Hoodwink

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

Stout - White / Blond Regular

Score

6.56

ABV: 5.3%

IBU: 26

Ticks: 25

It looks like a pale but tastes like a stout? That’s Hoodwink messing with your mind. Made with lactose, vanilla and white chocolate this luscious dessert beer has disguised its decadent purpose in the finery of a golden ale. Hoodwink, this is one trick you will enjoy being played on you.

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7.5

Biilz (2915) reviewed Hoodwink from Mad Squirrel 7 months ago

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

Первое пиво на очень странном фесте в Kingston. Кстати пиво интересное, сладкое, но вообще не стаут как по мне.

Tried on 12 Jul 2025 at 22:28

Edwgallo (6795) ticked Hoodwink from Mad Squirrel 2 years ago

Tried from Draft on 10 Nov 2023 at 13:47

fombe89 (10864) ticked Hoodwink from Mad Squirrel 2 years ago

On tap @Mad Squirrel Tap, St Albans. 12/10/2023. Color amarillo corona de espuma blanca aromas y sabores frutales, cacao.

Tried from Draft on 13 Oct 2023 at 07:52

eurosoba (18570) ticked Hoodwink from Mad Squirrel 3 years ago

17/07/2019. BAG OF NAILS, 141 St. Georges Road, Hotwells, BRISTOL, Bristol, England

Tried on 26 Dec 2022 at 07:24

SHIG (13882) reviewed Hoodwink from Mad Squirrel 4 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured a golden with a bubble frothy white head. Aroma is chocolate, grainy, vanilla. Taste is interesting, white chocolate, big grain/malt bill, vanilla.

Tried on 07 Apr 2021 at 19:29

6.1

Parmenion777 (1984) reviewed Hoodwink from Mad Squirrel 4 years ago

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

440ml can – Pours a clear pale golden colour with a small white head that settled. The aroma is grainy malts, vanilla and fruity notes. A moderately sweet taste, grainy malt, cheap vanilla ice cream, white chocolate and toffee flavours with a chewy light dry finish.

Tried from Can on 02 Apr 2021 at 20:06

6.8

Grumbo (24387) reviewed Hoodwink from Mad Squirrel 4 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

5/3/2021. Can from Beer Garage, Northampton. Pours clear pale gold with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma is fruity, grainy, vanilla, white chocolate, crème caramel. Medium plus sweetness, low bitterness. Medium body, slight creamy texture, soft carbonation. Nice aroma and curiously confusing but not completely sure it worked for me.

Tried from Can on 04 Mar 2021 at 20:52

3.8

Taboada (8803) reviewed Hoodwink from Mad Squirrel 5 years ago

Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 4

440mml. can. @"home", 31/12/2020
[#3.707 Global - #435 England - #1 Mad Squirrel (My English brewery #160)]
Pale yellow with a thin white head. Aroma is pale grains, light chocolate and hay. Taste is pale malts and mild orange peel. Flavourless.
Next one please!

Tried from Can on 31 Dec 2020 at 17:12

7.5

DvdP (5043) ticked Hoodwink from Mad Squirrel 5 years ago

This is the kind of white stout where it's just a chocolate blonde. But no matter! Smooth for the ABV, some sweetness but also definitely a bit of a nutty beer-ness. Nice amount of white chocolate and some vanilla. Lactose doesn't overpower.

Tried from Can on 02 Mar 2020 at 23:00

Fruitsalad (2249) ticked Hoodwink from Mad Squirrel 6 years ago

Tricky bugger. Looks like a pale but taste like a good stout

Tried from Draft on 25 Nov 2019 at 17:48