Svesse (15730) reviewed Red Squirrel - London Irish from Mad Squirrel 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
(Gravicask at Old Fountain, Old Street, London, 20 May 2010) Black colour with frothy, beige head. Roasted, malty nose with notes of black coffee and dark chocolate. Malty, roasted taste with black coffee, tobacco, dark chocolate and a certain coffee bitterness in a dry finish. Slightly above medium body, fairly dry (despite the rather high alcohol level). Well made and tasty, highly drinkable for its strength.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Kris Wines, London. Shared with Slothez. Darkish amber pour with minimal head. Aroma didn’t offer a great deal, no real pungent resinous hoppage as you might hope to find in a stateside ipa, just some vague fruity notes, all slightly muted. The hops come through a bit more in the flavour with some citrus notes, but it never quite gets off the ground. Finish was dryish and gently lingering. Quite enjoyable in its own right, and certainly drinkable, but not too similar to the hop laden US IPAs that this is supposed to replicate.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
[Gravity cask at Reading BF] Amber-gold, slight fizz. Tastes of fresh oranges, with slight pine notes, something tropical and a bit of earth in the finish. Nice and light and refreshing. It’s a pleasant enough little beer, but much thinner and lighter and less bitter than I expected.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at the Hobgoblin, Reading. Amber with an off-white head; grainy aroma; citrus and grain flavour with an an average bitter finish. A good session bitter.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask-conditioned at the Southampton Arms, London 6/3/10. Near black with a slight, off-white head. Leafy hop aroma with some chocolate and roasted malts. Flavour had some dark fruit, coffee and more hops in the finish. Fairly light in character but very drinkable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask. Clear dark orangey brown with a beige, lacing head. Roasted, nutty aroma. Medium body, low in carbonation, nuts and burned caramel, wood and dried fruit - but also an odd chemical tang that really detracts. Rather hoppy finish. 160110
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask. Slightly hazy orangey brown with an off-white head. Lightly burned caramel notes in the nose. Light body, flat, light nutty accents and a whiff of peaty smoke and ashes. Dry, hoppy finish. 150110
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask @ GBBF 09, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear medium amber color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, pine, grapefruit, orange. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090805]
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed London Porter from Mad Squirrel 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
8th July 2008. Light toasty malt porter. Rich but not stout like. A subtle undertone of dark fruit. Hop bitterness at the very end.2.9
5th November 2016
High Wycombe Walkabout. Red Squirrel Tap Room. Keg. Almost clear brown beer, small pale tan head. Airy palate, modest carbonation. Soft dark malts, some cream and a little dark chocolate. Modest tangy dark fruits. A little roast bitterness in the semi dry finish.
Downender (11275) reviewed Red Squirrel - Test Brew 2 from Mad Squirrel 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask-condtioned at the Old Fountain, London 13/10/09. Deep gold with a slight white head. Hoppy, citrus and organe blossom aroma blanaced by a touch of caramel. Flavour had more fruity malts, ctirus hopping and a hint of pine resin, before a lingering, prickly dry finish. Excellent.