Hudson Valley Brewery Pillow Hat

Pillow Hat

 

Hudson Valley Brewery in Beacon, New York, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Session Rotating
Score
6.94
ABV: 4.0% IBU: - Ticks: 14
Little IPA with Citra & Motueka
 

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7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: pale yellowed cardboard looking haziness with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: mixed citrusy to pineapple-y and slightly piney hops coating some light bready/biscuity malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet hoppy to bittersweet malty quality; finishes mixed citrusy to piney with a touch of dryness
Texture: light to medium bodied - maybe a touch closer to medium; sessionable; fairly smooth along the tongue with a touch of rolling acceptable dryness, nice low carb.
Overall: pretty nicely done mostly easy going session NEPA I could return to.

Tried from Can on 19 Mar 2026 at 20:26


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Draught at the brewery, quite hazy palish Orange colour, citrusy aroma with just a hint of dunk, sweetish fruity and citrus flavor with a strange undefinable note, spritzy carbonation, ends quite dry, light to medium carbonation thats a touch heavy. Nice, just.

Tried from Draft on 08 Jan 2026 at 21:16


6

Sweet, malty, sugary, flat and fizzy, bit yeasty

Tried from Can on 15 Aug 2024 at 17:48


8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Taster showing pale straw with a finger of clean white foam.

The nose shows light notes of pine and a clean bed of malts.

The palate is well carbonated and light bodied. Light pine with a very clean bed of lager-like malts followed by a mild bitterness on the finish.

Tried from Can on 19 May 2023 at 12:16


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tight white head on hazy vivid golden coloured body. Sweet citrus & stone fruit aroma. Medium bodied, overly carbon with a dry back. Melon, mango & zesty lemon tastes with a tangy finish.,

Tried on 09 Oct 2022 at 18:57


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Pours bright yellow into a shaker. Bright white micro head with medium retention recedes leaving trailing spiders. Citrus and hay aromas. Crisp with pineapple and hay upfront turning to mild band aid and dry, bitter earth in the medium length finish.

Tried on 17 Aug 2022 at 21:55


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can pour from Andover Classic Wines. Appearance is opaque dark yellow with light sparkle, finger-width off-white head with fair retention and nice lacing. Aroma is subtle generic fruit. Taste follows aroma but stronger and with grain balance. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied with smooth texture, average carbonation and dry finish as taste. Overall good taste for a session. Decent.

Tried from Can on 09 Oct 2021 at 11:51


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

16 oz. can shared by tfontana, thanks Tom. Bold with aromas of loads citrus and some herb. Grainy malt backbone. Ligther bodied. Soft carbonation. Long bitter finish. A lot of flavor for the gravity.

Tried from Can on 08 Oct 2021 at 21:20


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On tap at Randolph Williamsburg. Pours gold. Watermelon, cucumber, honeydew, herbal, orange peel. Medium body. Decent.

Tried from Draft on 07 Nov 2018 at 21:15


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Gold Star Beer Counter, Brooklyn draught: pours hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma is tropical fruit and some citrus. Taste is fruity, with a light bitter touch. Low carbonation. Very mellow and light.

Tried on 15 Apr 2018 at 22:51