RateBeer
   Home Sign Up or Login Advanced Search
   People Ratings Events Places Forums Shop Magazine
      Top By Category  RateBeer Best  Latest Ratings  Top 50    

Ayinger Altbairisch Dunkel

Ayinger Altbairisch Dunkel - Dunkel

* picture credits
copyright may apply

 Percentile 
92
overall
Brewed by Brauerei Aying
Style: Dunkel

Aying, Germany

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
Find this beer

Add Distribution Data
send corrections | shelftag |

 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6013.61/5.03.6/5.05%99.8Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
View Statistics  P 

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.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 SSSteve (2042), 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 (1148), 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 (1179), 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.


 oldrtybastrd (1801), Morlautern, Germany/Great Falls, Montana, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 11, 2005  
Pours a deep dark brown. Aromas of roasted malts, smoke, and hints of fruit. Flavors of the roasted malts, some fruit, with a coffee aftertaste.


 SDalkoholic (1186), Chula Vista, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 24, 2005  
Appears copper with aubunr trim. Even layer of head across the glass. Aroma is alt caramel, and malt grain. Texture is pure and refined and is easily drunk. The malt has a very light sweet taste with mre flavor siding towards caramel most of all.


 jbrus (4835), Delft, Netherlands
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Nov 20, 2005  
Bottled. Chocolat malts and caramel aroma. Brown color, beige head, good lace. Light sweet, dark caramel flavor, light bitter, chocolat in the finish, light herbal, light nutty. Medium body and light dry in the finish. Like a lighter version of the Celebrator.



CONSIDER FREE RATEBEER MEMBERSHIP



Join us! RateBeer is made by beer enthusiasts for the craft beer community. Your basic membership is free and allows you to read all beer ratings. Click here to create your account... and give your opinion!

SIGN UP NOW »

View Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61

What's Your Opinion?
Tell us what you think of this beer. Start your free RateBeer account now.
» Click here.

More Dunkels

Calumet Dark (3.78)

Ayinger Altbairisch Dunkel (3.6)

Svatý Norbert Tmavé 14° (3.58)

Denisons Dunkel (3.57)

Kisz Classic Czech Dark (3.54)

Bürgerbräu Wolnzacher (Nikolausbier) Altfränkisches Dunkel (3.49)

U Fleku Tmavy Lezák 13° (3.49)

Port Brewing Hot Rocks Lager (3.47)

Anchor Bock Beer (3.47)

Mahrs Bräu Jubelfestbier (3.41)

Andechser Dunkel (3.4)

Bernard Cerné Pivo 13° (3.4)

Altenmünster Jubelbier Dunkel Spezial (Jubel) (3.39)

Weltenburger Kloster Barock Dunkel (3.38)

Durham Black Abbot (3.37)


About RateBeer | Add A Beer | Add A Brewer | Edit Personal Info | 100 Beer Club | FAQ | Log out | Feedback? | Copyright 2000-2009, RateBeer LLC