Pillow Gossip
Common Roots Brewing Company

A: Poured from the can into a Tree House tulip. Body is hazy pale yellow/straw with a 1-finger white head on top.

S: Tropical fruit creamsicle.

T: Follows the nose, with tropical fruit, lactose/vanilla, and ripe peaches. Lingering sense of limes.

M: Good creamy feel to it at first, but finishes with a hard bite of carbonation.

O: Good stuff.

Poured from a 16 ounce can into a tulip glass.

Look- Pale gold, very hazy, small visible particulate, sudsy white head, above average head retention and lacing.

Smell- Pithy, clementine, earthy, pineapple, medium strength of scent.

Taste- Dominantly pithy, herbaceous, very slight clementine, moderately astringent, weak strength of flavor.

Feel- Medium body, average carbonation, prickly, high bitterness, moderately astringent.

Overall- Pale gold with plenty of haze and small visible particulate headline this outstanding looking beer, but things fell off from here. Bouquet was medium in strength with an abundance of pithy character. Flavors were very weak with the exception of a pithy/herbaceous less than desirable profile. Feel was prickly with a medium body, but too much astringency for my palate. Overall this beer did not deliver on promised attributes printed on the can and delivered a forgettable experience.

 

 

A nice IPA, on the lighter side. A hazy yellow color with a half-inch head. A bit of a citrus-y aroma, but nothing too potent. Taste follows - it's tasty enough with nice tropical fruit notes, but nothing pops dramatically. The mouthfeel is light but smooth and pillow-y like the name implies. Overall, a tasty beer, especially on a hot summer day with a bratwurst in hand, but there are others from Common Roots that have more heft and pop to them that I prefer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4th review from 7 Av Bodega Park Slope.
a) Hazed, opaque yellow body with 1 finger lasting and lacing like sea clouds head.
s) Fruit bowl mainly: lemon, watermelon, orange, peach, pineapple, and grapefruit.
t) Starts with fruit bowl and finishes with an orange creamsicle, orange rind, tempered by oats, creamy long bitterness.
f) Creamy, well carbonated.
o) I do tired of these fruit hazed punch bombs!