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 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
(50 cl bottle at Haket, Göteborg) On November 28, 2008. BB 28 Nov 08 (about time then :D) Hazy golden color, big white head. Fruity, smooth, sweet, floral scent. Bitter, a bit sweet, mostly dry, herval taste. Smooth mouthfeel. Medium low bitterness. Says on the bottle it’s a wheat beer, guess it’s wheat malt in it, no wheat yeast characteristics at all though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2008
at 14:08
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
From cask at the Society Room. Pours hazy yellow with a small white head. Light malty and caramelish aroma. Flavour is light roasted with a light diacetyl note and slight bitter. Light bitter and mild malty finish with a vague acidic touch.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Nov 2008
at 06:32
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
[cask handpull at Monk’s Retreat, Reading] Pale gold, slight carbonation, slight white head. Tastes mainly of straw dust, with a slight dirty bitterness. Some banana sweetness comes through. Leaves a slightly greasy mouthfeel. OK but rather forgettable. c3
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Oct 2008
at 08:28
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading. Straw with a thin white head; thin and watery with a sour citrus taste. Not very pleasant.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Oct 2008
at 10:01
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cloudy golden with medium off white head. Sweet malty aroma with fruity and caramel notes. Sweet flavour with malty and caramel notes. Ends mild bitter.
Tried
on 22 Sep 2008
at 17:34
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at GBBF08. OK fruity aroma. Hazy dark golden colour. OK fruity flavour as well, a bit boring. Thin to medium mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Sep 2008
at 17:15
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear golden with tiny white head. Sweet fruity with caramel and floral hops. Mild bitter end.
Tried
on 06 Aug 2008
at 17:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Slightly cloudy orange beer with medium head. Aroma is slightly complex: fruity hops, light witbier-like spicyness and slightly malty sweetness. Flavour is lager-like but still aromatic and nicely bitter. Quite easy to drink with balanced carbonation. Okells Maclir is refreshing beer with nice bitterness but flavour needs something more to make this more interesting.
Tried
on 12 Jul 2008
at 11:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml Bottle (Õllesummer 2008,Tallinn) - Golden in colour with a white head. Citrus aroma with a hint of peaches in syrup. Hoppy and refreshing taste with a mild but fairly long lasting bitterness featuring grapefruit and a hint of lemon.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2008
at 14:34
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Apple-berry wheat malt aroma. Golden yellow color with giant white head and mild effervescence. Light honey malt and strong grassy hops finish. Nicely hoppy.
Tried
on 24 Mar 2008
at 12:10