Cold Storage & How it Keeps Your Beer In Its Best Condition

“Okay everyone, chill!” We’re pretty set in the middle of summer now, and we universally agree there’s absolutely nothing better than a cold beer that’s been sitting in the fridge at the end of a long, hot day to take the edge off the heat. How you store your beer prior to this glorious first...

IPA vs Pale Ale – What’s the difference?

What’s the difference between IPA and Pale Ale? Well, to cover the short version, IPAs have a higher hops and alcohol content than pale ales. And the longer version is that there’s plenty more to it than that! The story of IPA and pale ale is a rich one, so sit back and grab a...

What is Craft Beer anyway?

If you’re a seasoned beer lover, you’re probably no stranger to the term “craft beer”. It’s the buzzword of the beer world, and for very good reason in our humble opinion. But for those new to the craft beer scene, the concept can be a bit, well, hazy.  What Makes Craft Beer a Craft Beer?...

What is IPA Beer: A Beginner’s Guide

What does IPA mean? Let’s get the official definition out of the way, shall we? ‘IPA’ stands for India Pale Ale and is a popular type of beer style known for its strong and hoppy flavour profile. A Brief History of India Pale Ale India Pale Ale has an interesting history and despite the name,...

Is an IPA a Craft Beer?

If you’d mentioned the acronym “IPA” to a bartender in the middle of a busy bar fifteen years ago, you’d most likely have gotten a furrowed brow, and a swift suggestion to find your way to the old bloke’s pub around the corner. Much less so if you’d mentioned the term “craft beer”, but now...

The Hop Studio

Through every iteration of our growth over the last demi-decade, whether it was those first ever Loka Polly two-hop showcases that eventually evolved into the Originals range, through the Augment range still carrying the brewery on its shoulders and soldiering on today, to the more recent Core and Icons ranges joining our output here at...

Polly’s – A (mostly) abridged history

Polly’s – A (mostly) abridged history 2017 September Fed up with being a one-man cask brewery, The Black Brook Beer Company is quietly wound down. Our owner Sean goes back to the drawing board to create a brewery and brand more in line with what he wants to produce. The genesis of Loka Polly begins....

The Icons Range

Now that we have a platform to build a more meaningful brewery to customer relationship in the form of our blog, we wanted to bring some of the spotlight onto a branch of the brewery that we feel has perhaps been lacking in a little bit of direction since its inception, our Polly’s Icons Range....