About
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.
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
On tap at Mad Squirrel, Amersham, Bucks. A hazy golden/orange/yellow coloured pour with a medium off white head on top. Hoppy, citrus, grapefruit, orange, mango, tropical fruit taste and aroma. Pleasant enough IPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Apr 2025
at 08:27
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at home, thanks to James, 12/04/2025.
Hazed yellow orange topped with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is ripe tropicana, pineapple, dank chimes, mandarin, lychee.
Taste comprises orange pith, grass, grapefruit, stone fruit, lychee.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come resinous hop bitterness.
Solid.
Hazed yellow orange topped with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is ripe tropicana, pineapple, dank chimes, mandarin, lychee.
Taste comprises orange pith, grass, grapefruit, stone fruit, lychee.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come resinous hop bitterness.
Solid.
Tried
on 12 Apr 2025
at 14:36
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home, thanks to James, 12/04/2025.
Hazed yellow orange topped with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is orange zest, faint lime, grass, bread dough, melon.
Taste comprises lemon rind, soft malts, papaya, mandarin, grass, faint lime.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with juicy come lightly resinous hop bitterness with a noticeable Talyw twist.
Not bad.
Hazed yellow orange topped with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is orange zest, faint lime, grass, bread dough, melon.
Taste comprises lemon rind, soft malts, papaya, mandarin, grass, faint lime.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with juicy come lightly resinous hop bitterness with a noticeable Talyw twist.
Not bad.
Tried
on 12 Apr 2025
at 14:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at Mad Squirrel, HWY, 12/04/2025.
Hazed orange topped with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is stone fruit, gooseberries, grass, hop spice, orange zest.
Taste comprises white grape, melon, orange peel, stone fruit, pine nibble, grass.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come lightly resinous NZ powered hop bitterness.
Tidy kit.
Hazed orange topped with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is stone fruit, gooseberries, grass, hop spice, orange zest.
Taste comprises white grape, melon, orange peel, stone fruit, pine nibble, grass.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come lightly resinous NZ powered hop bitterness.
Tidy kit.
Tried
on 12 Apr 2025
at 10:46
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Keg at Mad Squirrel, HWY, 12/04/2025.
Hazed orange topped with an off white cap.
Nose is orange zest, grass, pineapple, mandarin, soft malts.
Taste comprises melon, pineapple, papaya, orange peel.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come grassy hop bitterness.
Tidy enough pale.
Hazed orange topped with an off white cap.
Nose is orange zest, grass, pineapple, mandarin, soft malts.
Taste comprises melon, pineapple, papaya, orange peel.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come grassy hop bitterness.
Tidy enough pale.
Tried
on 12 Apr 2025
at 10:43
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] A hazy pale amber pour with a thin white head; orangey aroma; rather thin in the mouth, but with a crisp citrus taste and a bready body; then a little pithy bitterness to finish. Pleasant.
Tried
from Cask
at
Back of Beyond
on 10 Apr 2025
at 10:47
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home, from MS HWY, 06/04/2025.
Black topped with a lasting khaki head.
Nose is chocolate, vanilla, mellow bourbon, dark malts.
Taste comprises roast malts, charr, raisins, bourbon, fruit cake, caramel.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising.
Solid BA impy.
Black topped with a lasting khaki head.
Nose is chocolate, vanilla, mellow bourbon, dark malts.
Taste comprises roast malts, charr, raisins, bourbon, fruit cake, caramel.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising.
Solid BA impy.
Tried
on 06 Apr 2025
at 15:24
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can. Pours a hazy yellow colour with a tight white head, plenty of hops and citrus fruits in the aroma, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry fruity finish.
Tried
from Can
at
Mad Squirrel Tap & Bottle Shop Watford
on 05 Apr 2025
at 17:53
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
440ml can from Left Field Beer and shared in Kuala Lumpur. Poured a mostly clear dark brown colour with a mostly lasting frothy off-white head. The aroma is roasty, light dry ashtray. The flavour is moderate liquorice bitter, light sweet, with a smooth, somewhat light, roasty, caramel, earthy, liquorice bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. A solid Porter.
Tried
from Can
from Left Field Beer
on 04 Apr 2025
at 17:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
keg at alien bar Birmingham ...hazy amber ...thin tan lacing ..hazy amber ..thin white lacing ..dry fruit ..Light dry banana eaters nose ...long dry banana eaters
Tried
on 03 Apr 2025
at 16:27