Bissell Brothers (2018)

I'm guessing that it will be a few more weeks (at least) until the next schedule is published... Thanks for your patience and stay tuned...

 

Hey @mike_v_sardina , need some more of your infinite wisdom! Do you think Precept cans linger into the afternoon on Saturday?

 

They’re canning Precept this week? Not according to the release sched?

 

Oops, I mean Preserve & Protect

 

We packaged P&P today, with a relatively big yield...

I'd assume that cans will be solid through the early PM... We will sell out on Saturday though...

This batch is tasting great, Denali is a fun hop... Straight "smilewater"...

Hope this helps!

 

@mike_v_sardina hey man, any idea yet if there will be any swish releases planned for May? Not looking for any specific dates or anything, just would like to know if any will be brewed/release that month. Many, many thanks!

 

The LAST Swish release of the season is on April 21!!

After that release, we switch over to Nothing Gold as our "Summer DIPA"... Hope that answers the question!

 

Got it! Many thanks for the info!

 

Yes, indeed...

New schedule is new:

 

I am heading to Portland Friday. Do I need to be there before opening to grab some cans? I have gone a handful of times previously, not sure what day, showed up an hour or so after open, and gotten shut out every time for cans. Thanks!

 

Friday's release is Subby, but we should also have rollover cans of Umbra, i-Lucky, and Precept, depending on how busy we are today and tomorrow... There is a possibility that we would completely sell out before we close on Friday, but I would think that we'd have beer available in cans throughout at least the early afternoon (so an hour after open, you would be fine)... Hope that helps!

 

How often does Bissell have a food truck? In the past, I've been used to being able to rely on the chicken place next door, but it looks like that's closed. Visiting on Thursday, hoping to be able to eat lunch there!

 

Excited for Nothing Gold season...HOT TAKE: I think it's better than Swish.

 

Not sure on the food truck question, but Locally Sauced is opening a brick-and-mortar location in Big J’s former spot. Scheduled to open in May.

https://www.centralmaine.com/2018/03/26/big-js-chicken-shack-at-thompsons-point-is-closing/

 

Mr. Tuna makes amazing sushi handrolls and is at Bissell 2 or 3 days a week now, although that will probably lessen once Locally Sauced is open.

 

Visiting for the first time on Friday (arriving around 12:30). What should be expect? I learned a few posts back about paying to park (no big deal) but is it typically very busy? We aren't overly concerned about what cans may be available but are hopeful it won't be too bad to be able to grab a couple pours. Do things that typically sell out quickly in cans usually last q while on tap? Would love to try HTFGATT...

Thanks!

 

Bissell is always exceptionally chill even when it’s busy. They will sometimes get waves of people coming through that may briefly cause a 10 minute wait for pours, but for the most part it’s a couple minutes or no wait at all. Especially with you being there in a weekday afternoon, you should have no issues. It’s a big enough place that even when it’s “packed” it’s really still fine.

I would be surprised if they didn’t still have Here’s to Feeling Good on tap and perhaps Swish as well.

 

Thanks for the info! Guess this will be good to know for the next time I visit. Think I'll have to wait and see if there's going to be a food truck on Thursday. We like to stop at Bissell between 12 and 1 when we visit before heading into the city where our AirBnB is located. If anyone has food recommendations on the way to Portland, I'm all ears. Thanks!

 

Awesome! Thanks for the info!

 

It's been a while since I've made a trip to Bissell. I am planning on coming up for the 5/10 Baby Genius release, and I have a few quick questions. Is Bucolia one of their releases that usually has some rollover into the next day? I've been seeing on their social media posts that some of the less popular/hyped beers are lasting a bit longer nowadays. If there will be rollover, would I have to be there at open to pick up cans? Or am I pretty safe in being able to get all 3 (Bucolia, Baby G, Subby) if I am there by around 3 PM? Also, apparently parking is metered now? Unfortunate, but ok I guess. Is there still plenty of parking space available?