Little Petal
Polly's Brew Co. in Mold, Flintshire, Wales 🏴
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.93
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West Coast Pale Ale.
Whilst we’re very much a brewery that produces modern, hop-forward beer, sometimes you have to look back to the old school and honour the breweries without whom we wouldn’t be here today. Little Petal takes a detour from our usual output down the Pacific highway for a deliciously moreish West Coast Pale – clean and crisp resinous bitterness takes the lead here, with a classic hop lineup of Cascade and Simcoe.
Whilst we’re very much a brewery that produces modern, hop-forward beer, sometimes you have to look back to the old school and honour the breweries without whom we wouldn’t be here today. Little Petal takes a detour from our usual output down the Pacific highway for a deliciously moreish West Coast Pale – clean and crisp resinous bitterness takes the lead here, with a classic hop lineup of Cascade and Simcoe.
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jan 2026
at 12:55
7.5/10
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jan 2026
at 12:53
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
3/1/2026. Can at Polly’s Kesgrave beer share, courtesy of ITFCfan. 5.2% abv. Very slightly hazy golden pour. Aroma is tropical, piney, grapefruit, herbal, husky, slightly soapy. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness, quite drying. Moderate body, average carbonation. Good bitter finish. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jan 2026
at 12:47
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Pint at Cherry Reds, Birmingham. Hazy yellow-gold with white head. Quite a bitter West Coast with slight burnt wood, herbs, pine, some citrus. Medium bodied, drying. Not quite balanced in flavour.
Tried
from Draft
at
Cherry Reds
on 13 Sep 2025
at 15:00
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
440ml can, 2025 rebrew which looks like it might also have Amarillo in unless this just wasn't mentioned originally.
Clear golden, white head. Aroma of grapefruit, orange, resin. Taste is quite resinous, orange peel, grapefruit, an assertive piney bitterness which lingers. Medium bodied.
Pretty decent WC Pale, mine certainly wasn't hazy like others seem to have been.
Clear golden, white head. Aroma of grapefruit, orange, resin. Taste is quite resinous, orange peel, grapefruit, an assertive piney bitterness which lingers. Medium bodied.
Pretty decent WC Pale, mine certainly wasn't hazy like others seem to have been.
Tried
from Can
from Prost! Bottle Shop
on 08 Aug 2025
at 15:40
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Keg at Craft Beer Co, Covent Garden, Friday 6th June 2025 after a Eurostar from Brussels this morning. Pours clear gold with a slim white head, not instally grabbing me, it's a grower, but there are clear West Coast vibes here, nicely bitter, a little resinous, dry finish. Good.
Tried
from Draft
at
Craft Beer Co - Covent Garden
on 06 Jun 2025
at 10:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
440ml can from Left Field Beer. Poured a slightly hazy yellow golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy, light herbal citrus. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a fresh, crisp, herbal, light woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. I didn’t dislike this but it was nothing special. Not one of the the better beers from Polly’s.
Tried
from Can
from Left Field Beer
on 28 Mar 2025
at 13:15
6.5/10
Not so west coast, more hazy
Tried
on 16 Feb 2025
at 03:29
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can online from Stori, Bala. Pours hazed orange with cream foam. Aroma: citrus, stone fruits, melon, grass. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, light floral, melon, orange pith, grass. Medium bodied with fine carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jul 2024
at 07:56
7/10
Quaffable, grainy, smooth
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jun 2024
at 19:14