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Bronze in Juicy or Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale

DDH Pillow

Highland Park Brewery, Los Angeles, CA

Category
Juicy or Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale
Entries
107
ABV
8%
IBU
Not Found
Style
Hazy Double IPA
Malts
Not Found
Yeast
Not Found
Adjuncts
Not Found

Hops

Tasting Notes

Aromas jump right out of the glass with notes of fresh mango, peach candy, & Lime Airheads.

Source: hpb.la

The Beer's Page at the Brewery

Brewery Medal HistoryCategory HistoryBrewery Website

Hop Profile

Hop Profile. Select a column header to sort.
FormUseFarm or LotSource
CitraCitraNot FoundNot FoundNot Foundhpb.la
CitraCitra CryoCryoNot FoundNot Foundhpb.la
MosaicMosaicNot FoundNot FoundNot Foundhpb.la
MosaicMosaic CryoCryoNot FoundNot Foundhpb.la

Hop Profile Cards

Citra

Origin Country
United States
Alpha Acid
11 to 13%
Oils
2.2 to 2.8 mL per 100 g
US Acreage
7,581 acres in 2025, 3 states
Medal Beers in 2026
18
Breeder
Hop Breeding Company (joint venture of John I. Haas and Yakima Chief Ranches)

Aroma

Mango, grapefruit flesh, lime zest

Grown by

Open the Hop Page

Mosaic

Origin Country
United States
Alpha Acid
11.5 to 13.5%
Oils
1 to 1.5 mL per 100 g
US Acreage
3,488 acres in 2025, 3 states
Medal Beers in 2026
31
Breeder
Hop Breeding Company (joint venture of John I. Haas and Yakima Chief Ranches)

Aroma

Tangerine, lime, peach, passion fruit, blueberry

Grown by

Open the Hop Page

Where These Hops Are Grown

Grown by. These farms publish the variety as grown. It does not mean this beer used hops from them.

Citra, Farms on Record: 2
Mosaic, Farms on Record: 1

Beer Details

Description
Aromas jump right out of the glass with notes of fresh mango, peach candy, & Lime Airheads.Source hpb.la
Tasting Notes
Aromas jump right out of the glass with notes of fresh mango, peach candy, & Lime Airheads.Source hpb.la

Research Notes

DDH Pillow is a double dry hopped juicy imperial IPA from Highland Park Brewery in Los Angeles.

Award

Category Medal Entries Brewery Location
99, Juicy or Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale Bronze (3rd place) 107 Highland Park Brewery Los Angeles, CA

Specs

Field Value Source
Style Hazy Double IPA Brewery subscription page
ABV 8% Brewery subscription page
IBU Not Found Not Found
Hops Citra, Citra Cryo, Mosaic, Mosaic Cryo Brewery subscription page
Malts and grains Admiral Maltings malt, varieties not specified Brewery subscription page
Yeast Not Found Not Found
Adjuncts, fruit, spices Not Found Not Found
Other earlier GABF golds in 2022, 2023 and 2024 Highland Park Brewery: awards and press

Brewery Description

Aromas jump right out of the glass with notes of fresh mango, peach candy, & Lime Airheads.

Source: Brewery subscription page

Tasting Notes

Aromas jump right out of the glass with notes of fresh mango, peach candy, & Lime Airheads.

Source: web page

Ingredients

The brewery identifies its malt supplier in the specs table but does not name individual malts, yeast or adjuncts.

Hop Profile

Hop as Published Variety Form Use Lot or Farm Source
Citra Citra Not Found Not Found Not Found web page
Citra Cryo Citra Cryo Not Found Not Found web page
Mosaic Mosaic Not Found Not Found Not Found web page
Mosaic Cryo Mosaic Cryo Not Found Not Found web page

Brewing Details

Field Value Source
Color (SRM) Not Found Not Found
Original gravity Not Found Not Found
Final gravity Not Found Not Found
Water Not Found Not Found
Process Not Found Not Found

Style Context

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.

Links checked 2026-10-14: Website, Instagram, Untappd.

Related

Each farm listed as growing a variety grows that variety according to the hop farm data; the brewery has not said it bought hops from that farm.

Links

Gaps

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.