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Deschutes Hop Trip

Deschutes Hop Trip

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An American Pale Ale brewed by
Deschutes Brewery

Bend, Oregon USA

bottled
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on tap
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2513.69/5.03.68/5.0Special5.5%98.8Lager glass, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Part of the Bond Street Series. This Fresh Hop Pale Ale is all about celebrating the hop harvest in the fall. Fresh picked hops have to be added to the brew immediately and in abundance. Roughly 270 pounds of Crystal hops from Doug Weathers' farm outside Salem, Oregon will be added to the 50 barrel batch in addition to some dry kilned whole flower hops. That adds up to approximately 5.5 pounds of hops per barrel brewed.

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does not count click to see why this does not count xarcadia (9), USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/57/104/516/20

Nov 4, 2007  
Gorgeous amber color. Floral aroma. The flavor is mellow, but a touch skunky. Pretty smooth to drink.

 Beerlando (1460), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 3, 2008  
A clear, dark orange-amber colored body is crowned with a massive, frothy, cream colored head that displays excellent retention. Dense, foamy rings of lacing coat the entire glass. This is about as beautiful as a filtered pale ale can get. Aromatics include freshly cut grass, grapefruit rind, and hints of pine resin. Floral hop notes enter the fold as well, all amidst a toasted biscuit and light caramel malt base. Flavors are quite nice, toasty, malty biscuit laying the groundwork for the bitter floral and grassy hop notes. There’s a very nice balance being struck here, with no one particular element dominating. If there’s a fatal flaw with this brew, it’s the relatively flat mouthfeel. Despite the massive, frothy head, the palate lacks a little bit of sparkle, which I tend to like in this style. Overall, this is very nice, but there are a several other fresh hopped pale’s that set the bar higher.


 Enniskillen (1626), Port Angeles, Washington, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 1, 2008  
Amber with a thin white head. Aroma is a light hoppiness, pine, sweet pale maltiness. Taste is light pine, light maltiness combined with a light hoppiness. Easy drinking pale ale that melds together well.


 malrubius (514), USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/518/20
Nov 28, 2008    Updated: Dec 3, 2008
22 ounce bottle in pint glass. Orange copper with lasting head and full lace. Fresh citrus and earthy hop aroma. Fruity malt sweetness with mild toast and fresh hop flavor floral and citrus and fresh pine. Medium body and carbo. Awesome fresh soft mouth feel. Great complexity and flavor in a sessionable strength. Excellent.


 dwyerpg (2143), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Nov 28, 2008  
A nice hoppy aroma. This is good stuff. Hoppy and bitter, but not lasting, so it stays more like a pale ale than an IPA. Great stuff.


 JasonG (642), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 27, 2008  
22 oz bottle - Pours a slightly hazy light amber color with medium sized off white head that lasts for a while and gives some nice lacing. Aroma has restrained but nicely notable presence of crisp floral hops, just a touch of citrus, wildflower honey and light caramel, hint of apricot. Flavor has chewy malts, fair amount of caramel, backbone of herbal hops, hints of lavender, honey, and lemon. Finish is balanced just towards the bitter side. Really a fantastically made beer, and one of if not the best wet-hopped brews I’ve had. The base beer is solid, much more of an english style IPA, and the wet hops really compliment the beer as a whole, rather than overwhelming the senses. This is not a "hop delivery mechanism" like some of the west-coast IPAs, but is a solid, well rounded beer. I sometimes feel that beers like this don’t get the attention they deserve because no part of them is "imperial", which is a shame, IMHO.



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