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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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 Snojerk321 (1937), San Diego, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Dec 17, 2007  
Bottle. Has long since been one of my favorite pale ales. Beer had a very nice light hop aroma with some cirus fruits mixed in as well. Beer poured a light amber with a ruby hue. Nice dry finish.


 Charlzm (247), Los Angeles, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/513/20
Dec 13, 2007  
Bottled, consumed on 12/13/07. Crystal clear medium golden pour with very fine off-white head that lasted quite some time. Rich citrus and pine aroma with subtle notes of sweet... peppermint?? Can’t put my finger on it, but pleasing nonetheless. Smooth mouthfeel with a touch of that Bass Ale apple flavor. Fleeting sourness gives way to lightly bitter, smooth finish with no astringency. Very drinkable.


 cathcacr (588), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 8, 2007  
On draft at the Corbett Fish House, 12/5. For a pale ale, it was quite good. Got me two 20 oz. pints of it. Slightly fruity aspect; I need to put this up against SNPA and see how hey compare.


 drawde (115), San Francisco, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/511/20
Dec 7, 2007    Updated: Dec 12, 2007
Dark for a pale ale, a brown shade of gold and hazy. Lots of apricot flavor, not so bitter. More like an English Pale Ale. [Tasted next to a Anderson Valley Poleeko Gold Pale Ale] The Poleeko is much lighter in color, and citrusy sweet in flavor. The Mirror Pond has more malt backbone and a full bodied fruity flavor.


 fiulijn (7150), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 1, 2007  
Bottle at Stockholm Beer Festival 2007
Cloudy amber color. Nice sweet hoppy aroma, resiny and fruity. There is some sweet toffeish flavor, but a bit dry mouthfeel. At least there is a good hopping, strong and a bit resiny and fruity (apricots). Pleasant.


 Oscbert (537), Sacramento, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/514/20
Nov 20, 2007    Updated: Dec 21, 2007
Cloudy reddish amber color. medium sized white head. ~Aroma is very subtle, sweet honey aroma, bit of floral. Taste sweet, honey flavor.~ Not a very exciting beer, but worth buying again.


vadersnightcap (80), Scotland
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Nov 18, 2007  
Very nice little ale. Not usuallu a big cascade fan but this one does not seem to have tha hard citrus edge of other beers which promi9nanlty use cascade.


 Canadianlush (169), Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Nov 11, 2007  
I’ve had this one so often I can’t believe I haven’t rated it yet. Pours a cloudy copper color with a nice white head. Strong aroma of flowers and hops. Flavor is, complete, bitter and hoppy. Finish is full and hearty with a very nice hoppy aftertaste. Pound for pound one of the best IPAs out there. Deschutes has yet to let me down.



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