Ayinger Altbairisch Dunkel

pour was dark brown with a solid beige head that was slow to disapate. When it did finaly leave it left thick chunks of lace in its wake. aroma was toasty, roasty, malty Medium in body, with some nice burnt coffee flavors, but a kind of sharp edge. like the carbonation was made of ground up glass. some dark dried fruit was noted in the finish (raisin, prune?) along with some weak coffee, maybe some caramelized sugar.

Dark and rich colored...but with a thin body. Roasted flavor. Easy finish and easy to drink.

Bottle. Dark brown beer with a big beige head. Sweet malt aroma with some earthy spiciness. Slight roastiness in flavor a sweet caramel backing and a not-quite-citrus flavor in the background. Clean and crisp. Easy to drink.

Has a quite strong brown sugar flavor that is not too sweet. Hint of wheat in the flavor as well.

Bottled. Poured a reddish-brown with little head to speak of. This had way more wheat than most Dunkels, and had a very smooth finish. A little disappointing, but not bad.

Alright, Alright. This is some rough shit. First taste is a killer, never mind the second. I personally feel that I could have went my entire life without having dealt with this. You know? This probably wouldn’t have been as bad if it had came in something smaller than a 1 pint bottle. Like every other Dunkel I’ve ever had: Avoid, Throw away, discard, do not buy... ever.

Tastes so good but I’d like just a little more body. More body would almost be a double bock though. Great example of the balance that can be struck between sweet kilned malts and noble hops.

(Bottle) Pours a dark amber color with a medium-sized creamy off-white head. Aroma of hay and flavor of rich caramel.