Mad Squirrel Cloudburst

Cloudburst

 

Mad Squirrel in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Special
Score
7.19
ABV: 8.0% IBU: - Ticks: 6
Cloudburst rains flavour all over your taste buds in an explosion of tropical fruits. Keep your head in the clouds thinking about your next sip. Rays of citrus, peach, passionfruit and pineapple shine through a soft and pillowy New England DIPA.
 

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6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Keg at St Albans Beer & Cider Festival, St Albans, Herts. A murky golden orange/yellow coloured pour with a huge white head on top. Hoppy, citrus, orange, peach, tropical fruit aroma & taste. Bitter/sweet, decent enough but it's Mad Squirrel who rarely produce wow beers.

Tried from Draft on 29 Sep 2025 at 13:05


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7.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

440ml can from Mad Squirrel, High Wycombe. Poured a hazy golden orange colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, tropical citrus fruits. The flavour is moderate sweet and bitter, with a smooth, rich, juicy passionfruit, light warm alcohol, light pepper spice, dry hop bitter palate. Over medium bodied with average carbonation.

Tried from Can at Brewery Shop Emporium High Wycombe (Mad Squirrel) on 26 Oct 2021 at 23:17


7.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can at home picked up from Mad Squirrel St Albans. A translucent golden orange coloured pour with a rocky fluffy white head. Attractive. Aroma is soft wheaty grains, pissy citrus, orange rind, sugars, midget gems. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, bready grains, orange rind, peach, pithy citrus, midget gems, sticky hop. Palate is semi sweet, sticky hop, frothy carbonation.

Tried from Can on 20 Jul 2021 at 22:16


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Panda thanks to Cloin: Poured an orange coppery with a white color head. Aroma is huge hops and fruit, citrus, pineapple, alcohol. Taste is bitter forward, but then fruit comes popping in, citrus, passionfruit, acidic pineapple, lingers in the finish.

Tried on 27 Jun 2021 at 15:13


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can at home, picked up at MS HW, 12/06/21. Hazed orange with a well presented lasting off white head. Nose is orange peel, ripe pineapple, melon, soft malts. Taste comprises mixed tropical fruits, pine needle, melon, mango flesh, tangerine, papaya. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with balanced juice laden hop bitterness. Decent well rounded and easy drinking DIPA.

Tried from Can on 12 Jun 2021 at 16:18


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can from Eltham Wines. Hazy amber pour with a white head. Mango,peach yoghurt, nectarine, pineapple, kiwifruit aromas. Acres of sweet fruit in the flavour. Long sweet fruity finish with a slightly bitter edge.

Tried from Can on 28 Mar 2021 at 20:00