Polly’s Brew Co is expanding its core range of beers from three to six, taking in a lager, a gluten-free pale ale, and a cherry sour.
Currently, the core range comprises Floret, Little Petal, and Rosebud — respectively a 4.5% ABV pale ale, a 5.4% ABV West Coast pale, and a 5.9% ABV IPA.
Refreshing its output next month, Polly’s will add Cherry, a 4.5% ABV fruited sour, Pilsner, a 4.7% ABV lager, and Pine, a 5.1% ABV gluten-free pale ale, to its core offering.
“Of course, we will always have our Augment range, that has carried the brewery since its incredibly well received launch back in 2019,” said sales manager Aaron Fellows.
“This has been the backbone of which we’ve grown our brewery to a modern sophisticated set-up today, looking after the livelihoods of 14 incredibly talented team members, brewing up to eight times a week.
“As we’ve grown we’ve noticed a pretty gradual pivot away from relentless new beers every week to more demand for recognisable names from our brewing history, and the consistency that is fulfilled by our core range.”
He added: “During the peak of the pandemic, there was rabid demand for the hoppiest, the strongest, and most ridiculous pieces of alchemy we could produce.
“I think with every brewery in the country tending to do the same at the time, there were unfortunately a lot of bad examples of these styles that found their way into the wilderness, causing people to think twice about what they want to spend their money on.
“There’s a definite reason why Floret is our highest selling product bar none — people want familiarity and value for money in their beers.”
Adding a cheery fruited sour may seen an unusual addition, but head brewer Angus Lally Morrison explained: “Our cherry sour is a personal highlight for me — a beer that was my inaugural recipe here at Polly’s is now part of our permanent output.
“A perfect bridge for those that might be frightened by the concept of beer in a traditional sense — aggressively masculine, off-puttingly bitter, served in pints — who want to explore the wonderfully wide net that beer casts.
“Spritzy, fruity and tart, with a very slight savoury edge, we’re honoured to be one of the first big breweries to include a sour beer in their core line-up since Magic Rock’s legendary Salty Kiss.”
