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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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madmitch76 (41486) reviewed
Red Squirrel - RSX Ale from Mad Squirrel
16 years ago
5.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5
15th July 2010. Chelmsford Beer Festival. Clear gold beer. No head, no carbonation. Semi dry palate. Reasonably well balanced. Bitterish orange with a trace of apple. Finishes very dry. Nice enough flavour but too dry and too flat.
Tried on 15 Aug 2010 at 06:29
madmitch76 (41486) reviewed
Red Squirrel - Colorado IPA from Mad Squirrel
16 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
15th July 2010. Chelmsford Beer Festival. Slightly hazy gold beer. Residual suddy head. Semi dry and semi criso palate. Crisp orangey hops with a little marmalade and a little spice. A whisper of sulphur doesn’t detract too much. Good effort!
Tried on 15 Aug 2010 at 04:52
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
Red Squirrel - Colorado IPA from Mad Squirrel
16 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
cask at GBBF 2010 ... Earls count... London ... southeast england ... united Kingdom ... Europe ... World ... red amber ... thin white lacing ... soft fruity brioght hop ... sweet front .. dry bitter linger ... light toffeee.
Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2010 at 01:54
lad_newton (4499) reviewed
Red Squirrel - West Coast Stout from Mad Squirrel
16 years ago
8.2/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Cask at the CASK Pub & Kitchen, London on 6th August 2010. Clear, dark red almost black with a greyish film of part-lacing foam. Roast malts in the aroma with a touch of moccha; main taste is caramel molasses, coffee and bitter chocolate. A dryish, yet tangy finish and the mouthfeel is light textured.
Tried from Cask on 08 Aug 2010 at 13:29
yespr (55614) reviewed
Red Squirrel - Colorado IPA from Mad Squirrel
16 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
From cask. Pours clear and golden orange to yellow with a small white and lacing head. Aroma is crisp hoppy, citrusy and grapefruity. Sweet fruity impression. Dry and caramelish malt and distinct grapefruity hoppy into a dry a bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 05 Aug 2010 at 10:14
yespr (55614) reviewed
Red Squirrel - Redwood from Mad Squirrel
16 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours clear and golden orange with a fully gone head. Mild citrusy and slight herbal hoppy aroma. Peachy fruity flavoured. Bitter and mild citrusy into a dry and bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 04 Aug 2010 at 09:41
fonefan (86114) reviewed
Red Squirrel - Hertfordshire Old Ale from Mad Squirrel
16 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Anchor Inn, 308 Bradford Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, West Midlands England B5 6ET.Clear medium to dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, plum, earht. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, chlorine, a dry dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100116]
Tried from Cask on 28 Jun 2010 at 13:04
fonefan (86114) reviewed
Red Squirrel - Conservation Bitter from Mad Squirrel
16 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Wellington, 37 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham, West Midlands England B2 5SN.Clear dark red - orange amber color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, sour notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, peat - smoke, light peppery. Body is medium, texture is oily and light sticky, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100115]
Tried from Cask on 28 Jun 2010 at 12:59
Svesse (16320) reviewed
Red Squirrel - American 100 from Mad Squirrel
16 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
(Gravicask at Old Fountain, Old Street, London, 20 May 2010) Dark copper colour with brief, off-white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with notes of pine needles, green apples and loads of fresh hops. Fruity, hoppy taste with pine needles, grapefruit and lots of piney, citric hops in the finish. Almost full body, fairly sweet, very bitter. Not exactly balanced, but very tasty and nice.
Tried from Cask on 06 Jun 2010 at 13:16
Svesse (16320) reviewed
Red Squirrel - London Irish from Mad Squirrel
16 years ago
7.2/10 — 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.
Tried from Cask on 06 Jun 2010 at 08:38