Deschutes Brewery Mirror Pond Pale Ale

Mirror Pond Pale Ale

 

Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸

  Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular
Score
6.71
ABV: 5.0% IBU: 40 Ticks: 156
Dive into an intricate ecosystem of crisp, citrus hops and swirls of caramel malt that's more than meets the eye.
 

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6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap at Acido Acida 2021, in Ferrara, Italy. Pours amber, crisp, with fine whitish foam. Aroma is malty and herbaceous. Body and carbonation are average. Taste is moderately bitter. Final is average.

Tried from Draft on 05 Sep 2021 at 06:53


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from the tap. Clear Amber with small white head. Wood, orange, bread malt, touch of grapefruit. Good example of the early 2000s, but slightly outdated now.

Tried from Draft on 27 May 2021 at 01:23


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Early rating from Beer Buddy app

Tried on 02 Feb 2020 at 04:49



7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Many thanks to kappldav123 for sharing! Great fruity nose. The beer starts intense floral fruity, moderate bitter with a nice round and refreshing back. Sessionable with moderate bitterness. Fruity and dry bitter in the end.

Tried on 03 Oct 2019 at 18:21


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can, pours dark orange clear. Medium body. Aroma is sweet orange and hops, taste is citrus and pine, finish is fruity with bitter edge.

Tried from Can on 02 Oct 2019 at 23:33


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

355ml can, free beer from our Airbnb fridge, Portland. Pours a misty golden amber, good frothy off-white head. Aroma of fruity orange citrus, pine, grapefruit. Taste continues along similar lines, gentle bitterness. Nice, well-rounded fruity piney pale.

Tried from Can on 30 Sep 2019 at 17:12


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Huge thanks to my wife for bringing this one home from her trip to the US. Can looks good. Beer in the glass dark golden, small head. Nice hoppy fruity aroma. Starts mild, malty, light sweetish. More and more fruity with notes of peaches, some apricot. Finish more dry, light bitter. Spicy-malty aftertaste. Fruity notes could be more intense. Okay.

Tried from Can on 19 Jul 2019 at 14:01


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

355ml bottle into shaker. Pours a slightly hazy bronze colour with a large creamy head. Fine carbonation with a few floaties. Fresh lemon zest nose with a hint of doughy malt. Light body, smooth texture with bitter taste. Finish is bitter lemon with underlying malt. Late dry peppery hops and liquorice add interest and balance. Nice well-balanced APA.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2018 at 12:42


4.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

12 oz can bought in Austin, TX. Pours a clear amber color with a khaki head and poor retention. Minimal lacing. Hoppy nose. Typical bittering hops pale ale flavor. No different than all the rest. Caramel malts get lost in the 40 IBU.

Tried from Can on 26 Jun 2018 at 04:03