Winter's Tail

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

Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular Out of Production

Score

6.70

ABV: 4.5%

IBU: 28

Ticks: 5

Winter’s Tail is a dark bitter crafted with Bramling Cross and Motueka hops. It delivers rich, roasted malt flavours with notes of dark chocolate and coffee, balanced by hints of blackcurrant, lime, and earthy spice. The unique hop combination adds a refreshing twist to its smooth bitterness, making it the perfect winter warmer.

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6.8

berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Winter's Tail from Mad Squirrel 2 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] A chestnut pour with loose cream head that laces the glass nicely; malty aroma; malty taste with some autumnal fruits; then a touch of fudge leading into an earthy finish with some. A pleasant seasonal bitter.

Tried from Cask at Back of Beyond on 10 Dec 2025 at 15:14

6.8

Convair880 (6926) reviewed Winter's Tail from Mad Squirrel 1 year ago

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

Cask at Mad Squirrel, Amersham, Bucks. A dark brown coloured pour with a medium off white bubbly head on top. Sweetish, malty, fruity, caramel taste/aroma. Pleasant enough ESB.

Tried from Cask on 05 Jan 2025 at 23:07

Fergus (31329) reviewed Winter's Tail from Mad Squirrel 1 year ago

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

Cask at mad Squirrel watford. A clear nut brown coloured pour with a lasting loose beige head. Aroma is semi sweet, nutty brown bread, twiggy, raisin, bread crust, woodland walk. Palate is semi sweet, simple, rounded, decent cask condition, easy going. Flavour is composed rustic brown malts, bark, mild roast, fruit loaf, lingering firm bitterness. Decent enough.

Tried from Cask on 23 Dec 2024 at 14:09

6.9

Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Winter's Tail from Mad Squirrel 1 year ago

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at MS High Wycombe, 13/12/24. Deep chestnut brown with a lasting beige head ... a solid looking cask affair. Nose is toffee, brown bread, nutty, dried fruit rinds. Taste comprises fruit slice, biscuit, toffee, light spice, earthy fruit rinds. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close with a mellow bitter edge. Tidy cask affair.

Tried from Cask on 14 Dec 2024 at 14:37

MusingAnorak (11819) ticked Winter's Tail from Mad Squirrel 10 years ago

Tried on 04 Feb 2016 at 21:19