MacLean's Ales

Microbrewery in Hanover, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦

Established in 1993

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52 14th Ave., Hanover, N4N 3V9, Canada

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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
This IPA poured a hazy, light yellow colour with a soapy, white head. Minimal lacing. Scents of pineapple, citrus, grass, cooked veggies and a little honey. First swig was nice and smooth with flavours of pineapple, orange and lemon citrus with a little tea. Finish is mildly hoppy with citrus hop flavour lingering.
Tried from Can at LCBO #44 - Market & Icomm Dr on 11 Jan 2026 at 20:41

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
A pine and malt nose. The taste profile features sweet malt and a mixed hop profile including pine, lemon and kiwi. A nice juiciness emerges after the high-end effervescence subsides a bit. Tasty.
Tried on 23 Sep 2025 at 20:01

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Decent golden ale, nice cereals, grassy hops, a bit of straw, light lemon zest..low bitterness, refreshing.
Tried from Can on 20 Jul 2025 at 20:29

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Clear mahogany pour, with a small off white head. Aroma is maple syrup, super light coffee, and a little nutty. Watery thin mouth feel, light carb. Solid maple finish, no coffee.
Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:52

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can from the lcbo. Pours a cloudy yellow with a large white head. Aroma as soon as I open the can wafts up and it's a sharp citrus oil aroma. Like sticking your nose into a bag of Citra pellets. Some tropical fruit notes mingle in there too, but it's dominated by citrus zest and oils. Mouthfeel is creamy with a soft carb. Finish is lightly bitter this is immensely drinkable, light bodied and refreshing. It's pretty much one note, but it's a good note.
Tried from Can on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:39

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can from the lcbo. Dark brown pour, with a medium beige head. Aroma is light roast, hints of coffee and the slightest thin cherry. Mouth feel is nice, carb is good. Finish is thin, watery, light roast, light random fruit, low bitterness, soft cereals. Meh.
Tried from Can on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:36

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from the lcbo. Black pour, creamy beige head. Roasty Aroma, sweet, roasty malts, cocoa power and some coffee, hint of milk chocolate. Nice mouth feel, creamy, and a good carb. Finish is slightly sweet, roasty, and gives that great satisfying, bitter, creamy, roasty flavour agold oatmeal stout gives off. Medium bitterness, roasty, and slightly hoppy, with some hints of pine.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:18

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Very grass nose with some subtle pine. Malts are also very upfront with some strong bready cereals. Very soft carb, and full bodied. The finish is quite bitter, leaning towards a us style ipa bitterness. But the hop profile skews very much towards the British style ipa. Not a bad beer, but nothing to write home about either.
Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:12

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
cask days 2016. served as maclean’s ales esb. UK hop forward with alot of bready malts. biscuit, and slightly roasted nuttiness. low bitterness, more upfront uk hops, and alot of toffee, and caramel malts to round it out.
Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:46

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Can at the crown and beaver in North Bay Ontario. Clear golden pour, with a big white head. Solid cereals, light grassy, and slightly piney hops. Nice carb, refreshing, and clean mouth feel. Finish is low on the bitterness, but clean and crisp. Nothing special, but also not terrible. A nice quaff to have with a burger after work.
Tried from Can on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:46