Okell's Maclir (Cask)

Maclir (Cask)
(Batch of Maclir)

 

Okell's in Douglas, Isle Of Man, Isle Of Man 🇮🇲

  Wheat Ale Regular
Score
6.02
ABV: 4.4% IBU: 43 Ticks: 92
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.
 

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5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Clear pale yellow ale with a small head. Has both a malty aroma and taste.

Tried on 01 Jun 2013 at 08:23


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask at GBBF. Grassy and fruity aroma with some citrus notes and a hint of diacetyl. Sweet grainy and fruity flavour

Tried from Cask on 18 Nov 2011 at 13:48


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2011, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy - fizzy, good - fair lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, toasted, soft pale malt, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, citrus, flowers - fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110804]

Tried from Cask on 13 Sep 2011 at 14:43


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask, one-third pint at P4 Gray Bar, third day at GBBF’11. Bright surface to a crystal clear, golden coloured body. Fruit bitter nose. Smooth taste profile of citric fruits, including lemon and resin, added by a mild touch of ripe banana. Dry, subdued bitter endnotes. Rather tasty brew (London, 04.08.2011)

Tried from Cask on 11 Sep 2011 at 01:13


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask @ GBBF, 2011. (4,9%) Poursclear yellow with a small off white head. Grain, corn and hay. A bit of vegetables. Medium bodied.

Tried from Cask on 24 Aug 2011 at 04:05


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Crosse Keys, JDW. Pours clear yellow with a bubbly, white head. Sugary, crispy malt nose, hay and straw. Fairly sweet flavor, biscuits, wet hay, baked corn, some dry grass and straw. Light in body with fine carbonation. Finish has some white sugar, burnt hay, faint lemon rind. Not bad, pretty drinkable.

Tried from Cask on 10 Jun 2011 at 10:11


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask, handpump at The Swan & Castle, Oxford, with Loz, Jude & Baz 30.04.11 Some hops come through, but quite subdued, fruity and little sweetness with some citrus also in evidence. Golden in colour with some haze, some wheat shows. Its fine but not that memorable. A6 A3 T6 P3 Ov12 3.0

Tried from Cask on 01 May 2011 at 23:29


7
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
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


5.9
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