Deschutes Hop Trip Pale Ale

Deschutes Hop Trip Pale Ale
Deschutes Brewery
Bend, Oregon


I am cleaning out the old forgotten bottles of beer that I have left over from my blogging heyday. This is another trade from Jay at HBJ from approximately TWO YEARS AGO! Shame shame shame on me. Anyhow, after these are gone I will start anew. Since I can't really afford to buy the craft brands without guilt for my debts owed, I will simply buy one mixed six pack per month and do a review every 5 days or so. Nobody can call me negligent on either blogging or finance after that! I'll just have to cut out a couple fast food meals and all will be in check and balance with the fiduciary world. On to the beer...

Mmmm...another high carbonation and yeasty bongwater. And just like in your marijuana youth there is detritus suspended in the murky waters of the body making for a good tongue fishing expedition but not much rational thought. Not as brusk upon the senses as most hop-induced chemo brews and certainly in-line with the traditional pale ale. The old truck bringing in the fresh hops to the awaiting maltster adds a nice pictorial history of the process but doesn't send me over to the dark side of bitter worship. I will capitulate enough though to admit that this is a pretty good drink for its type.


- Wörtwurst