Mirror Pond Pale Ale
(has 1 batch)
Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.73
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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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6.5/10
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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
6.4/10
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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
4.4/10
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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
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
355ml bottle. Pours clear amber with a small beige head. Aroma: malt, fruity, caramel/toffee, some citrus hop notes. Taste: sweet caramel/toffee, citrus/fruity hops, biscuity malt, moderate bitterness, slight aniseed aftertaste. Medium body, slick mouthfeel. Not bad but unimpressive, and I don't agree with it being hop-forward.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2017
at 22:26
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, a month before its BB date. Orange-amber color with small head. Aroma is marmalade, floral hops, pale malt, maybe honeycomb melon. Taste is orange marmalade, some bready malts, caramel, some earthy hops as well, slightly bitter finish. Silky mouthfeel. Okay Pale Ale, nothing special though - is this not fresh enough?
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2017
at 01:01