Mad Squirrel Big Sea

Big Sea

 

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

  IPA - West Coast Regular
Score
6.79
ABV: 5.5% IBU: - Ticks: 43
From across the ocean comes the resurgent west coast IPA Style. Big citrus, big pine and big bitterness come in waves throughout this brew, courtesy of some BIG ‘C’ Hops. Get ready because the tide is changing and big sea is coming!
 

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6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Tried from Draft at Brewery Shop Chesham (Mad Squirrel) on 15 Nov 2025 at 13:34


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Pours a dark gold colour with a tight white head, plenty of hops and citrus fruits in the aroma, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry bitter finish.

Tried from Can at Mad Squirrel Tap & Bottle Shop Watford on 08 Mar 2025 at 18:03


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tap at The Moon Under Water (Wetherspoon), Norbury 23/11/2024 Pre football beers ⚽️ Not as “west coast” as expected with the haze and flavour profile, comes across pretty tropical and citrus fruity and juicy, some pine, sweet malty backing, light bitter hoppy finish. Not as expected but just about ok.

Tried from Draft on 16 Dec 2024 at 15:31


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

Cloudy with a golden colour. White, abundant foam, falls slowly. From the very beginning a lot of resin, cones and citrus. Light fruits, rather stone fruit, some grapefruit and lime, in the background as if sweet pineapple and leaves, grass and herbs. Medium bitterness, resinous, low carbonation.

Tried from Can on 24 Nov 2024 at 15:19


7

Tried from Can on 09 Sep 2024 at 15:26


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

440ml can at the Pilgrim's Progress (JDW), Bedford. Light, almost straw, the colour of white grapefruit juice. Hazy with a ring of white head. Aroma of grapefruit and berry, some white grape. Easy bittersweet taste, juicy without juice bombing you. Some increased hoppy bitterness near the finish. Soft body and carbonation.

Tried from Can on 07 Sep 2024 at 20:58


7.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

En veltappet pint på Mossy Well, sammen med Steven: uklare gyldengul med tett skum helt ned. Grapefrukt og bitterappelsin, beske citronskall og furunål/eukalyptus. Balansert fruktighet og lang ettersmak.

Tried from Draft on 13 Aug 2024 at 20:12


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Tap, hazy orange beer, small head. Aroma is hops, citrus, fruit. Taste is the same, citrus, grapefruit, bitter, dry aftertaste. Nice one.

Tried from Draft on 06 Jul 2024 at 20:21


7

Op Dublin 🇮🇪☘️

Tried on 12 Apr 2024 at 12:43


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can @ Twelve Tellers, Preston. Hazy pale gold with a very small head. Good body, good tropical fruit, pine is best in aroma. Very drinkable for its strength.

Tried from Can on 05 Feb 2024 at 11:00