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Ayinger Altbairisch Dunkel

Percentile
92
overall
Brewed by Brauerei Aying
Style: Dunkel

Aying, Germany

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6043.61/5.03.6/5.05%99.8Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
Commercial Description:
Dark chocolate in color, you can see a wonderful reflection if you hold it up to the light. It is round and soft with the warm, sweet aroma of freshly roasted malted barley. A satisfying, malty taste, with coffee-ish tones and a hint of plummy fruitiness in the finish. Complex and beautifully balanced.
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 TheBeerLover (1019), DC Metro Area, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/520/20
Jan 31, 2006  
Outstanding example of Munich Dunkel. This beer pours to a beautiful, bright, deep chestnut color with a nice white head, and a good bit of carbonation. The nose on this beer is excellent with lots of good aromas of sweet malt, light toast and nuts. The palate is round and clean with lots of good sweet malt, toast and nutty malt flavor. This beer finishes with more good malt character then ends with enough herbal hop bittereness to round this one out to perfection. A great match to hearty German fare, and BBQ dishes.


 HopsOrDie (687), New Lenox, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 27, 2006  
Very nice. Pours a dark brown with a nice thick dense head. Aromas of dark malt, yeast, and a slight smoke flavor.A fresh yeast taste with an underlying smokey flavor. This would be a great session beer.


 jcr (1148), Jasper, Indiana, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Jan 22, 2006  
Clear brown body with light tan head. Aroma filled with malts, both sweet and toasted. The flavor has notes of bread, toffee and sweet fruits. You’ll notice a bitterness, but only if you’re paying attention. Medium to thin body — a little too thin. Smooth, refreshing.


 SSSteve (2056), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/58/104/516/20
Jan 14, 2006  
sweet and spicy aroma of malted barley and licorice. orange ruby color. small off-white head. medium bodied. mild. sticky. sweet caramel and toffee. plum finish.


 SpudClampDawg (1027), Jasper, Indiana, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 8, 2006  
Cranberry brown pour. Lots of fresh cherry juice in the aroma and body. The body is a bit thin, but filled with notes of chocolate, vanilla, roasted beans and more fruit. Finishes watery. Good, but I want more of everything to make this great.


 porterhouse (1152), Alna, Maine, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Dec 31, 2005  
(500 ml bottle) Clear medium brown, soft pillowy biscuit head. Nose of sweet maltiness, hay, brown sugar, caramel. Good lacing. Silky mouthfeel. Tastes of fine malty sweetness, some smokiness. Mildly bitter finish. Great.


 OldMrCrow (1185), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 24, 2005    Updated: Jun 19, 2006


From the bottle Froths up into a big tan head in the stein; the aroma is molassas and plum, with a bit of leather and yeast and humus. As the beer warms, it takes on a strong,unmistakable, and curious if not as unpleasant-as-it-might-sound scent of agar. The flavor is not as sweet as I’d expected, with smoky malt, bittersweet burnt sugar, hints of peat and corkboard. Despite adequate carbonation, the mouthfeel is a bit thin and round rather than crisp; the finish provides a bit of smoke-and-hops bitterness.

This is a reasonably good beer, but not a standout like Ayinger’s Celebrator.


 beervana (781), Libertyville, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Dec 22, 2005  
500 mL brown bottle served at Osteria del Stato restaurant, Chicago, IL. Clear dark brown ale having a long-lasting creamy off-white head with good lacing. Spicy sweet malt aroma. No discernable carbonation. Medium bodied that starts with light sweet malt, spice and caramel flavors. Finishes with light sweet malt aftertaste. No discernable bitterness. Went well with my roast chicken lunch. This is a very good drinkable malty session beer.



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