Gear & Beer: Grundens Downrigger Bibs Review + Bissell Brothers Substance

It’s been a while since we’ve done a Gear & Beer. Between the pandemic, a new job, a baby daughter (13 months, a wedding, and then three cases of the damn ‘vid this summer, we’ve been delayed. But we’re back — and we’ve got a few videos in store in the coming weeks and months.

To kick us off, we talk about two recent favorites: the Grundens Downrigger GORE-TEX Bibs — a seriously good piece of kit — and one of our absolute favorite New England beers, Bissell Brothers Substance.

Gear:

Buy here > Product link: https://amzn.to/3QdFJFf

Grundens Website link: https://grundens.com/shop/collections/gore-tex/downrigger-gore-tex-bib/

Beer:

Bissell Brothers Substance Ale
Style: IPA/NEIPA
ABV: 6.6%
Hops: Apollo, Centennial, Chinook, Falconer’s Flight, Simcoe
Malt: Crystal Malt, Maine 2-Row, Maine Oats, Maine Wheat

Link to Bissell’s website: https://bissellbrothers.com/beer/the-substance-ale/