Undercurrent
Polly's Brew Co. in Mold, Flintshire, Wales 🏴
IPA Regular|
Score
6.99
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It’s a tale we’ve told almost as many times as our name change story. The discovery and delight in trying our first ever Mountain IPA as guided by the master from Colorado himself Doug Odell was a landmark moment for us – hitting that perfect balance between the crisp and bitter drinkability of a West Coast IPA and the soft, hazy body of a New England IPA, we knew it was a style we wanted to bring back to the brewery and give a whirl to ourselves. We’ve tried and tested our techniques since that first effort back in 2020 and we’re back again with our first Mountain IPA of 2026 in Undercurrent. Fermented out with our house LA3 strain to bring forward all those fruit-forward esters and delicately balanced with a hop bill of old school titans Centennial and Citra, with a new school flourish of El Dorado and Simcoe, this beer sings with a grassy, resinous bitterness, with an undertone of tropical candy flavours
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
31st May 2026
Can. Just a light haze on this gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light smooth palate, a very mild dryness, decent fine minerally carbonation. Light smooth pale malts, a mild creamy sweetness. Cooling pine. Bright citrus peel with a little citrus peel bitterness. Bright citrus, reasonably juicy. Trace of modern Simcoe pineapple. Struggling to pick up El Dorado. Juicy mandarin on the finish. Love the concept of these beers. Less East Coast sweetness and yeast, less West Coast bitterness. Something in-between. This could have been a bit crisper for me but, taste wise. Spot on.
Can. Just a light haze on this gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light smooth palate, a very mild dryness, decent fine minerally carbonation. Light smooth pale malts, a mild creamy sweetness. Cooling pine. Bright citrus peel with a little citrus peel bitterness. Bright citrus, reasonably juicy. Trace of modern Simcoe pineapple. Struggling to pick up El Dorado. Juicy mandarin on the finish. Love the concept of these beers. Less East Coast sweetness and yeast, less West Coast bitterness. Something in-between. This could have been a bit crisper for me but, taste wise. Spot on.
Tried
from Can
on 31 May 2026
at 20:41