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Liquid Bloom

Polly's Brew Co.
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🌍 United Kingdom · Oat Cream IPA · One of 1 Oat Cream IPAs in hopIQ

Liquid Bloom strips the IPA back to its sweetness: oat cream IPAs, the brewers say, live or die by hop choice, and here Talus provides an underlying bitterness that anchors the work. The grist leans heavily on oats, hand-scraped vanilla, and lactose, which together build a pillowy body and mouthfeel. Across that soft foundation sit the fruit notes—meyer lemons, sweet mandarins, boysenberries, mango, papaya—bright enough to cut through the cream without scattering it. At 6.5%, it sits in that comfortable middle ground where sweetness and grip hold each other up. A beer for the afternoon when you want flavour without weight.

ABV
6.5%
Bitterness
Strongly bitter
Citrus hop bitterness
SRM
golden8
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

Assertively bitter and dry.

The grain stays in the background so every note the beer offers can come from the hops.

Wider bands mean we're less certain about the exact position.
Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another Oat Cream IPA.
Hop character
citrusy
tropical
hoppy
Distinctive notes
berry
vanilla
Fermentation & yeast
fruity
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Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Liquid Bloom

Appearance

Liquid Bloom presents a pale golden hue with excellent clarity and a modest, persistent white head that leaves fine lacing down the glass. The carbonation is gentle and refined, appropriate to the beer's creamy character. Light catches the body with a luminous quality typical of oat-forward brews.

pale goldenclearfine lacinggently carbonated

Aroma

The nose leads with bright citrus—Meyer lemon and mandarin—layered over a soft vanilla foundation that speaks to both the hand-scraped vanilla and the oat-cream base. Beneath this sweetness sits a restrained herbal-fruity hop character, with hints of boysenberry and mango suggesting stone fruit complexity. The Talus hop contributes a subtle earthiness that prevents the profile from becoming cloying.

citrus-forwardvanilla sweetnessherbal hopstone fruit

Taste

Entry is smooth and pillowy, the lactose and oat grist creating an immediate full body without heaviness. Mid-palate balances ripe tropical notes—mango, papaya—against a measured bitterness that cuts cleanly through the creaminess, with berry undertones adding textural interest. The 6.5% ABV sits comfortably in this tension, allowing sweetness and grip to hold equal weight without either overwhelming the other.

creamy bodytropical fruitbalanced bitternesssmooth entry

Finish

The finish is moderately dry with lingering citrus notes that leave the palate refreshed rather than sticky. Bitterness fades gracefully into a vanilla-touched aftertaste that echoes the mouthfeel without dominating.

dry finishcitrus fadelingering vanilla
82
hopIQ score
Aroma
84
Taste
85
Appearance
82
Finish
78
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Liquid Bloom

Serve at 8–11°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve at 8–11°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

Tulip glass
Recommended for this style

The curved shape concentrates hop aromas and supports a thick head. Essential for aromatic ales and IPAs where the nose is half the experience.

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

Food Pairing

What to eat with Liquid Bloom

About Oat Cream IPA

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Oat Cream IPA?

IPAs are hop-forward ales with 5.5–7.5% ABV and IBU 40–70+. Bold hop aroma — citrus, tropical, resinous — with firm bitterness and a dry, clean finish.

Finding a similar Oat Cream IPA

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

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