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Deschutes Mirror Pond Pale Ale

Deschutes Mirror Pond Pale Ale - American Pale Ale

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 Percentile 
85
overall
Brewed by Deschutes Brewery
Style: American Pale Ale

Bend, Oregon USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6673.46/5.03.45/5.05.3%90.8Lager glass, Shaker
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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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 shp555 (1677), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/515/20
Jun 6, 2007  
Pours a hazy copper color with a white head. Aroma is malty caramel, with lots of citrus hops. Flavor is caramel with a bitter grassy citrus hop finish. Good pale ale.


 jarspag (593), Los Angeles, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/514/20
May 29, 2007  
The standard pale ale - nothing great - a nice medium bodied light ale with a crisp bitter finish of cascade.


 hapjydeuce (763), Del Mar, California, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/513/20
May 28, 2007  
Medium head, slightly hoppy aroma. Slight citrusy nose in the flavor, with a weak hops finish. Refreshing and poundable, the palate is not complex at all, and doesnt linger. Nothing extraordinary going on here... a good brew for a hot summers day at the beach.


 arondee (173), Tucson, Arizona, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/517/20
May 11, 2007  
The smell is pretty light. I can definitely smell the Orange spice but it’s light, or my nose is a little stuffed. Dark Orange almost light brown in the glass. Small/Medium head that fades fast. Great taste immediatly, not the strongest or most bitter IPA but not the weakest either. Slightly bitter aftertaste that goes away after 5 seconds. Great beer overall ranks somewhere in-between a Sierra Nevada PA and a Redhook in the bitterness/taste category. I thought it was great but a bit lighter than I would have really liked.


 hellbilly (1492), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/513/20
Apr 30, 2007    Updated: Jun 9, 2009
orange 5 spice aroma. has a brown taste (yeah the color brown) with light hops and grass. flowers really dominate and make it unpleasant. mediocre.


 maniac (2628), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 29, 2007  
WBF-Raleigh. Clear amber body with a medium creamy white head. Sweet caramel aroma with some light citrus hops. Dry caramel and citrus hops flavor.


 CharlesDarwin (1822), Point Judith, Rhode Island, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Apr 26, 2007  
12 Oz Bottle. Moderately spicy orange peel and candied ginger aroma. Quite restrained. Planty. Hazed deep flaming coal orange, with burnished edges and a rim of dirty white. Flavor is a somewhat soapy orange zest and lemon. Mild subterreanean spice covers up a mild-mannered malt bill. An almost artificial citrus presentation in the middle of the palate. Sugar profile restricted to nips of brown sugar and the early stages of Maillaird. Palate fields only a light draw of hop bitterness, seemingly lower than I anticipated. Reads almost like an English stlyle, but otherwise a mediocre pale ale.


 BeerRunner (144), San Diego, California, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Apr 24, 2007  
This is my favorite American Pale Ale, period. When I die, I want this poured on me grave...preferably NOT strained through me mate’s kidneys!



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