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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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Keg at PoW Beer Fest. Slightly opaque gold. Thin foamy white head. Aroma has light fruit and damp malts. Flavourwise it has wateryntinned fruit and a hint of citrus. Light. Thin. Soft carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Bland as.

Tried from Draft at Prince of Wales on 17 Oct 2025 at 12:59


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Peach, juicy, dank

Tried from Can on 08 Oct 2025 at 19:02


6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Keg at St Albans Beer & Cider Festival, St Albans, Herts. A murky golden orange/yellow coloured pour with a huge white head on top. Hoppy, citrus, orange, peach, tropical fruit aroma & taste. Bitter/sweet, decent enough but it's Mad Squirrel who rarely produce wow beers.

Tried from Draft on 29 Sep 2025 at 13:05


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle taster at the St Albans beer festival 2025. A dark black brown coloured pour with a fine tan head. Aroma is meaty earthy roast, bourbon, vanilla,, dried fruits, soy, oily. Flavour is composed of thick chewy roasted malts, Warming bourbon, light tangy white grape, woody roast, dried fruit,. Lingering soy and meaty roast. Liquorice. Palate is semi sweet, chewy, tangy, mellow carbonation. Good but unrefined and rough round the edges. Warming alcohol in the finish.

Tried on 27 Sep 2025 at 13:58


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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the 28th St Albans Beer Festival, 26/09/25.
Light golden blonde topped with a white head.
Nose is mellow citric zest, Sabro nip, grass, melon.
Taste comprises pineapple, lime, citric tinged straw, light breads.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close splashed with mellow Sabro laden hop bitterness.
Decent enough cask pale.

Tried on 26 Sep 2025 at 13:47


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at the 28th St Albans Beer Festival, 26/09/25.
Pale golden yellow topped with a white cap that escapes to the edge over time.
Nose is grass, melon, stone fruit, lychee.
Taste comprises tangerine, melon, stone fruit, dank spike, light pine resin.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy NZ fuelled hops.
Solid cask pale.

Tried on 25 Sep 2025 at 23:00


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 24th September 2025. Pale gold with shallow foam affording full lacing. Citrus fruits and earthy pungencies in aroma. Fruity citrus in-mouth with a grassy kick. Finish is a tad one-dimensional in citrus. Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.

Tried from Cask at Southampton Arms on 24 Sep 2025 at 16:15


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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

440ml can from Squirrel Amersham and shared in Kuala Lumpur. Poured a hazy yellow golden colour with a thin white head. The aroma is grainy, mango, light tropical citrus. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a light, crisp, somewhat watery, tart grapefruit, passionfruit, dry spicy pepper hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation.

Tried from Can at Brewery Shop Amersham (Mad Squirrel) on 19 Sep 2025 at 14:36


6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Keg at Mad Squirrel HWY, 17/09/2025.
Pale golden orange topped with a thin white cap that soon vanishes.
Nose is orange zest, peach, melon, mandarin.
Taste comprises grass, melon, papaya, airy malts.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with light juicy hop bitterness.
Okay but rather thin to be proclaiming itself as an IPA!

Tried on 17 Sep 2025 at 22:09


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Keg at Mad Squirrel HWY, 17/09/2025.
Hazed orange topped with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is mandarin, pine resin, mellow citric zest, dank chimes.
Taste comprises melon, light stone fruit, papaya, mandarin.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with juicy come grassy hop bitterness.
Tidy enough pale.

Tried on 17 Sep 2025 at 22:08