Deschutes Mirror Pond Pale Ale

Pretty good. Tastes very floral, almost tea-like. Hoppy, but not in a super aggressive manner. I like it.

Poured from bottle. A very hoppy beer - almost overwhelming at times - that was nothing special. The body is very mild, and the carbonation was high, making an unwanted interaction with the hops. Still, some very good organic flavors of the forest came through. Average pale ale, nothing to write home about.

Hazy copper with a white head that disappeared to nothing. Pine and caramel aroma that seemed a bit salty. Pine/citrus and caramel flavour that had apple and banana notes. Light to medium body with average carbonation. A pretty run of the mill pale ale.

From notes taken at the Southwest Beer Festival in Scottsdale, Arizona. The conditions were hard to take notes in but these are the ratings and they stand. Draft. Clear amber gold. Aroma is hoppy. Flavor is malty and decently hoppy. Not much bitterness. Light. Fizzy. Okay.

Subtle aroma of citrus, malt, and hops. Has a nice dark orange colored body. Has a flowery banquette added to the citrus hops, malt, and ester flavor. Kind of tastes like my IPA home-brew which has a cleaning solution astringency back drop. An ok pale ale, that I keep on going back to.

One of the best commercial pale ales in the area, pours amber with little head, blackberry hops aroma, starts smooth ends slightly bitter, pretty good balance. the more mirror pond trucks I see driving around the worse it tastes.

Another GREAT beverage from Deschutes, the appearance is great along with the aroma from the Cascades, hell you can’t get to many of those, can you? Great flavor, very enjoyable beer.

Clear peach color with nice off tan head when poured into a tulip. Hardly any aromas. Taste is mellow citrus, apricot with a nice malty back. Slightly sweet but somehow also crisp. Nice and hoppy without being over the top. Really well balanced.