Archive record · Brewery
Bissell Brothers
Portland, Maine, USA
- Founded
- 2013
- Archive ID
- TB-VKG8F19H
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Summary
A foundational pillar of the New England IPA movement. Their flagship 'The Substance' helped put Portland, Maine on the global beer map.
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A foundational pillar of the New England IPA movement whose flagship, The Substance, put Portland, Maine on the global beer map.
The People
Behind the beer
Founded in Portland, Maine, 2013.
The other half of the partnership.
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Beers
The Substance
Year-RoundNew England IPA
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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LimitedHazy Imperial IPA
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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