Mad Squirrel

Microbrewery in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 4 Venues

Established in 2010

Contact
Unit 24, Boxted Farm, Berkhampstead Road, Potten End, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2SG, England
Description
Commenced Brewing 2004 at Mimram Rd, Hertford as Red Squirrel Brewery. Moved in 2011 to Berkampstead Rd, Potton End after merging with a local Wine Producer. Rebranded to Mad Squirrel in February/March 2017 with some core range beers being renamed and others simply changing name from Red to Mad.

A Forward thinking, contemporary brewery based just outside of London, at the foot of the Chiltern Hills. We have continually grown and evolved, often in unexpected ways. Always with a boundless enthusiasm for quality, an inquisitive approach to flavour and a restless desire to better ourselves.

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6/10
Magus, mõru, hapukas, linnaseline. Okish.
Tried from Cask on 13 Aug 2025 at 22:08

7/10
Brewdog, mis pakub caski?! Miks mitte. Õlu on magus, mõru, linnaseline, kuiv, hop burn. Ok, caski kohta üle keskmises olekus.
Tried from Cask on 11 Aug 2025 at 19:43

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Panda thanks to Cloin: Poured a deep brown black with a beige head. Aroma is marshmallow, chocolate, dark fruits, roasted malts. Taste is berries, chocolate, roasted malts, sugary marshmallow, smooth finish.
Tried on 10 Aug 2025 at 01:58

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
can at cropredy 2025 Wednesday ...hazy amber ..thin white lacing ...soft sweet tropical orange fruit nose .. cool and juicy ...soft sweet fruit ..soft sweet fruit
Tried on 06 Aug 2025 at 13:55

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
can at cropredy 2025 ..Wednesday ...hazy amber ..big white head .. sof5 dank fruit .....vig juicy fruit ..tiny chslk edge ..vig bright fruit
Tried on 06 Aug 2025 at 10:10

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at mad Squirrel watford. A hazed burnt orange coloured pour with a loose off white head. Aroma is creamy, vanilla, buttered bread, pine, grass, flabby,. Flavour is composed of semi sweet rounded grains, oily, orange rind, yeast trube, tangy orange oils. Palate is semi sweet, oily, light tang, lowish cask condition. Flabby and muddled.
Tried on 31 Jul 2025 at 12:59

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5.5 Texture 5 Overall 6
Tap at mad Squirrel watford. A translucent yellow gold coloured pour with a a lasting fine white head. Aroma is soft wheat, tart berries, apple, hint of custard sweetness, green apple tart. Flavour is composed of thin light grains, wheat, light tart, vague fruit, apple. Palate is bit thin, mineral, moderate carbonation. Pretty forgettable.
Tried on 31 Jul 2025 at 12:51

6.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6
Keg at MS, HWY, 25/07/2025.
Hazed yellow to orange topped with a white cap.
Nose is vanilla, orange peel, sweet malts, mandarin.
Taste comprises vanilla, rhubarb, straw, orange peel, pale malts.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with modest hop bitterness.
So so affair ... does what it says on the thin I guess!
Tried on 25 Jul 2025 at 11:47

Tried from Cask at The Barrel Vault on 15 Jul 2025 at 09:57

7.5/10 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