Fresh Hop Mirror Pond - Deschutes Brewery

pukahi91

Hawaii

3.5/5  rDev -10.5%

01-06-2013 01:34:25 | More by pukahi91

Pelican5

California

4/5  rDev +2.3%

05-16-2013 07:26:36 | More by Pelican5

BSore

Oregon

4.5/5  rDev +15.1%

05-16-2013 06:17:18 | More by BSore

Absolut

California

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

05-14-2013 18:02:00 | More by Absolut

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.25/5  rDev -16.9%

04-15-2013 06:05:40 | More by Kelp

JeffSuttonTX

Texas

4/5  rDev +2.3%

03-11-2013 02:53:15 | More by JeffSuttonTX

nzerbe

New York

4/5  rDev +2.3%

03-04-2013 09:22:45 | More by nzerbe

williamjbauer

West Virginia

4/5  rDev +2.3%

02-26-2013 23:43:49 | More by williamjbauer

chugamugofsud

Oregon

4.25/5  rDev +8.7%

02-20-2013 19:27:14 | More by chugamugofsud

OMsweetOM

California

4.25/5  rDev +8.7%

01-24-2013 05:33:50 | More by OMsweetOM

J10Jordan

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

01-22-2013 20:16:38 | More by J10Jordan

leedorham

Washington

4/5  rDev +2.3%

01-21-2013 18:37:28 | More by leedorham

Efay

Illinois

4.49/5  rDev +14.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Deschutes took Chicago by storm this past month, and I was lucky to go to numerous tasting sessions that had all their brews out. I feel that I was trying too many brews at once to give it a full review, so now I got a sixer and see how this pale ale is on my palate.

A- Bright, transparent, sort of a blood orange type of hue. Lots of head retention that is nice and frothy. Lots of lacing is left behind.

S- Such a wonderful tangerine smell, with copious amount of honey that make this smell so sweet. Lastly you smell a light malt smell that goes great with the honey. You can barely smell any hops here, as some pine barely makes it through.

T- Initial light bitter, piney hops, that turns right into a sweet malt flavor that dominates my palate. I love malty beers so I may be biased. Tastes of honey biscuit, tangerine, and light grapefruit just come together to make a very solid beer.

S- Light body and light carbonation makes this beer go down fast.

O- I know hops are the craze nowadays, but this is my go to APA. This beer goes back to the basics with light amounts of hops and a nice sweet taste that goes down great.

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2013 03:46:30 | More by Efay

CanisMajor

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +15.1%

01-14-2013 00:07:12 | More by CanisMajor

Bobheed

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

01-06-2013 16:15:30 | More by Bobheed

dfillius

Michigan

4.43/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Poured into a pint glass. Bottle says best by 12/11/11, I drank on 1/5/11.
A: Moderate to gentle pour yields 1/2 finger of off-white head with good retention. Hazy orange-gold liquid is pretty. I would like tighter and more copious head.
S: Caramel, lemon-lime, maris otter malt? Slight apple from yeast esters.
T: Not too old, no off flavors here. Bright and toasty. Flavors of good whole wheat bread, some herbal hop. Nice subdued and perfectly balanced bitterness is in the ESB territory. Not true to style maybe, but I enjoy it.
M: Lightly bitter. Very well balanced. Full yet not heavy.
D: Highly drinkable. ideal for an every day beer. Full flavored, easy drinking. Interesting and not overwhelming.

Serving type: bottle

12-04-2012 00:38:41 | More by dfillius

Bigmatty42

5/5  rDev +27.9%

10-29-2012 05:22:54 | More by Bigmatty42

TheStashRide

Texas

5/5  rDev +27.9%

10-08-2012 01:57:45 | More by TheStashRide

Johnhaley1989

North Dakota

4/5  rDev +2.3%

10-05-2012 20:47:21 | More by Johnhaley1989

coryscanes

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +21.5%

10-03-2012 03:25:22 | More by coryscanes

ste5venla

California

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

08-17-2012 21:58:32 | More by ste5venla

Rathakem

Oregon

4/5  rDev +2.3%

08-08-2012 05:26:58 | More by Rathakem

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

4.43/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

I can get a lot of fresh hop tones on this. I get some oil and a lot of leafy green character as well. Tastes like it is right off the vine. It's a nice fresh hopped ale, though it seems to fall off a bit quicker than I would hope for. A pretty good fresh-hopped ale, though I think my having other more distinct versions of the "style" have spoiled me.

Serving type: bottle

08-05-2012 19:30:49 | More by RblWthACoz

DeschutesFan

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +8.7%

07-31-2012 08:06:07 | More by DeschutesFan

Shasty

4/5  rDev +2.3%

07-30-2012 18:09:43 | More by Shasty