Clancys Amber

Brewed by Moosehead Brewery
Style: Amber Ale
Saint John, Canada

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Had this at The Carta restaurant on a visit to Chester. Dark amber gold, like corn syrup. A little appley, caramel, biscuit, with a boxboard dryness to finish. For a mainstream brewer attempting to craft a beer with character, I think its a success. I really liked this beer.

Clear amber pour with an off white head. Aroma is floral and fruity. Flavour also fruity with a caramel malty backbone.

Copper colour, with very little aroma. Kind of sweet taste. Not much flavour. This was okay, but I won’t have it again.

Originally rated February 2006. 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.

On tap at our hotel bar in Saint John. Very light colored amber. Drinkable, somewhat buttery flavors. Not very interesting at all.

Draft at The Merchantman’s Pub in Charlottetown. I read a nice write-up on this place before our trip and expected them to have better and more beer. In fact, they have very little and it’s not worth listing as a Place on here. Anyway, this one pours a clear amber-ish gold color with a small head. Aroma of sweet malts and toasted sugar. Flavor of more sweet malts and lightly toasted sugar. Tastes stale and dull. Should have known it was a Moosehead beer. Has that old macro character.

473ml can. Orange colour, little head. Steady sweet malts. Low carbonation. Very drinkable if not exciting.

Sample, draught, at Garrison Ale House, savoured on August 16 2010; eye: copper, clear, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head; nose: caramel, fizzy side of 7-UP; mouth: caramel diluted with water is the only taste, no finale, mildly sweet, light body, thin, below-average carbonation overall: this is not beer FRANÇAIS Échantillon, en fût, bue chez Garrison Ale House, savourée le 16 août 2010; œil : cuivrée, claire, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige; nez : caramel, côté pétillant du 7-UP; bouche : caramel coupée avec de l’eau est le seul et unique goût, pas de finale, moyennement sucrée, corps léger, mince, carbonatation sous la moyenne; en résumé : ce n’est pas de la bière

(473ml can thanks to Mora2000) clear pale yellow, fine white bubbles. Nose of golden raisins, funky, caramel. Taste of earth, watery, cracker, creamy, caramel. Soft carbonation and thin body.

(473ml can, courtesy of Mora2000) Pours a clear golden amber body with an average white head. Aroma of herb, sulfur, and caramel. Flavor of caramel, herbs, nuts, and earthiness.

Can from Mora2000. Clear orange color with a bubbly white head. Aroma is dry malt with lots of grainy notes. Flavor is very dry with a big watery quality. Not much to this at all. Finishes kind of bitter.