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It might feature this name on special/promotional labels, or in international markets, but it is the same liquid as in the one below.
Kick Off
A pale ale brewed with Summit and Mosaic hops. £1 is donated to mental health charities for every can sold.
$UMO
Mad Squirrel in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England 🏴
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.95
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Named after the two heavyweight hops that battle it out in this brew (Summit and Mosaic), $UMO will wrestle your taste buds with a flavour combo of tropical fruit, dank herbs and weighty bitterness. Other beers may enter the ring but $UMO will be the last brew standing.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Six half-pints of different Mad Squirrel beers in their High Wycombe outlet, shared with the wife on 2nd April 2018. Theydon_Bois (Colin) brought us here before the big match (Wycombe v Grimsby Town). On-tap, Keg. Slight haze in the golden body, snow white crown on top. Tropical fruits with a citrus leaning in both the nose and taste, dry and bitter aftertaste. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Apr 2018
at 09:25
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Inn At Home, Guildford. Grass and citrus aroma. A hazy pale gold. Massive frothy head. Light to medium bitter. Citrus hit, drops down for a more low key finish. You could say that it peaks too early. Thin but slick. Fizzy carbonation. Long dry finish. Decent if pedestrian.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Feb 2018
at 22:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Inn At Home, Guildford. Hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and moderate hoppy - citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 150218
Tried
from Can
on 15 Feb 2018
at 11:07
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Inn at home. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are tropical fruits, citrus, flowers, malt and hops. Nice fruity finish.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Feb 2018
at 11:06
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cold keg at the Shakespeares Head, Holborn. Pours slightly hazy amber colour with a small lasting off-white head. Aroma of hop, tropical and citrus fruit, and caramel (albeit the aroma was quite difficult to decipher over the top of this 'spoons general aroma of burgers and fish n chips which dominated the entire place). Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, average carbonation. Would like to try this again elsewhere from cask.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Feb 2018
at 18:25
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ Gallows bird, real ale festival. Poured golden color with a thin white head. Grapefruity hops in aroma, quite malty as well. Flavor has fruity hops, floral notes, sweetness, hops. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jan 2018
at 14:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Gallows Bird, Espoo. Color is slightly cloudy golden with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Fruits, floral, hops and malts.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jan 2018
at 15:43
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at St Albans Beer & Cider Festival 2017, St Albans, Herts. A hazy golden coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, fruity aroma. The taste is rather subdued, vaguely hoppy, fruity and served way too warm. When cask is on form it is great, when it is served like this it is crap.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Sep 2017
at 17:02
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Can at home. A pleasingly cloudy appearance and a strong aroma of fruity hops. Plenty of fruity hops in the flavour and a chunky mouthfeel. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Jun 2017
at 02:40
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at the Brewery shop Amersham. Poured a hazy straw colour with a frothy white head and some clingy lace. The aroma is malt, juicy citrus. The flavour is moderate sweet, light bitter with a fresh crisp fruity, dry pepper spice, hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. --- Beer aliased from original tick of Kick Off on 01 Jun 2025 at 22:04 - Score: Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7. Original review text: 440ml can from Mad Squirrel, Amersham. Poured a hazy yellow golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy, tropical citrus, light dank. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a fresh, crisp, juicy tropical citrus, mango, pineapple, dank, light hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jun 2017
at 08:36