Mediterranean Microbrewery of Crete (Lyra)

Microbrewery in Chania, Crete, Greece 🇬🇷

Established in 2015

Contact
10 P. Peridou st., Kasteli Kissamos, Chania, 73400, Greece
Description
The ’’Mesogiaki Mikrozithiopoiia Kritis’’ (Mediterranean Microbrewery of Crete) was founded by Charis “Harry” Maragoudakis and is housed in a warm and welcoming space. Here we collect raw materials from all around Greece, Barley malt, high-quality hops, and yeast.

The Golden Ale is the sole beer brewed currently and it was clear that Harry has a laser focus on quality and consistency of any beer he will brew and that has been concentrated on his single offering. He told me that he is thinking about a red ale for the future, but for now, it’s a concentration on the Golden Ale.

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Malty, quaffable, cereals

Tried from Bottle on 07 Sep 2025 at 15:36


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

0,33 l bottle from a supermarket in Rethymno. Cloudy golden in the glass, small one finger white head. Pale grain, some hay and maybe some coriander on the nose. Taste is pale grainy, dry orange in the background. Some bitter hop. Below average carbonation. Okay.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Sep 2024 at 19:20


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Gave fra Rune. Drukket på Lillehøgda. Amber. Nesten klar. Middels høyut luftig skum som daler passe fort. Litt lacing. Lett blomsteraroma. Myk munnfølelse. Smaken karamell, malt & krydder. Tørr bitter avslutning.

Tried on 09 Jun 2023 at 13:42


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

330ml bottle at a Greek seaside taverna. Bright warm golden body, fair lacing from a decent white head. Moderate smell of grass, pale malts and a citric scent. Mixed taste of grass, herbal hops, and slightly honeyed sweet malts. Light bittersweet fruity finish. Clean on the swallow. Pretty alright and fine partner to my Greek salad. (Chania, 28.05.2023).

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jun 2023 at 12:35


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle at The Cellar. Pours a cloudy orange gold with medium white head that lasts. The aroma is straw and cereal malt. Light body, cereal, grain, straw, light finish, good.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2022 at 17:12


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

Fairly hazy orange with an off white head. Aroma of malt, citrus, floral notes and marzipan. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with light carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jan 2022 at 13:27


2.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Bière 33 cl bue à Fassalarna en Crète. Robe dorée un peu trouble. Nez sur le malt quasi inodore. Bouche de mauvaise blonde, malt cheap, légère mais quand même avec un goût désagréable. Bof. (M)

Tried on 07 Sep 2021 at 09:24


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Imported from untappd on 02-05-2020

Tried from Bottle on 01 Sep 2019 at 10:59


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

A really nice experience this one. Far better than most golden ale you can get out there Hazy deep golden in the glass and a fine thick head that leaves a fine lacing Pleasant intensity in the aroma Balanced sweetness and an ok duration Pleasant carbonation level also. Quite easy to drink Fine malty backbone. Also fruity, herbal, mild bready and faint citric Nice [Bottle from Gry] Brewery #2078

Tried from Can on 14 Jul 2019 at 10:02


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

Hopfig-würziger, moderat herber Antrunk mit minimalem Alkoholtouch. Spritzig, zunehmend würzig, angenehm getreidig. Hopfig-würziger Nachhall. Gut. 10/8/10/9/7/9

Tried on 11 Jan 2018 at 11:47