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.
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.
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
hazy orange juice white head
A - pithy orange / tangerine
F - tangerine, hint of tropical and coconut
soft mouthfeel
liquid tangerine
A - pithy orange / tangerine
F - tangerine, hint of tropical and coconut
soft mouthfeel
liquid tangerine
Tried
from Can
from
Sainsbury's (Various locations)
on 05 Jul 2025
at 20:12
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can from Tesco at home. Lightly hazed golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are crisp citrus and slight sweet. Some grapefruit. Medium body.
Tried
from Can
from
Tesco Supermarket (Various locations)
on 02 Jul 2025
at 19:04
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can at James, picked up from MS.HWY, 21/06/2025.
Hazed orange topped with a just off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is grass, pineapple, bitter orange, grapefruit, pine needle.
Taste comprises orange zest, grass, pine resin, dank tickle.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy hop bitterness.
Tidy IPA.
Hazed orange topped with a just off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is grass, pineapple, bitter orange, grapefruit, pine needle.
Taste comprises orange zest, grass, pine resin, dank tickle.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy hop bitterness.
Tidy IPA.
Tried
on 21 Jun 2025
at 16:15
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can at James, picked up from MS HWY, 21/06/2025.
Almost clear golden yellow topped with a white head.
Nose is pale malts, grass, straw, lemon rind.
Taste comprises straw, cereals, pale malts, grains, lemon drizzle.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close.
Tidy enough crisp and clean lager.
Almost clear golden yellow topped with a white head.
Nose is pale malts, grass, straw, lemon rind.
Taste comprises straw, cereals, pale malts, grains, lemon drizzle.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close.
Tidy enough crisp and clean lager.
Tried
on 21 Jun 2025
at 14:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Rocky white head left a spotty cover in a vivid golden coloured body.
Zesty, earthy & hopped aroma,
Medium bodied, sharp & clean.
Sherbet, Wine Gums, chalky & bitter hop tastes with a peppery finish.
Nice enough.
Zesty, earthy & hopped aroma,
Medium bodied, sharp & clean.
Sherbet, Wine Gums, chalky & bitter hop tastes with a peppery finish.
Nice enough.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jun 2025
at 19:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cask at the White Swan JDW, Solihull as Unity GF Pale. Poured a hazy light golden colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy, light citrus. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a fresh, smooth, mineral, light herbal, light citrus, light hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
at
White Swan (JDW)
on 18 Jun 2025
at 20:42
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the Prae Wood Arms beer fest. A clouded golden orange coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is semi sweet, big dank, mango, orange, hockey puck. Waxy citrus. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, floury wheat, grainy, chewy mango, hockey puck, plastic, play dough. Palate is semi sweet floury, moderate carbonation. Not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jun 2025
at 22:43
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at MS HWY, 13/06/2025.
Hazed orange topped with a lasting off white cap.
Nose is mixed tropical fruit, papaya, peach, mandarin, soft malts.
Taste comprises bitter orange, grass, melon, papaya, mandarin.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close spliced with mellow juicy hip bitterness.
Tidy enough cask pale.
Hazed orange topped with a lasting off white cap.
Nose is mixed tropical fruit, papaya, peach, mandarin, soft malts.
Taste comprises bitter orange, grass, melon, papaya, mandarin.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close spliced with mellow juicy hip bitterness.
Tidy enough cask pale.
Tried
on 13 Jun 2025
at 16:26
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
440ml can from Mad Squirrel Amersham. Poured a hazy yellow golden colour with a big frothy white. The aroma is grainy, light tropical citrus. The flavour is moderate bitter, light sweet, light grassy, with a fresh, juicy lemon lime citrus, mineral, light hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jun 2025
at 15:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can from Sainsburys, Gorgie. Pours hazy yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of pineapple and peach. Taste adds mango and passionfruit. Light sweet finish.
Tried
on 03 Jun 2025
at 16:37