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Deschutes Mirror Pond Pale Ale

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85
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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6683.46/5.03.45/5.05.3%90.9Lager glass, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Tawny colored, full bodied Pale Ale. This ale has a distinctive, lingering hop flavor attained by adding copious quantities of Cascade hops throughout the brewing process.
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RickS95 (32), Evansville, Indiana, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/514/20
Oct 20, 2008  
Pours orange with almost no head, and little lacing to follow. Bitter hops in the nose that stays til the finish and well after its gone. Minutes after finishing the glass, I could still taste bitter in my mouth. A man’s beer. Not for the timid, despite only being 5.0% alcohol as listed on the label.


jcdsmack (88), Henderson, Nevada, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/104/512/20
Oct 17, 2008  
Pours acopper orange with a tan headaroma of cascade and full malt nicely balanced slight bitterness on the tongue almost no real hop bite more like a copper ale than a pale in that regard good beer but not as strong in the flavor department as I prefer, possibly the lack ABV% results in less hop flavor to maintain the superior balance.


adm (5), Alfold Crossways, Surrey, England
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3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/514/20
Oct 13, 2008  
Enjoyable - although my rating is probably a bit unfairly low as I have only been able to drink this out of the bottle with no available glass - so the aroma and appearance probably aren’t getting a fair chance.... Anyway - nice Cascade aroma, but quite earthy. I’m going to pass on appearance, but the flavour is fairly bready, with not much lingering hop aftertaste. Medium body.


Bronzan (25), Cotati, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Oct 12, 2008  
A nice pale ale. Fairly hoppy. Quite smooth with a semi-sweet aftertaste.


 kmweaver (2436), Sebastopol, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Oct 8, 2008  
12oz bottle. Pours a clear, medium honey-orange color; bright white head with good retention and fine-bubbled lacing. Resiny, fresh earthy and floral hops in the aroma; some tree fruits and sweet malts. Medium mouthfeel: lots of sweet earthy and floral hops upfront; clean and resiny hop character; some earthy, basic candy sugar maltiness underneath; very drinkable, nicely composed APA. Medium finish: toasty malts, earthiness, and lingering dry bitterness; toasty and crisp.


 anders37 (4573), Malmö, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 6, 2008  
Draught @ Horse Brass Pub, Portland. Pours a slightly hazy dark ambe color with a small off-white head. Has a malty hoppy citrus aroma. Sweetish malty hoppy citrus flavor. Has a sweetish malty hoppy bitter citrus finish with some bitterness in the aftertaste.


 durhambeer (1200), Durham, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 6, 2008  
Bottle from WBF in Durham. Amber pour, off white head. This was surprisingly good... and very hoppy for a pale ale thanks to the abundance of Cascade hops. Skunky, resiny, citrusy, tasty hops. A bit thin. Good stuff.


 ucusty (1880), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/512/20
Oct 5, 2008  
Hazy amber pour, fluffy off white head. Citrus and grains on the nose. Thin bodied and very sessional. Citrus flavor. Long bitter finish.



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