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Mirror Pond Pale Ale
Deschutes Brewery


- From:
- Deschutes Brewery
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
Ranked #497 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #15,943 - Avg:
- 3.9 | pDev: 11.28%
- Reviews:
- 1,064
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 24, 2023
- Added:
- Sep 04, 2001
- Wants:
- 209
- Gots:
- 909
Alc. by Vol.: 5.0%
IBUs: 40
170 calories per 12 oz serving
IBUs: 40
170 calories per 12 oz serving
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Rated by DoctorRobert1969 from California
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
Very solid APA with a nice but not overpowering hops taste.
Oct 24, 2023Reviewed by draheim from Washington
3.9/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Re-reviewing this one as it’s been a dozen years since I last reviewed it.
12oz can (5/16/2023) into a tulip. Pours a clear amber color with a huge billowing almost Duvel-like eggshell head with lots of sticky lace.
Aroma is hoppy and grassy, floral. Piney Northwest hops, fragrant sweet malt.
Taste is a blend of bready caramel malt and floral hops; light bitterness. Clean water. Nicely balanced. Very old school.
Mouthfeel is soft, medium bodied, crisp, drinkable. Something about it is vaguely reminiscent of beers brewed with Belgian yeast.
Overall a tasty, classic approach to the APA, one of my first go-to beers from the ‘90s. It’s somehow comforting to know that beers like this are still being made.
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Previous review (8/19/2011) preserved for posterity:
3.83/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
On tap in an American pint glass at Bick's Broadview Grill. Review from memory (less than 30 minutes ago).
Color is a slightly hazy copper with a beautiful 1-finger head, good carbonation.
Aroma is floral and herbal hops.
Taste is floral, bitter hops with a nice pale malt balance. This beer straddles the line between a pale ale and an IPA. Used to drink this often and it's been way too long.
Overall this is a good example of a Northwest-style pale ale, generous with the hops and always refreshing.
Jul 21, 202312oz can (5/16/2023) into a tulip. Pours a clear amber color with a huge billowing almost Duvel-like eggshell head with lots of sticky lace.
Aroma is hoppy and grassy, floral. Piney Northwest hops, fragrant sweet malt.
Taste is a blend of bready caramel malt and floral hops; light bitterness. Clean water. Nicely balanced. Very old school.
Mouthfeel is soft, medium bodied, crisp, drinkable. Something about it is vaguely reminiscent of beers brewed with Belgian yeast.
Overall a tasty, classic approach to the APA, one of my first go-to beers from the ‘90s. It’s somehow comforting to know that beers like this are still being made.
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Previous review (8/19/2011) preserved for posterity:
3.83/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
On tap in an American pint glass at Bick's Broadview Grill. Review from memory (less than 30 minutes ago).
Color is a slightly hazy copper with a beautiful 1-finger head, good carbonation.
Aroma is floral and herbal hops.
Taste is floral, bitter hops with a nice pale malt balance. This beer straddles the line between a pale ale and an IPA. Used to drink this often and it's been way too long.
Overall this is a good example of a Northwest-style pale ale, generous with the hops and always refreshing.
Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
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
12oz can. Date stamp on can bottom is 'PKG ON 04/20/23'. Very legible stamp.
Nearly clear, deep gold colored body. One finger of white head, which settles back to a thin cap and ring. Leaves behind strings and spots of lacing.
Aroma of toasted malt, with hops expressing the flavors of citrus and grass.
Taste has a solid malt base. Citrus flavors of orange and lemon. Slightly spicy. Grass. Floral.
Medium mouth feel, which is substantial. Some tongue sting. Very good carbonation.
A totally good experience all around.
Jul 18, 2023Nearly clear, deep gold colored body. One finger of white head, which settles back to a thin cap and ring. Leaves behind strings and spots of lacing.
Aroma of toasted malt, with hops expressing the flavors of citrus and grass.
Taste has a solid malt base. Citrus flavors of orange and lemon. Slightly spicy. Grass. Floral.
Medium mouth feel, which is substantial. Some tongue sting. Very good carbonation.
A totally good experience all around.
Rated by whitemankeenan from South Carolina
5/5 rDev +28.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +28.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Smooth, flavorful, thick feel, perfect pale ale. Clean tasting. Yum.
Apr 11, 2023Rated by ivanbrew
5/5 rDev +28.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +28.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Let’s try this one out of a bottle definitely great flavor Piney crisp and light I love his beer cheers
Mar 15, 2023Rated by jbolger from Connecticut
3.71/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A nice easy drinking Pale Ale but prefer Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.
Feb 26, 2023Reviewed by lagrluvr
4.19/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap in the marvelous Bryson City Outdoors taproom. A deep orange amber with nice creme head, good aromas of hop and malt, and very nice tasting brew with a clean hop balance. Very nice! Maybe better than Sierra?! Pale ale excellence.
Feb 06, 2023
Mirror Pond Pale Ale from Deschutes Brewery
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
3997 ratings
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