Clancy's Amber Ale

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

After years of trying to get people to think that Moosehead was a premium craft brand, the Oland family finally gave up and gave us the Clancy’s line of beers. We weren’t fooled. Clancy’s Amber is a pale golden colour with a weak white ring that doesn’t lace well. Bready malt, weak caramel, and metallic notes permeate the aromatic senses while the taste is a weak caramel flavoured blonde ale.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

I've had this beer a few times and it's always refreshing. The beer is a clear reddish colour with a small head. The aroma is caramel malt with maple hints. The flavour is malty with a hint of hops. Not outstanding, but certainly an enjoyable beer.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

On tap at Robber’s Roost in Halifax. Poured a crystal red amber..fair off ewhite cap that stayed a while, moderate carbonation. Aroma is sweet, malty, some grass, light whiffs of fruit. Mild in character, smooth and inoffensive almost lager-like Nice dose of bready-sweet malt up front then a good balance from some piney hopping, some nut and fruit tones from the roasted malt...wet finish with gradual bittering and a mild metallic after taste. Probably one of the better commercial east coast beers but not as ale-like as Black Pearl.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

Poured from can with a (surprinsgly) generous head, a very pretty amber held up to the light. Leaves some lacing. Seems pretty good from the looks of things. Fairly predictable aroma - lots of amber malt, light hops and odd apple/brown sugar funk. Flavour follows the same typical profile, pretty weak but nothing offensive. A little too 'macro' in character too be a definite sweet or any other quality, but maybe a light bitterness. You can tell the quality control isn't too closely watched. To their credit however, they keep the amber malt clean and tastefull. Very light bodied however carbonation well suited. I have no problems drinking this...one or two, anyways...

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 10

Crisp start, full finish, great color, great head, very refreshing. For fun I gave some to an American friend who usually drink G. Killian's Irish Red. Even he admitted that there is no comparison. Clancy's is a solid Amber.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Nice mouthfeel but Chopz is right, a bit watery. Good head and goes down nice when cold out of the bottle. Be warned, sometimes the pitchers are a bit flat and worn out. It is a step above the swill.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 5

Part of the craft beers from Moosehead, this one pours a dark amber colour with a good creamy head. Dissipates fast, but leaves great lacing. Carbonation is light with tiny bubbles, but consistent. The nose is real bitter and strong, like some alcohol and with notes of malt. Hints of coffee are definitely present with a very mild and watery mouthfeel and aftertaste. Decent dryness, with touches of smoke, apples and caramel. Good attempt at a craft beer, but way to watered down to succeed. Thanks to Plug for this one.