About
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.
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.
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] A chestnut pour with loose cream head that laces the glass nicely; malty aroma; malty taste with some autumnal fruits; then a touch of fudge leading into an earthy finish with some. A pleasant seasonal bitter.
Tried
from Cask
at
Back of Beyond
on 10 Dec 2025
at 15:14
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home picked up from Mad Squirrel Watford. A hazed golden orange coloured pour with a fine white head. Aroma is soft wheat, pithy citrus, nz, nelson , riwaka vibes, pear, light chalk. Flavour is composed of powdery wheat, spicy pithy orange, chalky, some mineral. Palate is semi crisp, fizzy highish carbonation, floury wheat. Nice nz hops.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Dec 2025
at 23:16
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at the mad Squirrel tap watford. An opaque black brown coloured pour with a fine light tan head. Aroma is meaty dark roasted barley, bitter dark chocolate, burnt earth, robust roast. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, dark chocolate, bitter roasted barley, hint of vanilla sweetness, but the roast is heavy handed for the viennese Swirl concept. Palate is chewy, medium full bodied, mellow carbonation, little sticky finish. Tasty enough.
Tried
on 06 Dec 2025
at 14:32
6/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 5
Overall 6
Tap at the brewery taproom watford. A murky brownish orange coloured pour with a thin off white head. Aroma is semi sweet, green hop, orange rind, jammy citrus, floury wheat, hint of caramel. Flavour is composed of muddled floury wheat, harsh hop dust,, orange rind, grass hop bitterness. Very green and young. Palate is powdery, mild hop burn, dry chalky abrasive finish. Really muddled, not really an amber in anything other than colour.
Tried
on 06 Dec 2025
at 14:24
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 29 Nov 2025
at 20:49
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6
Cask at Picture House, Stafford. Pours a yellow straw with minimal scummy off-white head. The aroma is basically malts and citrus. In the mouth it is sweet with s tangy feel to it. Malts to the fore again in the flavour alongside tropic fruits, lychee and hints of berry fruits. Floral hops come through strongly later plus some mango leading to a slightly bitter finish. This isn’t bad at all.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Picture House (JDW)
on 20 Nov 2025
at 15:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Keg from the Mad Squirrel, Wycombe, during the town's Christmas light switch on event. Black with a beige head. Rich sweetish chocolate up front, a little toffee, and a roasted malt bitterness to finish that becomes slightly more charred in the aftertaste. A little simple maybe, but certainly effective and well balanced. Decent stuff.
Tried
from Draft
at
Brewery Shop Emporium High Wycombe (Mad Squirrel)
on 15 Nov 2025
at 18:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Draft
at
Brewery Shop Chesham (Mad Squirrel)
on 15 Nov 2025
at 14:26
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
from Draft
at
Brewery Shop Chesham (Mad Squirrel)
on 15 Nov 2025
at 14:04
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Draft
at
Brewery Shop Chesham (Mad Squirrel)
on 15 Nov 2025
at 13:34