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Ayinger Altbairisch Dunkel

Ayinger Altbairisch Dunkel - Dunkel

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 Percentile 
92
overall
Brewed by Brauerei Aying
Style: Dunkel

Aying, Germany

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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6013.61/5.03.6/5.05%99.8Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
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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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 auto (161), California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 8, 2004  
thin amber scent. light brownish red colour. taste of some sort of berry fruit. on tap in munich


 beastdog75 (337), Brick, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Aug 4, 2004  
A very smooth and quenching dunkel beer. A bit on the sweet side, has a molasses-like malt presence with some notes of tea. There is some nice roasted dryness in the finish to help lend some balance. I could polish off a few of these no problem!


 PorterPounder (3132), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 29, 2004    Updated: Nov 18, 2008
<b>Rerate</b> Came away a little less impressed this time around - brown bread flavor not as prevalent and the pour was pretty lifeless. <i>Original 3.9[/] Dark brown pour with a generous, frothy, mocha colored head - thick lacing. Sweet, malty aroma of baked brown bread, wort and dates. Kind of like if they were to make an Ayinger Celebrator "Lite". Very good mouthfeel for a lager, just the right thickness. Flavor has some hints of caramel along with the dates and slight chocolate. Overall, an excellent Dunkel - probably the best I’ve had of this style.


 spkldhenlvr24 (446), Newburgh/Buffalo, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 26, 2004  
My second Dunkel. Pours a deep, nutty brown with a good size beige head. Kinda weak malty, spicy aroma. Medium bodied. Great lightly roasted, malty, crisp flavor. Good beer.


 canary dog (441), Rutland, Vermont, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/516/20
Jul 14, 2004  
A very good dunkel. Very smooth and well-balanced between the superb malt choices and the light, yet zesty, hops. I would love to try this brew with a hearty roasted turkey dinner.


 Cobra (1060), In a van, down by the river, Maryland, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 8, 2004  
500 ml brown European bottle. No freshness date seen, but it has a set of cryptic notches in the front label, at the bottom. Poured out a deep mahogany color, almost a dark caramel of sorts. Aromas are of coffee, toffee, slightly roasted malts, yeast, and caramel. It has a decent, but short lived tan colored head to it. It slid back to a generous lacing down the sides of my wheat beer glass. Tastes are of roasted malts, espresso notes, sweet caramel, and some English toffee. Medium mouthfeel coats the tongue well, but it’s not sweet or cloying. Some alcohol notes in the middle, leading me to believe it’s in the 6% ABV range. Dry finish to this beer, with little or no hops presence. Slightly bitter from the malts, not the hops. A really well made dunkel, in my opinion.


 beerinmarch (2781), Alabama, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Jul 3, 2004    Updated: Apr 10, 2005
Pours a cloudy dark brown color, slightly reddish with an ivory head. Aroma had a faint spice to it with a malty character as the focus. Taste started sweet and malty with almost a mollasses teaser near the front and ended with a strong bitterness. There was a slight fruitiness to the taste and the spice came through only faintly.


 wilkie (1189), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Jun 28, 2004  
Bottle. I really think that this is supposed to be an altbier. Medium off-white head. Brown, slightly red see through color. Aroma is slightly malty--little nutty even. Flavor is light roasty, light in palate, crisp, and tasty. Has a decent bitter finish, and a dry mouth feel. Better than I expected.



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