Polly's Brew Co. Azacca

As we're closing out the year that was 2021 (and what a year it was!), we wanted to make a trio of beers celebrating each respective branch of the brewery's favourite hop varietal. Team Brewhouse have opted for a more bedded-in varietal to the Polly's lineup, but one no less exciting to work with every time it appears

Craft Beer: Polly's Brew Co - Azacca: Fresh Craft Beer from Our Bottle Shop and Taproom: As we're closing out the year that was 2021 (and what a year it was!), we wanted to make a trio of beers celebrating each respective branch of the brewery's favourite hop varietal. Team Brewhouse have opted for a more bedded-in varietal to the Polly's lineup, but one no less exciting to work with every time it appears on a recipe. Blown away at how intense the latest crop of Azacca was, they wanted to give the platform and showcase to a varietal that very often gets left behind compared to its new school compatriots. A full on stateside slammer, and a bonafide Polly's favourite, expect to find a full on swagbag of intense mango, papaya, pineapple and citrus notes, with just a hint of spice on the back end to keep everything in check.

Country: UK //  Style: IPA   //  Size: 440ml Can  //  ABV: 6.1%
From the brewery:
"Through every iteration of our growth over the last demi-decade, one thing that has persisted throughout is this brewery’s love of hops, and how we’ve born an entire business that now looks after the livelihoods of fourteen team members from this love. The Hop Studio felt like a natural extension of this love - showcasing the single most complex, wonderfully diverse ingredient we use in our process bar none. A longtime favourite of the brewery, Azacca has been weaved throughout our brewing history since our early Loka Polly days. Named for the Haitian god of agriculture, Azacca is described as “generous, good natured and protective, but if considered disrespected he can be mean and vicious” - basically treat it with respect and it’ll give you something great. We’re certified worshippers at the temple of Azacca, and it riposts by imparting all manner of super refreshing mango, papaya, orange, pineapple, pine and spice aroma and flavours into our beers.