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Deschutes Brewery was founded in 1988 as a brew pub in Bend, Oregon. Family and employee-owned, the brewery is known for brewing a diverse line-up of award winning beers including the popular Black Butte Porter, Mirror Pond Pale Ale, and Fresh Squeezed IPA. From the beginning, the focus has been on crafting the best beer and food using only the finest ingredients. In 2008, Deschutes opened a second pub in Portland’s Pearl District. Deschutes Brewery now ships beer to 28 states, the District of Columbia, and around the world from its main brewing facility located on the banks of the Deschutes River.
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7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap at the Portland location. Pours clear gold. Grain, bubblegum, papaya, peach, light sulfur, lightly herbal. Medium body. Very nice.
Tried from Draft on 25 Jun 2024 at 00:49

6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at the Portland location. Pours deep gold. Biscuit, light toffee, lightly herbal, floral. Medium body. Solid.
Tried from Draft on 25 Jun 2024 at 00:48

7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
355ml bottle. Cloudy, orange golden colour with small to average, frothy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Minimally perfumed, citrusy fruity, hoppy aroma, sweet-ish, minimally sugary and biscuity, pale malty background, notes of orange, blood orange, mandarine, some grapefruit. Taste is citrusy fruity and zesty bitter hoppy, sweet-ish, minimally biscuity and sugary, pale malty basis, notes of blood orange, orange, grapefruit, mandarine, orange peel, some zesty bitterness. Watery texture, slightly dry palate, medium to fine, dense, soft, mildly prickly carbonation. Clear orange fixation here, relatively bitter, a tad perfumed - OK.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jun 2024 at 18:58

Unfortunately past it's prime. Bottled in 2012.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jun 2024 at 12:21

7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
355ml bottle. Minimally milky, orange golden colour with average, frothy to creamy, osteoporosing, minimally lacing, white head. Citrusy fruity, hoppy aroma, minimally spicy, pale malty background, notes of lemon, some lime, lemongrass. Taste is grassy and citrusy fruity hoppy, slightly spicy, pale malty basis, notes of lemon, lemongrass, some lime. Oily texture, smooth and soft, silky palate, fine, dense, creamy carbonation. Crisp, raw, slightly dirty - nice.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jun 2024 at 20:11

7.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
On tap at Bridge and Tunnel. Pours copper. Toffee, grapefruit, bourbon, vanilla, orange peel, booze. Medium body. Good.
Tried from Draft on 23 Jun 2024 at 05:10

7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Draft at the Taphouse. Mahogany pour, small ring of bubbly head. Malty aroma, caramel, bourbon, cherries. Taste is sweet, malty, bourbon, orange peel, cherries. Boozy.
Tried from Draft on 17 Jun 2024 at 02:27

6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
12Oz can from Ben’s Cafe, Cheras, Malaysia. Poured a hazy light golden orange colour with a thin white head. The aroma is grainy malt, tropical citrus. The flavour is moderate bitter and sweet with a light, crisp, fresh, juicy citrus, light hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Can on 14 Jun 2024 at 16:14

7.4/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
dank citrusy melon character. Full body and juicy. Low medium bitterness. Simple but alcohol well hidden.
Tried on 08 Jun 2024 at 02:44

8/10
Surprisingly non hoppy for being a "hoppy farmhouse style ale", in a good way, even elke liked it! Crisp fruitiness.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jun 2024 at 21:17