Admiral
Mad Squirrel in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England 🏴
Pale Ale - Australian / New Zealand Regular|
Score
6.78
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Admiral is a bright, refreshing New Zealand Pale Ale brewed exclusively with Nelson Sauvin hops. Bursting with vibrant notes of gooseberry, white grape, and citrus, this cask ale delivers a smooth, well-balanced bitterness and a clean, crisp finish. Its subtle malt backbone lets the unique hop character shine—perfect for sessionable sipping with bold, aromatic flair. A true taste of NZ craft.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the 28th St Albans Beer Festival, 26/09/25.
Pale golden yellow topped with a white cap that escapes to the edge over time.
Nose is grass, melon, stone fruit, lychee.
Taste comprises tangerine, melon, stone fruit, dank spike, light pine resin.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy NZ fuelled hops.
Solid cask pale.
Pale golden yellow topped with a white cap that escapes to the edge over time.
Nose is grass, melon, stone fruit, lychee.
Taste comprises tangerine, melon, stone fruit, dank spike, light pine resin.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy NZ fuelled hops.
Solid cask pale.
Tried
on 25 Sep 2025
at 23:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cask at mad Squirrel watford. A mostly clear pale gold coloured pour with a lasting uniform white head. Aroma is artificial peach melba, apricot jam, fruit culle, jammy stone fruits. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, rounded pale grains, jammy apricot, peach melba, soft squishy fruits, low bitterness with a hint of grass. Palate is semi sweet, soft and rounded, decent cask condition. Not bad. Bit too much obvious adjunct.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Sep 2025
at 14:38
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Isle Of Wight Holiday Beer#77. Fourth beer of the local pub collaboration beer festival this weekend in Yarmouth. Sweet nose with tropical notes the cause, a lot more bland in what is a session taste with evidence of hops and fruits.
Tried
from Cask
at
Wheatsheaf Inn
on 11 Sep 2025
at 12:46
