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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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 YourDarkLord (1800), Urbana, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Apr 11, 2005  
This was quite good. Chestnut brown under an ample tan head. The aroma was sweet malt, chocolate, molasses, some herbs. Texture was a tad thin but otherwise medium bodied. The flavor was a pleasant sweet maltiness without being cloying. Some brown sugar, chocolate, malted milk balls. Nicely done beer that is certain to please.


 MrWalker (927), Stockholm, Sweden
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/511/20
Apr 5, 2005  
Bottle @ Gabriella, Viking Line ferry Helsinki-Stockholm Backlog 3 April, 2005
Served in weissbier glasses... Smells of damp autumn cellar. Well attenuated and thin body. Rather bread like with touch of burnt rubber.


 temporrari (327), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Apr 1, 2005    Updated: Oct 15, 2005
Pours a deep amber, medium sized white head. Aroma of sweet malts, caramel, yeast. Flavor is about the same, malty with a hint of roasty chocolate in the finish. Very drinkable.


 Lou18 (1353), West Paterson, New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Mar 29, 2005  
Poured a clear amber with lots of tiny bubbles. Rich, foamy head. Sweet aroma with a yeast/bread undertone. Flavor is malty with a roasted fruit to it, the finish is smooth. But, there is not as much going on as I anticipated. And my label was slightly different then the one pictured.


 oh6gdx (8838), Vasa, Finland
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Mar 25, 2005  
Bottled. Dartk reddish brown, mediumsized white head. Bready malt aroma with hints of fruits and roast. Flavour is complex, mainly smoky wet wood, but also hints of chocolate. Finish is dryish. Not much aftertaste, but very wellbalanced.


BT (85), Newtown, Connecticut, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/55/102/510/20
Mar 11, 2005  
Poured cream soda (caramel-like) colored with a loose off-brown head. Sweet aroma, nothing special; tasted of sweet malts, some caramel. Palette too thin for my tastes.


 AleDrinker (1090), Sunnyvale, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/53/104/514/20
Mar 10, 2005  
Pours red with tan head. Very sweet malty aroma. Flavors very interesting and complex. Took a few sips for my palate to adjust since I was just drinking ayinger ur-weisse, a very different brew. Big nutty flavor, quite dry considering the sweet aroma. Not what I was expecting. Leaves a strange aftertaste in my mouth that reminds me of blood. Not appealing. I hope they haven’t had any accidents in their brewery lately... Tried it again chilled quite cold. The bloody flaw no longer comes out. Thick smooth body. Still nothing special.


 Eructoblaster (1480), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Mar 6, 2005  
Bottle - 500ml. Superb dark ruby body topped with a thick and lasting off-white frothy head. Lovely and complex malty aroma with brown sugar, toffee, nutty, flowery, plummy and toasty notes that reminds some barley wines. Taste is well balanced but is less complex than the aroma. Texture is very mild, and the mouthfeel ends with a fairly long hoppy finish. This is an excellent Dunkel.



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