7th Birthday [Thornbridge]
Polly's Brew Co. in Mold, Flintshire, Wales 🏴
Collab with: Thornbridge BreweryIPA - Wheat / White Special Out of Production
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Score
7.23
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A collaboration with arguably the first craft brewery in the country? Had you told us seven years ago when we were mere pups in the industry that we’d be creating a beer with the brewery that kicked off the beer revolution in the UK we’d have never believed you. Here we find ourselves though, having built up enough of a reputation for ourselves within our industry to be accepted with open arms by one of the all time greats. Wanting to embrace the bold hop forward brewing techniques we’ve become so accustomed to, but applying them to a more classic style, we’ve utilised the brewing expertise of our friends from Derbyshire to create a thoroughly modern White IPA. A beer with lineage in Germany thanks to our utilisation of SafAle W68 yeast, and roots that touch the classic IPAs of the United States with application of three cornerstone hops in Amarillo, Cascade and Citra, before a final flourish of new school titan Galaxy from the South Pacific rounds off this incredible hybridisation of styles - expect fresh cut oranges, peaches, and pineapple, with a hint of banana and clove for complexity.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
440ml can. Slightly hazy golden, white head. Aroma of lemon, mild banana, clove, grapefruit. Taste is citrusy, lemon, grapefruit, banana and clove esters, mild yeasty spice, light bitterness. Medium bodied. Very nice WIPA.
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on 17 Feb 2025
at 00:45
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
4/2/2025. Draft third at North Bar, Leeds. Pours hazy/cloudy yellow gold with a small frothy white head. Aroma is wheaty, bubblegum, stewed banana, clove, yeast, rubbery notes. Medium sweetness, moderate but developing bitterness with a bite to finish. Medium body, smooth, average carbonation. This third really grew on me.
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from Draft
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North Bar
on 04 Feb 2025
at 20:03
7/10
#wheat
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Feb 2025
at 23:03
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jan 2025
at 13:59