Deschutes Mirror Pond Pale Ale

Brewed by Deschutes Brewery
Style: American Pale Ale
Bend, Oregon USA

Deep copper pour with a medium foamy off-white head. Citrus and hop aroma, with a touch of malt. Slightly sweet fruity flavor, with a bit of a hop bite on the finish. A nice pale ale.

Apricot color, slightly cloudy with a small head that dissipated quickly and left little lacing. Citrusy hops are evident in the aroma, with a sense of pine. Hops also are strong in the taste, but balanced with sweet malts, almost like bread. Medium bodied, very crisp, light carbonation.

Copper pour, practically no head, a little bubbling. Decent lacing. Malty yet hoppy aroma. Very bitter flavor with some doughy sweetness. Bitter medium-heavy mouthfeel. Bitter finish. A heavy, harder to drink pale overall.

Bottle. Amber body, good off-white head, fruity nose. Fruity hops, some sweetness, a bit grainy when it warms, but a pretty nice pale.

Aroma is interesting. Malty and herbal. Color is cloudy amber with a thin head. Tastes of eucalyptus and hops. It is smooth and wet, which is nice, but overall, I was unimpressed.

Refreshing honey and molasses aroma, with a powerful honey flavor with 60-40 malt-hop balance. Nice bitterness on the finish. Excellent ale, although maybe slightly thicker on the tongue than I would have liked.

Bottled. Excellent pale ale. Poured a slightly cloudy orange with a light tan head. With a stuffed up nose, I could still detect a slightly floral aroma. Bitter hops taste, with good citrus and slight floral notes. Slightly bitter finish, but otherwise, goes down smooth, with a low level of carbonation. Typically excellent Deschutes effort.

12oz bottle: pours and orange amber in color with minimal white head, aroma malty with hints of caramel and citrus hops. is pretty full flavored for a APA mostly malty with hints of citrus hops and caramel.