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Fresh Hop Mirror Pond
Deschutes Brewery
- From:
- Deschutes Brewery
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
Ranked #495 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #15,482 - Avg:
- 3.9 | pDev: 12.05%
- Reviews:
- 143
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 11, 2022
- Added:
- Oct 24, 2008
- Wants:
- 31
- Gots:
- 26
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Seanibus:
Reviewed by Seanibus from California
4.01/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
4.01/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Mirror Pond is such a lovely beer to start with that it is very hard to discern any improvement in this version, despite the lofty language about a heritage Cascade vine on the label. But it's still mighty good.
Pours a clear amber with a lovely sticky white head and streamers of carbonation. the aroma is a little malty, with a slight fresh hoppiness on the end. The flavor is typical mirror pond - light crystal malt, clean, fruity edge and a nice hop perfume on the finish. The mouthfeel is light and slick, with a faintly piny bitterness on the end. This, like it's regular parent beer, is an excellent pale ale. The only knock is the higher expectations - and higher price - that a limited release implies isn't borne out by the result.
Nov 06, 2011Pours a clear amber with a lovely sticky white head and streamers of carbonation. the aroma is a little malty, with a slight fresh hoppiness on the end. The flavor is typical mirror pond - light crystal malt, clean, fruity edge and a nice hop perfume on the finish. The mouthfeel is light and slick, with a faintly piny bitterness on the end. This, like it's regular parent beer, is an excellent pale ale. The only knock is the higher expectations - and higher price - that a limited release implies isn't borne out by the result.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by chum_husk from Minnesota
3.45/5 rDev -11.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.45/5 rDev -11.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
12oz bottle - review from notes
A decent pale that drinks sorta like a well-hopped lager. This is a good intro beer to get you into more hoppy stuff. But as a seasoned pale ale drinker this leaves me wanting
I don't need it to be super hopped always, but this is just kinda boring
Jul 31, 2021A decent pale that drinks sorta like a well-hopped lager. This is a good intro beer to get you into more hoppy stuff. But as a seasoned pale ale drinker this leaves me wanting
I don't need it to be super hopped always, but this is just kinda boring
Reviewed by Smurfman584 from Texas
4.21/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap at Portland Public house poured into pint glass. Nice lacing on glass, small head. Smooth flavor for a fresh hop ale. Could easily drink a few.
Oct 09, 2017Rated by davidward from Florida
4/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Not quite up there with Mirror Pond's signature pale ale, but still good.
Jul 19, 2017Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.96/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Amber and orange color, full inch of white head, average lacing and retention. Aroma reminded me of the old school mirror pond from back in the 90s, when the hops jumped, vegetal. They're solid again here.
Good old school wave of Cascade hops, this really brings me back when mirror pond was the shit. The heavier soggy wood malt bill is gone, the hops are shining. Plenty of pine and bitterness layered on a 5% body. Wouldn't hesitate to buy this again, good price, really hope they drop it in a 6 pack someday.
Jan 29, 2016Good old school wave of Cascade hops, this really brings me back when mirror pond was the shit. The heavier soggy wood malt bill is gone, the hops are shining. Plenty of pine and bitterness layered on a 5% body. Wouldn't hesitate to buy this again, good price, really hope they drop it in a 6 pack someday.
Reviewed by hoptheology from California
4.08/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Served on tap at Deschutes Brewery Pub in Portland.
L : in contrast to regular mirror pond, this is a bit darker, providing iced tea hues, 90% opacity, and a huge lacey head.
S : lots of sweet aromas, with cotton candy and jellybean? Some doughy yeast and toffee malts as well.
T : a bit like mirror pond but with more hard toffee and fresh pine needle. Ends piney.
F : creamy, dense, delicate. Polite carbonation.
O : a nice take on mirror pond but doesn't supersede the original.
Oct 23, 2015L : in contrast to regular mirror pond, this is a bit darker, providing iced tea hues, 90% opacity, and a huge lacey head.
S : lots of sweet aromas, with cotton candy and jellybean? Some doughy yeast and toffee malts as well.
T : a bit like mirror pond but with more hard toffee and fresh pine needle. Ends piney.
F : creamy, dense, delicate. Polite carbonation.
O : a nice take on mirror pond but doesn't supersede the original.
Rated by Mjfroman from California
3.12/5 rDev -20%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.12/5 rDev -20%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Could be the batch I had but hardly any taste of hops.m
May 07, 2015
Fresh Hop Mirror Pond from Deschutes Brewery
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
318 ratings
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