Bucolia
Bissell Brothers Brewing Co.

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From:
Bissell Brothers Brewing Co.
 
Maine, United States
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
ABV:
5.6%
Score:
89
Avg:
3.96 | pDev: 9.09%
Reviews:
33
Ratings:
263
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 08, 2019
Added:
Sep 28, 2014
Wants:
  9
Gots:
  67
Sticky hops layered over soft malt. Great pairing with involuntary memories.

ABV: 5.6% OG: 1.054
Hops: Simcoe, Merkur, Centennial, Chinook
Malts: Pilsner, Vienna, Munich, Red X, Malted Wheat, Melanoidin
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Rated: 4 by paulish from New York

May 08, 2019
 
Rated: 4.07 by SimplyBeer1026 from Maine

Apr 19, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by Larueminati from Massachusetts

Apr 15, 2019
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Reviewed by Imakoniver from New York

3.89/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
I tried three beer at the brewery and while good, this was my least favorite. It didn’t finish as nicely as the other two or the Lux I drank the night before.
Apr 04, 2019
 
Rated: 3.96 by KMcGrath from Massachusetts

Nov 27, 2018
 
Rated: 3.99 by Mickt465 from New Hampshire

Nov 18, 2018
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Reviewed by papposilenus from New Hampshire

4.11/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
From a 16oz can, dated 10/24/18. Served in an imperial pint pub glass.

Pours a cloudy brownish-bronze with three fingers of puffy, fluffy, cream-coloured head. Retention is excellent, finally leaving a fat sticky web of lacing.

Nose is mildly sweet and malty, with an interesting crusty, pie-like aroma, apple and lemon merengue.

Taste is very much in line with the nose but with less sweetness, more bitterness. Toasted whole grain pie crust, apple, lemon, spicy pine needles and sticky juice. Lightly sweet upfront, earthy, grassy and mildly bitter into the finish.

Feel is clean and quenching, medium bodied and brightly carbonated.

Overall, a damnfine beer. Relative to the fairly unexciting universe of red ales, this one's pretty terrific.
Nov 04, 2018
 
Rated: 3.67 by Jonnydrinker from Illinois

Jun 08, 2018
 
Rated: 3.93 by Big_V from Maryland

May 20, 2018
 
Rated: 3.85 by robrio89 from Connecticut

May 17, 2018
 
Rated: 3.85 by Lefty8771 from Massachusetts

Apr 07, 2018
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Reviewed by GratefulBeerGuy from New Hampshire

3.72/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pint can 3/21/18. Poured out into a Treehouse long stemmed glass.

A muddy, reddish, amber color with yellow and white highlights. Golden amber in direct sunlight. Sea foam thick, off white cap gives constant coverage. A seriously creamy and robust foamy head leaves a lasting impression.

A dense amber-sweet maple, caramel and honey soaked wheat bread style malty scent. Spice, dry earthy, dry grasses make up the hoppy scent. Wild red berries are subtle but sweet from the hops as well.

A red-amber malty flavor dominates right off, bold flavor's and texture from the big earthy>dry>grassy>spice>herbs and pepper blast from the hops and malty combo. Sour-bready malt, heavily dry-herbal hops seem to really bring forth dry amd bitter, medicinal, grassy tones that do not ever get balanced out by any sort of sweetness. Bitter, earthy, dry....acorns, dry grass and bitters seem to be the biggest part of the flavor profile.

Big, red malt, bitter, dry and earthy but also sour edged vibe is different for Bissell and maybe, perhaps not exactly up to Bissell standards. Odd, style points concidered.
Mar 28, 2018
 
Rated: 4.34 by BillSheehan318 from Massachusetts

Mar 16, 2018
 
Rated: 3.88 by Samact from Vermont

Mar 04, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by Patches826 from Massachusetts

Jan 03, 2018
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Rated by peterlovesbeer from Maine

3.32/5  rDev -16.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
Weird sticky aftertaste.
Dec 23, 2017
 
Rated: 3.87 by moltch from Massachusetts

Nov 03, 2017
 
Rated: 3.73 by pprichar from Massachusetts

Oct 09, 2017
 
Rated: 3.92 by Biggiekrock627 from Maryland

Sep 30, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Budlum from Maryland

Sep 28, 2017
Bucolia from Bissell Brothers Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 263 ratings