Thursday, September 11, 2008

Mirror Pond (bottle) - 3.2

Mirror Pond
American Pale Ale
Deschutes Brewery
Bend, OR
ABV: 5.0%

Jon:
This beer is responsible for our amazing musical abilities. We drink it at almost every gig. We know it so well, we can even tell when the keg is brand new or nearly spent. That said, there's really nothing too special about it, besides the fact that it's not so hoppy that it tightens our throats. It may be the perfect gigging beer.

3.1
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Mark:
I think that the most sensitive part of your mouth is that little spot right behind your front teeth, which I burned with a hot piece of pizza (gluten free!) right before I tried this beer. I can tell you that this ale smells mildly of bananas and tastes especially hopped for a pale ale, with a nice alcohol aftertaste. Cheers!

3.3
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Jere:
Having become accustomed to the draft version of this P.A., the bottled one did taste a little off... No banana flavor was detected though.

3.2
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