Mirror Pond Pale Ale | Deschutes Brewery
Brewed by:
Deschutes Brewery
Oregon, United States
deschutesbrewery.com
Style: American Pale Ale (APA)
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.00%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
Alc. by Vol.: 5.0%
IBUs: 40
170 calories per 12 oz serving
Added by BeerAdvocate on 09-04-2001
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Ratings: 3,754 | Reviews: 1,005
4/5 rDev +2%
tsailor, Jul 27, 2012
4.55/5 rDev +16.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
A: Hazy orange amber liquid with good clarity with a 1/4" cream coloured head.
S: Lemon, orange rind and grassy hops.
T: Lemon, orange and grassy hop flavours up front with biscuit malt in the middle and a clean yeast finish. Very delicate, well balanced and beautiful.
M: Medium to thin viscosity and a medium level of carbonation.
O: Excellent drinkability and a very nice hop presence make this one of the all time best pale ales in my opinion.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
A: Hazy orange amber liquid with good clarity with a 1/4" cream coloured head.
S: Lemon, orange rind and grassy hops.
T: Lemon, orange and grassy hop flavours up front with biscuit malt in the middle and a clean yeast finish. Very delicate, well balanced and beautiful.
M: Medium to thin viscosity and a medium level of carbonation.
O: Excellent drinkability and a very nice hop presence make this one of the all time best pale ales in my opinion.
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4.08/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This beer is a dark blond (think burnt orange) with good carbonation and a nice thick, off white head that’s very bubbly frothy and just overall inviting. I hope hell is this soft when I get there! You can smell the hops right away, some mild citrus fruits aromas with some wheat mixed in. Its got a medium-to-light body and is crisp on the tip of your tongue with mildly tangy kicks when it hits the sides and back of your mouth. The hops are present and very welcoming and like those overbearing mother-in-laws or grandma’s that always say” here you go, have a little more food, you’re too skinny”. The aftertaste is nice and smooth, the hops pick up a little more and there’s a slight grapefruit taste in there too. Not bad beer over all, I can’t wait to have this one again.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This beer is a dark blond (think burnt orange) with good carbonation and a nice thick, off white head that’s very bubbly frothy and just overall inviting. I hope hell is this soft when I get there! You can smell the hops right away, some mild citrus fruits aromas with some wheat mixed in. Its got a medium-to-light body and is crisp on the tip of your tongue with mildly tangy kicks when it hits the sides and back of your mouth. The hops are present and very welcoming and like those overbearing mother-in-laws or grandma’s that always say” here you go, have a little more food, you’re too skinny”. The aftertaste is nice and smooth, the hops pick up a little more and there’s a slight grapefruit taste in there too. Not bad beer over all, I can’t wait to have this one again.
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4.1/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
I guess I can thank the House of 1,000 beers for this one. Sure it's not in my distribution area but I gladly paid the 4 dollars just to get a taste.
A - A nice clear orange amber body (a touch dark for a pale) but a nice 1/2 inch of head.
S - Smell is balanced with mild citrus hops, a nutty body, and a decent amount of sweet pale malts.
T - I believe this might be the most balanced pale ale I ever got my hands on. It's hoppy but it never loses track of what it is... a pale ale which biscuit like malts and pale ale yeasts leave a clean crisp taste on the palate. Amazing.
M - Light to medium really a great beer.
Overall a great take on one of my favorite styles. If distribution ever gets picked up around here I will be sure to secure a case every month.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
I guess I can thank the House of 1,000 beers for this one. Sure it's not in my distribution area but I gladly paid the 4 dollars just to get a taste.
A - A nice clear orange amber body (a touch dark for a pale) but a nice 1/2 inch of head.
S - Smell is balanced with mild citrus hops, a nutty body, and a decent amount of sweet pale malts.
T - I believe this might be the most balanced pale ale I ever got my hands on. It's hoppy but it never loses track of what it is... a pale ale which biscuit like malts and pale ale yeasts leave a clean crisp taste on the palate. Amazing.
M - Light to medium really a great beer.
Overall a great take on one of my favorite styles. If distribution ever gets picked up around here I will be sure to secure a case every month.
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4.05/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours orange with a half finger of white foam that recedes quickly to a thin but persistent skein. Minimal lace.
Smell is faint all the way around, citric and grassy elements, nutty, biscuit malt.
Taste follows the nose but is more assertive. Light citrus, flower and grassy elements. Nutty, biscuit malt. Just overbalanced slightly toward hop, which imparts a pleasantly bitter, clean, palate quenching finish. Body is medium to light with soft carbonation.
Excellent, easy going APA, drink at will.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours orange with a half finger of white foam that recedes quickly to a thin but persistent skein. Minimal lace.
Smell is faint all the way around, citric and grassy elements, nutty, biscuit malt.
Taste follows the nose but is more assertive. Light citrus, flower and grassy elements. Nutty, biscuit malt. Just overbalanced slightly toward hop, which imparts a pleasantly bitter, clean, palate quenching finish. Body is medium to light with soft carbonation.
Excellent, easy going APA, drink at will.
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Mirror Pond Pale Ale from Deschutes Brewery
3.92
out of 5
based on 3,754 ratings.