Big Sea
Mad Squirrel in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England 🏴
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
6.78
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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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6/10
Tried
from Can
on 19 Dec 2021
at 01:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from the brewery. Appearance - cloudy orange with a white head. Nose - dried orange peel and ripe melon. Taste - burnt orange or dried orange peel again. Melon or mango skin (green but tropical at the same time). Palate - close to medium bodied. Tangy middle and finish. Overall - quite enjoyed this, but it's not easy to drink.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Feb 2021
at 19:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from the brewery online shop. Pours just-clear yellow with a thin white head. Aromas of citrus, pine, resin. Taste is bitter, orange, lemon, pine again. Lacks a balancing hint of malt for me.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Dec 2020
at 21:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
440ml can - Pours a hazy yellow gold colour with a small off-white head. Aroma is fruity citrus, pithy oranges and grapefruit. A moderately sweet taste, light pale malt and fruity citrus flavours with a hoppy finish; citrus and a little pine.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Nov 2020
at 19:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from the Inn at Home online store. Hazy gold pour with a white head. Nose is citrus, passionfruit, tropical fruit. Bittersweet fruit flavours. Tangy piney zesty finish. Most refreshing and easy drinking to boot.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Nov 2020
at 10:56
6/10
Pint at the Red Lion JDW. Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness Easy drinking
Tried
on 04 Oct 2020
at 17:09
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from The Made Inn Ashford and drunk on a campsite with Nelson. Turbid orange colour lasting white head. Good cold. pink grapefruit pineapple. mango. bitter finish. very good fruity apa a little thickness in the mouth dry. yes a little dank but the rest is good stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Aug 2020
at 16:30
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Rocky white head stayed on an unclear dark gold body. Fruity aroma with sweet citrus & confectionery. Medium bodied, tingly with a very clean back. Stone fruit, pithy, confectionery, sweet citrus & mango tastes with a bitter finish. It's a good one.
Tried
on 18 Aug 2020
at 20:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Appearance is hazy golden, with a 2-finger fluffy head. Aroma is peach, mango, orange hints, hoppy hints. Taste is bitter hops, tropical fruit, malt, peach, orange and mango, long bitter finish.
Tried
on 17 Aug 2020
at 18:40
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
440ml can from Hoppily. Poured a slightly hazy light amber colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, zesty tropical citrus, light floral hop. The flavour is moderate bitter and sweet, with a crisp, yeasty, juicy citrus, light pepper spice, light dry floral hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. --- Beer aliased from original tick of Taskmaster - The Mean Bean on 08 Jun 2025 at 15:50 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5. Original review text: 440ml can from Mad Squirrel, Amersham. Poured a hazy yellow golden colour with a short-lived, frothy white head. The aroma is grainy, light citrus. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a crisp, fresh, light citrus, woody hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jul 2020
at 22:29