New recipe for mirror pond

[mediumsk]

Any one notice that Deschute's has changed the recipe for Mirror Pond?

Per Deschute's website


"Deschutes Brewery’s most popular beer, Mirror Pond Pale Ale is a quintessential American pale ale with a definitive hop aroma and hop forward flavor.

Mirror Pond Pale Ale has four different hop additions along with the all-important dry hopping. What separates this pale ale, though, is balance. Most folks just heap on the hops and call it a day. Deschutes, on the other hand, uses a deft touch of Crystal malts to offset the definitive Cascade hop profile resulting in a delicate malty sweetness.

The proliferation of pale ales only proves how rare a truly great one is."

I haven't had this beer in quite a while but I think I might pick some up to see if I cant pick out those 3 new hop varieties.

[P_N_W]

Four different hop additions does not necessarily mean 4 kinds of hops. Could be 90,60,30,15 minute additions. Don't really know for sure but guessing they have not done a total reworking of the beer.

[straight cash homey]

i bought a case of this last month, and i was wondering if they changed something. whatever they did, it was for the better. i liked that stuff better than i usually like it, just tasted cleaner, easier to drink,,,

[mediumsk]

oops.

I'm a dumbass for reading that wrong. As far as it tasting different though the brewmaster was quoted as saying

"We did make some subtle improvements to the formulation last year based on our perception we were losing some of the 'bright' and aromatic qualities of the Cascade hop."