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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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Bear and Billet, Chester. Very fruity and mellow. Seems like there is more than 50% barley malt in here, as there is a good barley taste. Great wheat flavor, though, too. Very strong hops. It is rich and fruity, with a fruit and hop finish. Very nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Mar 2010
at 18:05
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
10th July 2008. Refreshing light bitter. Mild hops not showing to much bitterness. Mild grapefruit. Dry finish.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2009
at 07:42
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Golden- yellow colour with a white head. Aroma is citrus, hop, malt. Flavour is sweet, apple, fruit, malt, hop, citrus. Medium body. Ordinary beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2009
at 23:20
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, thx to tarjei. It pours a clear, yellowish pale golden body under a white head. Citrusy, resiny nose on a base of bready malts. The flavor has a quite lovely citrusy and slightly resiny flavor from the hops, leaving the malts in the far back. A fine bitterness takes you to the very end. Medium body. It’s a really easy drinkable beer, quite quenching as well, but it’s far from impressive. Rating: 6-3-6-3-12-3. 090720
Bottle. A clear, almost golden beer with a white head. Malty, crackery nose with wheat and citrusy hops. Bready pale malts and wheat in the mouth, a decent bitterness balancing it. Medium body. Slightly metallic in the finish. An English bitter/golden ale with a wheaty touch, doesn’t make it very much interesting, but it’s an easy drinkable one. 090828
Bottle. A clear, almost golden beer with a white head. Malty, crackery nose with wheat and citrusy hops. Bready pale malts and wheat in the mouth, a decent bitterness balancing it. Medium body. Slightly metallic in the finish. An English bitter/golden ale with a wheaty touch, doesn’t make it very much interesting, but it’s an easy drinkable one. 090828
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2009
at 06:36
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ Willow Walk, JDW. Victoria SW1. Pours a pale yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity citrus hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity citrus hoppy finish with a slightly bitter aftetaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 May 2009
at 07:40
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
chiara buona schiuma piuttosto persistente note luppolate leggero acidulo grano in bocca poco corpo lieve malto grano poco abbastanza fresca finale piuttosto secco da lupppolatura
Tried
on 09 Mar 2009
at 11:03
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Wheat beer? Hell no! Anonymous clear golden color. No head. Almost no aroma at all, some hops. Hoppy flavor, kind of nice, but it dies immediately. This beer has a lot of weaknesses but it’s still very refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2009
at 18:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
500 ml bottle, bought at ICA Middelthon, Stavanger (also available at Vaaland, Bryne). ABV is 4.4%. Crystal clear pale golden colour (like a pilsener), big to moderate white head. The aroma is hoppy with grassy and citric notes. Refreshing hoppy flavour, ending in a grapefruity and slightly resinous bitterness, there is some malty sweetness but it is quite subdued. I thought the cask version had more of a wheaty character than the bottle. Well, the bottles are pasteurised, so that probably explains it. More of a "well hopped pilsener" character here. Not bad though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2009
at 17:08
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
cask at JDW edinburgh ...very pale yellow ... light banana nose ... very light wheat ... little banana ... little lemon.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Jan 2009
at 05:20
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms JDW, Bristol. Hazy gold in colour with a decent white head. Caramel, spice and yeast aroma. Flavour was sweet, with some graininess in the mouth, toffee and citrus hops, leading to a short, dry finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Nov 2008
at 05:53