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Bissell Brothers Brewing Company

United States · Regional · Known for a full range of stylesWebsite
Known for a full range of styles

Bissell Brothers Brewing Company was founded in 2013 by brothers Noah and Peter Bissell in Portland, Maine, after Noah's homebrewing hobby grew into a commercial vision. The brewery sold its first kegs of its signature Substance Ale at The Thirsty Pig on December 7, 2013, quickly generating a fervent following in the Portland beer scene. In 2016, Bissell Brothers moved its production into a renovated 100-year-old former railcar repair building at Thompson's Point, which also houses a large taproom. The brewery has grown into a multifaceted hospitality destination and is widely regarded as one of Maine's premier craft breweries.

6Beers
4Styles
7.9%Avg ABV
2013Founded
Consistency· share of beers above catalogue avg
0%
catalogue avg 12%

Beers by Bissell Brothers Brewing Company

6 beers
Coastal Select
Coastal Select
West Coast IPA · 7.0%
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Lux
Lux
Pale Ale · 5.5%
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Swish
Swish
Double IPA · 8.0%
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The Substance Ale
The Substance Ale
New England IPA · 6.6%
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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Bissell Brothers Brewing Company brew across 4 style families.

Signature · 6 beers
IPA 3Strong 1Pale Ale 1Amber 1

Across these 6 beers, 4 notes keep showing up:

citrusy
5 of 6 beers
hoppy
4 of 6 beers
fruity
4 of 6 beers
refreshing
4 of 6 beers

Four notes carry across the range. That's a tight house style — most breweries in the catalogue share just one.

Compared with the wider catalogue of similar styles:

typical for similar stylesBissell Brothers Brewing Company
in no beersin every beer
refreshing
in 4 of 6 · typical similar styles brewery: 1 in 5
Notably more refreshing than typical.
crisp
in 4 of 6 · typical similar styles brewery: 1 in 5
Notably more crisp than typical.
How we measure this

Two thresholds are at work here:

  • The signature list shows notes that recur in at least 6% of this brewery's beers. A low bar — enough to flag a pattern, not high enough to call it an exclusive trait.
  • The peer comparison below shows only notes where this brewery's coverage differs from similar breweries by at least 20 percentage points. A higher bar — enough to call a real difference, not a nudge.

A note can appear on the signature list without appearing in the peer comparison: it recurs here, but similar breweries do the same thing.

Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 63%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
0 / 6
beers above the median
#3906
best ranked beer
Lux

Their beers place in the Top 63% of the catalogue on average, across 6 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.

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About Bissell Brothers Brewing Company

Bissell Brothers Brewing Company was founded in 2013 by brothers Noah and Peter Bissell in Portland, Maine, after Noah's homebrewing hobby grew into a commercial vision. The brewery sold its first kegs of its signature Substance Ale at The Thirsty Pig on December 7, 2013, quickly generating a fervent following in the Portland beer scene. In 2016, Bissell Brothers moved its production into a renovated 100-year-old former railcar repair building at Thompson's Point, which also houses a large taproom. The brewery has grown into a multifaceted hospitality destination and is widely regarded as one of Maine's premier craft breweries.

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Location
Portland · Maine · United States
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