Shifting Plates
Polly's Brew Co. in Mold, Flintshire, Wales 🏴
Collab with: Brimstage BreweryBitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
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Score
6.89
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In case anyone hadn’t already noticed, we’re big suckers for nostalgia here at Polly’s Brew Co. We’ve showcased that thirst for nostalgia by working with a brewery that has existed on our radars long before Polly’s existed, stretching back to the days in which a considerable amount of us all worked in our own bars and restaurants, serving beers from the understated but magnificent Brimstage Brewery. Quietly making some of the best cask beer we’ve had the pleasure to try, we decided to bring our collective expertise together to brew a heritage style and a celebration of our formative drinking years – Shifting Plates. Kicking it very old school and utilising full leaf Styrian hops, this beer leads with the malt to give a warm hug of nostalgia, but with a bright and pleasant fruitiness in a thoroughly modern best bitter.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can. Pours dark golden, with a creamy off white head. Aroma is roasted malts with bread, toffee and floral honey, as well as earthy hops with grassy minerals. Medium body, with average carbonation. Flavour is bready malts with caramels and heather, as well as earthy hops with herbal notes and grassy minerals.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Aug 2026
at 10:12
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
440ml can. Clear amber/copper pour with a thin beige head. Aroma of biscuity and caramel malts, toffee. Taste is malty, bready and biscuity, caramel, toffee, a bit fruity and nutty, earthy spice, mild grassy/herbal hop, nice bitterness. Light-medium bodied.
Very nice Bitter, and I bet this would be banging on cask.
Very nice Bitter, and I bet this would be banging on cask.
Tried
from Can
from The Fuss Club
on 05 Jul 2026
at 20:39
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Draft
at
Balthazar
on 10 Jun 2026
at 12:07