Fresh Hop Mirror Pond | Deschutes Brewery




Brewed by:
Deschutes Brewery
Oregon, United States
deschutesbrewery.com
Style: American Pale Ale (APA)
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.00%
Availability: Fall
Notes / Commercial Description:
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Added by ccrida on 10-24-2008
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Ratings: 314 | Reviews: 142
4.21/5 rDev +7.7%
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.
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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.
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4.25/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Not quite up there with Mirror Pond's signature pale ale, but still good.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Not quite up there with Mirror Pond's signature pale ale, but still good.
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3.59/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.96/5 rDev +1.3%
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.
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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.
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4.08/5 rDev +4.3%
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.
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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.
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3.85/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.48/5 rDev -11%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.12/5 rDev -20.2%
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
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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
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Fresh Hop Mirror Pond from Deschutes Brewery
Beer rating:
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314 ratings
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