Manannan Mac Lir. "Son of the Sea" and the mystic Celtic warrior god after whom the Isle of Man is named. It was only time then, before we at least honoured him with a decent beer. We think he would be proud. MacLir, clouds and clears on pouring much like the legendary cloak of mist, with which Manannan is said to have protected the Island from invasion…and sub-standard beer.
MacLir is a superb Wheat Beer, with resin hops and lemon fruit on the aroma, banana and lemon in the mouth, and a big, bitter finish dominated by the hops, juicy malt and citrus fruit. Unlike lightly hopped Bavarian or Belgian wheat beers, MacLir also comes armed with a veritable oast house full of little green plants.
Ingredients: Pride of Ringwood from New Zealand, Cascade and Cluster from the US, Saaz from the Czech Republic, Styrian Goldings from Slovenia, and First Gold and Goldings from England.
MacLir is a superb Wheat Beer, with resin hops and lemon fruit on the aroma, banana and lemon in the mouth, and a big, bitter finish dominated by the hops, juicy malt and citrus fruit. Unlike lightly hopped Bavarian or Belgian wheat beers, MacLir also comes armed with a veritable oast house full of little green plants.
Ingredients: Pride of Ringwood from New Zealand, Cascade and Cluster from the US, Saaz from the Czech Republic, Styrian Goldings from Slovenia, and First Gold and Goldings from England.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500 ml. bottle sampled @ RBBWG 2014. Courtesy of & thx! to Martinus. Almost clear golden, little white head. Mild hops in the nose, orange, litchi, mango, very fruity. Lighter bitter grass & herbs in the taste, caramel malts, touch sugar, fruity hops, dash sweet chicory. Light & easy to drink. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2014
at 05:55
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Imported from my RateBeer account as Okells Maclir (Bottle) (by Okells):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 12/20, MyTotalScore: 2.9/5
18/I/14 - 50cl bottle @ RBBWG III, my place - BB: n/a (2014-81) Thanks to Tinus for sharing the bottle!
Clear orange beer, aery white irregular head, unstable, bit adhesive. Aroma: pretty fruity, floral, some Turkish delight, sweet, bit malty. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: grains, bitter touch, bit fruity, malts. Aftertaste: little bitter, grains, hay, toast, yeasty bitterness, grassy hops.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 12/20, MyTotalScore: 2.9/5
18/I/14 - 50cl bottle @ RBBWG III, my place - BB: n/a (2014-81) Thanks to Tinus for sharing the bottle!
Clear orange beer, aery white irregular head, unstable, bit adhesive. Aroma: pretty fruity, floral, some Turkish delight, sweet, bit malty. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: grains, bitter touch, bit fruity, malts. Aftertaste: little bitter, grains, hay, toast, yeasty bitterness, grassy hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2014
at 12:01
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at RBWG14 Pours clear blonde, almost no , white foam . Smell has a hint of green hops , but is mostly chemical Taste is green hops , not really bitter , but green . Below, there’s chemical maltyness . Not natural at all ...
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2014
at 07:33
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle @ Johns, Århus newyear tasting. Pours light golden with a white head. Aroma of malt, fruity hops, peach, light citrus. Flavor is malt, light grain, fruity hops, peach, little sweet citrus. Thin body, lively carbonation. 291213
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2013
at 07:13
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are wheat malt, notes of smoke,, grass and hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2013
at 07:12
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is citrusy and light estery. Fruity, estery and grassy. Lingering fruity and medium dry estery finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2013
at 07:12
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Frothy white fair mostly deminishing head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2013
at 07:12
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, 4.4%. Clear dark yellow with small white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, wheat and yeast. Flavour is malt, fruit, wheat, yeast, hop, little citrus, medium sweet and a little bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2013
at 07:11
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle @ Aarhus tasting. Courtesy of Cunningham. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and moderate hoppy - grass and citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 291213
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2013
at 07:10
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle many thx to Cunningham, Country no 100# cons 2013-10-24 Göteborg AR: wee yeasty, citrus, glue when poured, AP: golden clear, frothy ofwhite steady head F: is it a bitter?, bitter almonds, citrus, wee yeasty, wee carbonation, fairly high bitternees, watery feeling, bread crums,
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2013
at 11:06