Small Bird Series: Pocket Pigeon
Trillium Brewing Company
- From:
- Trillium Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Hazy Pale Ale
Ranked #51 - ABV:
- 5.4%
- Score:
- 93
Ranked #4,002 - Avg:
- 4.19 | pDev: 7.16%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 47
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 15, 2024
- Added:
- Feb 15, 2014
- Wants:
- 8
- Gots:
- 43
SCORE
93
Outstanding
93
Outstanding
Part of our Small Bird series of seasonal, sessionable pale ales, Pocket Pigeon features malted spelt and a large dosing of Mosaic, Galaxy, and Columbus hops. Deep gold in color with a heavy haze and bright white head, Pocket Pigeon emits aromas of freshly squeezed orange juice, tart pineapple, and spicy hops. Light in body with a delicate mouthfeel, this beer ends bone dry with a lasting, lemon pith bitterness.
MALT: American 2-Row Barley, Spelt, Dextrine, C-15
HOPS: Galaxy, Mosaic, Columbus
MALT: American 2-Row Barley, Spelt, Dextrine, C-15
HOPS: Galaxy, Mosaic, Columbus
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Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio
4.09/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look - Milly pale yellow with great white rimming
Smell - orange pineapple slight floral
Taste - lemon peel slight grain
Feel - bone dry medium light body and carb
Overall - nice complex pale
Nov 17, 2024Smell - orange pineapple slight floral
Taste - lemon peel slight grain
Feel - bone dry medium light body and carb
Overall - nice complex pale
Reviewed by TLWalsh from New York
4/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured a bit hazy/cloudy. Aroma of tropics. Really fluffy and persistent head. Taste is fruity with some pine notes. Finished dry and lemony. Sort of a middle of the road American ale.
May 04, 2023
Rated by Bloodbuzz99 from Georgia
4.11/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.11/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Can from Roswell Beer Market April 2023
Apr 24, 2023
Reviewed by ManapuaMan from Massachusetts
4/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
4/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Lighter in ABV than a traditional IPA but (from my perspective) make no mistake - this is a NEIPA. Or NEAPA if there is such a thing.
Orange and guava juice in a glass. Hazy for sure and perhaps even murky.
Aroma is a tropical fruit smoothie punch - mango, guava, pineapple. More pungent than dank.
Juicy, as is the NEIPA hallmark. A little pine and light bitterness. Thick for the ABV.
Feb 03, 2019Orange and guava juice in a glass. Hazy for sure and perhaps even murky.
Aroma is a tropical fruit smoothie punch - mango, guava, pineapple. More pungent than dank.
Juicy, as is the NEIPA hallmark. A little pine and light bitterness. Thick for the ABV.
Reviewed by 4DAloveofSTOUT from Illinois
4.02/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
canned on 7/11/18.
Appearance; Pours out a hazy golden orange body with wispy and short lasting bone white head.
Smell: this hoppy beer smell just like pineapple orange juice with just a hint of dankness.
Taste: light bitterness and dankness. hint of sweet oranges and pineapples. Trillium house yeast. Weird flavor of seltzer water; a flavor that I have never tasted in a hoppy beer before. The flavor of seltzer water is distinct and I have full confidence that is what I am tasting. Luckily it does not distract too much from the hop profile, but its certainly notable.
Mouthfeel: Its a little bit thin for trillium, but it still drinks nicely. light body. medium carbonation levels / adequate carbonation. Slightly dry and crisp / clean finish. Not as creamy or juicy as most hoppy beers from trillium.
Overall: Solid APA. Trillium could do slightly better with this. It could also be because the beer is 1 month and a few weeks old. Who knows. Would still drink a can again if it showed up in my hand. Its better than most APA's out there.
Aug 27, 2018Appearance; Pours out a hazy golden orange body with wispy and short lasting bone white head.
Smell: this hoppy beer smell just like pineapple orange juice with just a hint of dankness.
Taste: light bitterness and dankness. hint of sweet oranges and pineapples. Trillium house yeast. Weird flavor of seltzer water; a flavor that I have never tasted in a hoppy beer before. The flavor of seltzer water is distinct and I have full confidence that is what I am tasting. Luckily it does not distract too much from the hop profile, but its certainly notable.
Mouthfeel: Its a little bit thin for trillium, but it still drinks nicely. light body. medium carbonation levels / adequate carbonation. Slightly dry and crisp / clean finish. Not as creamy or juicy as most hoppy beers from trillium.
Overall: Solid APA. Trillium could do slightly better with this. It could also be because the beer is 1 month and a few weeks old. Who knows. Would still drink a can again if it showed up in my hand. Its better than most APA's out there.
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