As category context only, the Brewers Association guideline for Juicy or Hazy Imperial or Double IPA calls for straw to light amber color with variable haze, high to intense fruity and juicy hop character and soft, well integrated bitterness, at 7.6 to 10.6 percent ABV and 30 to 80 IBU. The published ABV fits the category range.
Awards History
Year
Competition
Category
Medal
2023
Great American Beer Festival
Juicy or Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale
Gold
2024
Great American Beer Festival
Juicy or Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale
Gold
2026
Great American Beer Festival
Juicy or Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale
Bronze
Generated from the loaded results for this brewery and beer name, not researched separately; years not loaded are not covered.
Brewery Context
Highland Park Brewery is in Los Angeles, CA. Brewery type in Open Brewery DB: Microbrewery.
Not Found: Color (SRM), Original gravity, Final gravity, Hop use, Hop lot or farm, Malts and grains, Yeast, Adjuncts, Water, Process. Checked web page, web page, web page, web page, web page, untappd.com, web searches recorded in the research notes.
Research Notes
Field pass 2026-10-13: Retailer IBU searches found no number for Highland Park's DDH Pillow; DDH Pillow Talk from Zony Mash is a different beer and was excluded.
Second pass 2026-10-13: Found DDH Pillow on the brewery subscription page with ABV, four hop products and its malt supplier. The beer url points to that multi-beer page, not a standalone product page. IBU and named malt varieties remain unpublished.
The awards page did not list a 2026 award.
The taproom page (hpb.la/dinein) did not expose a readable beer list.
Researched 2026-10-13.
Catalog.beer 2026-10-14: Catalog.beer: DDH Pillow lists 8% ABV, style "IPA: Imperial" (entry last modified 2026-08-04). Where it differs from the brewery's own published value, the brewery's value stands.
Deep dive pass 2026-10-14: the brewery shop page's tasting words are recorded.