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Cherry

Polly's Brew Co.
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🌍 United Kingdom · Sour · One of 3 Sours in hopIQ

Polly's first sour beer, promoted to the core range five years on. Sweet morello cherries meet a gentle sourness, with sea salt adding a slightly savoury edge. At 4.5 percent it does exactly what the name says — nothing more needed.

ABV
4.5%
Bitterness
Mild
SRM
golden5
How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led
Style expression
textbookdistinctive
Taste structure· The backbone of the beer, regardless of style.
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
hopIQ take

Dry and crisp.

A trim frame with a clean break — the beer says what it needs to and moves on.

Wider bands mean we're less certain about the exact position.
Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another Sour.
Fermentation & yeast
sour
tart
Distinctive notes
berry
salty
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Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Cherry

Appearance

A pale, luminous straw colour with excellent clarity and fine carbonation that catches the light. The head forms quickly and clings to the glass with delicate persistence, leaving thin trails of lacing as you drink.

pale strawclearfine carbonationpersistent foam

Aroma

The nose leads with ripe morello cherry—bright and stone-fruited rather than jammy. Beneath lies a gentle tartness and a subtle mineral quality, with hints of sea salt lifting the fruit without dominating. Clean fermentation allows the adjuncts to shine without yeast-driven funk.

morello cherrytartmineral salinityclean

Taste

Entry is sweetly fruited, with the cherry character rolling across the palate in waves. A gentle sourness builds through the mid-palate, balancing the initial sweetness with crisp acidity. The savoury salt element emerges as a supporting note, preventing cloying and adding a seawater-like complexity to the finish.

cherry-forwardbalanced aciditysavoury salt edgerefreshing

Finish

Short to medium, clean and crisp. The aftertaste is dry with lingering salt minerality and a whisper of tart cherry, inviting the next sip.

drycrisp aftertaste
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
78
Taste
80
Appearance
82
Finish
75
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Cherry

Serve at 6–9°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve at 6–9°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

Pint glass
Recommended for this style

The classic — versatile, comfortable to hold and keeps the beer cool. No frills, no distractions: just the beer.

Store in a cool, dark place. Check the best-before date on the label for guidance.

Food Pairing

What to eat with Cherry

About Sour

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Sour?

Sour is a distinctive beer style with its own characteristic flavour, aroma and colour. Discover what makes it unique and find similar beers on hopIQ.

Finding a similar Sour

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same sweet, sour, berry character as Cherry will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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