Deschutes Mirror Pond Pale Ale

The advent of Deschutes beers in Nebraska came with much fanfare - billboards and large retail displays. Some of their offerings are pretty good, some are exceptional, some, like Mirror Pond are just average. It pours a vivid orange with an amber-tinted three finger head. There's some hop bitterness, tasting more like an IPA than a pale ale, but there's only 40 IBU's and the 5% ABV makes it sessionable, but there's just not that much happening. Not bad, just not living up to all the press.