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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6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at mad Squirrel watford. A hazed burnt orange coloured pour with a loose off white head. Aroma is creamy, vanilla, buttered bread, pine, grass, flabby,. Flavour is composed of semi sweet rounded grains, oily, orange rind, yeast trube, tangy orange oils. Palate is semi sweet, oily, light tang, lowish cask condition. Flabby and muddled.

Tried on 31 Jul 2025 at 12:59


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Tap at mad Squirrel watford. A translucent yellow gold coloured pour with a a lasting fine white head. Aroma is soft wheat, tart berries, apple, hint of custard sweetness, green apple tart. Flavour is composed of thin light grains, wheat, light tart, vague fruit, apple. Palate is bit thin, mineral, moderate carbonation. Pretty forgettable.

Tried on 31 Jul 2025 at 12:51


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

Keg at MS, HWY, 25/07/2025.
Hazed yellow to orange topped with a white cap.
Nose is vanilla, orange peel, sweet malts, mandarin.
Taste comprises vanilla, rhubarb, straw, orange peel, pale malts.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with modest hop bitterness.
So so affair ... does what it says on the thin I guess!

Tried on 25 Jul 2025 at 11:47


Tried from Cask at The Barrel Vault on 15 Jul 2025 at 09:57


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

Первое пиво на очень странном фесте в Kingston. Кстати пиво интересное, сладкое, но вообще не стаут как по мне.

Tried on 12 Jul 2025 at 22:28


6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

hazy orange juice white head
A - pithy orange / tangerine
F - tangerine, hint of tropical and coconut
soft mouthfeel
liquid tangerine

Tried from Can from Sainsbury's (Various locations) on 05 Jul 2025 at 20:12


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7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Can from Tesco at home. Lightly hazed golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are crisp citrus and slight sweet. Some grapefruit. Medium body.

Tried from Can from Tesco Supermarket (Various locations) on 02 Jul 2025 at 19:04


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

Can at James, picked up from MS.HWY, 21/06/2025.
Hazed orange topped with a just off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is grass, pineapple, bitter orange, grapefruit, pine needle.
Taste comprises orange zest, grass, pine resin, dank tickle.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy hop bitterness.
Tidy IPA.

Tried on 21 Jun 2025 at 16:15


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Can at James, picked up from MS HWY, 21/06/2025.
Almost clear golden yellow topped with a white head.
Nose is pale malts, grass, straw, lemon rind.
Taste comprises straw, cereals, pale malts, grains, lemon drizzle.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close.
Tidy enough crisp and clean lager.

Tried on 21 Jun 2025 at 14:22


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

Rocky white head left a spotty cover in a vivid golden coloured body.
Zesty, earthy & hopped aroma,
Medium bodied, sharp & clean.
Sherbet, Wine Gums, chalky & bitter hop tastes with a peppery finish.
Nice enough.

Tried from Can on 20 Jun 2025 at 19:10