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Bissell Brothers

Portland, USA · Est. 2013

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Tally's Take

Why this matters

A foundational pillar of the New England IPA movement whose flagship, The Substance, put Portland, Maine on the global beer map.

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The People

Behind the beer

Peter Bissell
Co-founder

Founded in Portland, Maine, 2013.

Noah Bissell
Co-founder

The other half of the partnership.

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The Beer Library

Beers

The Substance

Year-Round

New England IPA

ABV6.6%

Two brothers in Portland, Maine, and the beer that made Maine a serious IPA destination rather than a stop on the way to Vermont.

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Swish

Limited

Hazy Imperial IPA

ABV8.0%

Two brothers in Portland, Maine, making the beer that put the state on the IPA map rather than just on the way to Vermont.

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