Mad Squirrel
Microbrewery
in Hemel Hempstead,
Hertfordshire,
England 🏴
Associated with 4 Venues
Established in 2010
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.
BeardedAvenger (9068) reviewed Einstein from Mad Squirrel 4 months ago
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.
smallwat3r (4866) ticked Fog Off V6 from Mad Squirrel 4 months ago
Peach, juicy, dank
Convair880 (6926) reviewed Cloudburst from Mad Squirrel 4 months ago
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.
Fergus (31329) reviewed XX - Bourbon Imperial Stout from Mad Squirrel 4 months ago
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.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Sunset from Mad Squirrel 4 months ago
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.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Admiral from Mad Squirrel 5 months ago
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.
lad_newton (4207) reviewed Sunset from Mad Squirrel 5 months ago
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.
jimgreen (21510) reviewed $umo - DDH from Mad Squirrel 5 months ago
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.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Einstein from Mad Squirrel 5 months ago
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!
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Post Rider from Mad Squirrel 5 months ago
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.