy and slightly bready.
M: Smooth and crisp, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is slightly sticky.
O: Very tasty, goes down quite easily, not too filling, good kick, very good representation of style. This is a very good beer to pound down if you’re in the mood for the style.
Reviewed by DrStiffington from New Jersey
4.17/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
This is a delicious holly amber ale. Bissel does these well because I really loved Bucolia, which I guess this replaced? Beautiful lovely amber color, dark side. Smells of citrus and toffee. Great blend of sweet malts and citrus hops. Very good beer but I think I preferred Bucolia.
Dec 04, 2020
Reviewed by ScaryEd from New Hampshire
3.51/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 1.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.51/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 1.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
16 oz can into a willi belcher.
Pours an opaque copperish amber color with 2 fingers of creamy off-white head. Very good retention. Leaves a nice crown of lacing as it settles into a blanket of blah blah. BBB, you just can't make a totally unfiltered amber ale and expect it to not look like diarrhea. We've been through this at least 3 times now. What is supposed to be a beautiful, late autumn beer with an amazing head is reduced to liquid poop sauce. Come on now.
The aroma is solidly hoppy, bringing notes of grapefruit, peach, orange, and pine followed by some caramel chews, cashews, and earthy peppercorn spice.
The flavor brings notes of fresh peach, orange, and grapefruit. Then comes a wave of caramel and nuts; namely hazelnut, cashews and almonds, followed by some roasted malts. Finishes earthy, bitter, and piney. This beer is kind of like raiding a squirrel's secret stash.
The feel is medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Relatively creamy with a nice hop bite.
Overall, other than the appearance this is a good amber ale. It's a hoppy amber, as advertised, but there's still a ton of malt presence and overall earthiness to give this beer plenty of balance.
Nov 25, 2020Pours an opaque copperish amber color with 2 fingers of creamy off-white head. Very good retention. Leaves a nice crown of lacing as it settles into a blanket of blah blah. BBB, you just can't make a totally unfiltered amber ale and expect it to not look like diarrhea. We've been through this at least 3 times now. What is supposed to be a beautiful, late autumn beer with an amazing head is reduced to liquid poop sauce. Come on now.
The aroma is solidly hoppy, bringing notes of grapefruit, peach, orange, and pine followed by some caramel chews, cashews, and earthy peppercorn spice.
The flavor brings notes of fresh peach, orange, and grapefruit. Then comes a wave of caramel and nuts; namely hazelnut, cashews and almonds, followed by some roasted malts. Finishes earthy, bitter, and piney. This beer is kind of like raiding a squirrel's secret stash.
The feel is medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Relatively creamy with a nice hop bite.
Overall, other than the appearance this is a good amber ale. It's a hoppy amber, as advertised, but there's still a ton of malt presence and overall earthiness to give this beer plenty of balance.
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