Mad Squirrel Tap

This place is an excellent addition to the plentiful bar/dining options in St Albans. A huge range of craft beers, super friendly staff, excellent pizzas and a lovely view of the cathedral from the terrace. I'll be back here plenty of times and I really hope it does well.

Excellent example of what a new and modern brewery tap can be. Fantastic range of beers, tasty authentic pizza...all very reasonable. Staff knowledgeable, helpful and friendly. Also cool events like tap takeovers and a beer garden with cathedral views.

Great Brewery Tap, located between the Clock Tower and Cathedral. Great range of craft beers and ciders available and friendly staff.

The outside area, overlooking the Cathedral, is one of the best places in St Albans for a warm-weather drink. Now in winter, this area is covered and heated.

This place deserves to thrive, when the world returns to some kind of post-Covid normality.

A nice pub just behind the St.Albans cathedral. A lot of tap beer. They serve food and be aware when they say 8s spice is mean super spices. Overall is a good place. Nice garden behind to relax.

Very good ales, both in quality and variety. We had the piri piri hot wings and they were crispy, and the sauce was tangy, sweet, and spicy. Great service and ambiance.

23/11/2019: photo upload from a trip to Hemel Hempstead to visit friends. Annually we do an Ale Trail and 2019 was a St. Albans Ale Trail. The Mad Squirrel Tap was along the way.

From that trip so long ago now, it was my first taster of the Mad Squirrel Brewery. Absolutely fantastic!

2010 - Company incorporated.
2011 - First awards won.
2012 - Brew kit expanded.
2013 - Chesham taproom opened.
2014 - Brew kit expanded.
2015 - Berkhamsted & Amersham taprooms opened, successful crowdfunding round on Crowdcube.
2016 - High Wycombe taproom opened.
2017 - Rebrand, brewery moved to bigger unit and brew kit significantly expanded, craft beer cruiser launched, first cans released, Hemel Hempstead taproom opened.
2018 - Second successful crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. 2019 - Brew kit further expanded, St Albans taproom opened, new website launched.
2020 - SURVIVED PANDEMIC
2021 - Launched with 4 major retailers nationwide - Installed 2 new 12,000 litre FV tanks in the brewery - Brewed over 30 new beers despite the pandemic
2022 - Opened our biggest Taproom in Watford with 27 taps behind the bar - Signed a 3 year partnership with St.Albans City F.C.

Called here while on a break for a few days. Perfect beer, lovely friendly staff and a great atmosphere. Missing there already. Cant wait for next visit. Only problem is they dont take cash.

On two levels with two bars, bottom bar has the full range of craft beer. Usually a few guest craft beers plus plenty of bottle/cans in the fridge to drink in or take away. Lovely location next to the Abbey in the city centre.