7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at mad Squirrel watford. A dark black brown coloured pour with a a lasting light fine khaki head. Aroma is nice robust roast, dark chocolatey roast, cakey, dried fruit, fig., light tangy fruit. Flavour is semi sweet, dark chocolate, mellow roast, fruit and nut, some tangy fruit in the finish. Palate is semi sweet, crisp pinch of tart,moderate carbonation. Robust Porter. Nice.
Tried
on 01 Nov 2025
at 21:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cask at the moon under water Watford Jdw. A CLear mid gold coloured pour with a lasting sticky white head that laces up the glass. Aroma is soft bready grains, leafy pine hop, green hop, leafy, spicy hop. Palate is semi sweet, decent cask condition, light spicy note. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, bready grains, leafy hop, pine needles, vague hops.. Ok.
Tried
on 01 Nov 2025
at 21:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
440ml can from Tesco Extra in Chesterfield - cloudy gold body with no head. Strong fruity hops, lots of sweet citrus and tropical fruit in the taste, good bittersweet finish.
Tried
from Can
from
Tesco Supermarket (Various locations)
on 31 Oct 2025
at 21:01
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
440ml can from Squirrel Amersham. Poured a slightly hazy yellow golden colour with a big, short-lived, fizzy white head. The aroma is light citrus. The flavour is light bitter, with a light, somewhat watery, crisp, fresh, light herbal, light lemon citrus, light hop bitter palate. Light bodied with lively carbonation.
Tried
from Can
at
Brewery Shop Amersham (Mad Squirrel)
on 28 Oct 2025
at 22:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can next door, picked up from Sainsburys thanks to Sharon, 25/10/2025.
Hazed orange topped with a white cap that retains.
Nose is orange zest, grass, melon, straw.
Taste comprises citric tinged straw, grass, melon, orange zest.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with juicy come grassy hop bitterness.
Okay IPA.
Hazed orange topped with a white cap that retains.
Nose is orange zest, grass, melon, straw.
Taste comprises citric tinged straw, grass, melon, orange zest.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with juicy come grassy hop bitterness.
Okay IPA.
Tried
on 25 Oct 2025
at 17:05
6/10
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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
8/10
Peach, juicy, dank
Tried
from Can
on 08 Oct 2025
at 19:02
6.9/10
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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
7.8/10
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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
7/10
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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.
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