Deschutes Mirror Pond Pale Ale

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

On tap at Blue Palms I believe, a few weeks back. Color was a dark amber with an off whitish head. Aroma of NW hops; fruity and earthy, with a small dash of spice. Flavor was pretty dry; earthy and a bit fruitier. Reminds me of my trip up there.

Pine & soap aroma almost like Irish Spring with some floral notes added. Hazy orange amber color. Flavor consists of nuts with a piney hops aftertaste. Overall this is a pretty good brew... Nice balance of malt and hops, very enjoyable to drink.

All time classic, and very likely the beer that launched me deep into beer love. Deep amber, tight head, fresh hoppyness and some balancing, rich malts. All about crisp pine flavor and good weight. Absolutely tastes like the northwest, a formative beer.

This ber pours a fine copper color with a thick and rather pillowy head. The head diminishes fairly quickly, but leaves a nice layer of attractive lacing. The aroma is rich with smells of floral and caramel. The flavor is hoppy, of course. But surprisingly, this has a fantastic quality that puts forth copious amounts of cereal grains. The grains are traceable all through the finish as they battle with the hops. It’s a very solid sessionable beer.

12oz bottle. Pours pale orange amber with small quickly fading tan head. The aroma is mostly floral hops and citrus, although not powerful. Taste has toasty pale malts balancing out wonderful piney, citrusy hop flavors.

This is a solid American Pale Ale, being rather light but still characterful and fairly well balanced. Slightly reddish deep gold, it has a medium, pale tan head that shirnks steadily to a foamy lasting ring and wisps. It has a hint of lace. Aroma’s light toasty grain, citrus, leaves, dust, and hay. It tastes similar, with lightly toasty grain with hint of caramelized bread, faintly burnt grapefruit and orange peel, green leaves. It has light sweetness balanced with light bitterness. It’s a bit too strong on the grapefruity-citrusy hops, making it seem slightly one-dimensional and mundane, but still has some complexity and balance underneath.

Clear bright orange pour. Sticky hops mixed with a piney scent. Taste is smooth with an afterthought of pretty hops. Sweet flavor that is almost too sweet. Sharp feelings as well as some chemical elements. Not bad but restricting.