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Ayinger Altbairisch Dunkel 3.6 610

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
6103.61/5.03.6/5.05%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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 StewardofGondor (1934), Washington Heights - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/514/20
Jan 27, 2005  
Golden, reddish-brown. Lively fizz with a moderate off-white, bubbly head. Smells of rich caramel, toffee, coffee and chocolate malt. First impression is nice and light, refreshing but well rounded. Seems a little thin and it loses complexity as I work my way down my boot glass. A decent beer, but pretty unimpressive. I was hoping for a more noteworthy experience from this one.


 ABUSEDGOAT (1934), California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Sep 18, 2005  
Pours a very dark amber body. Aroma is earthy and chocolately but also caramel. Flavor is the same. Finishes extremely smooth, but almost feels watery. It avoids it because there’s complexity here. Good stuff.


 tronraner (1933), Seymour, Tennessee, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 13, 2006  
Bottle. Pours brownish burnt orange with tight beige head. The aroma is creamy with light chocolate, faint blackberry, some caramel, and a light grassiness. The flavor is sweet caramel up front, then hints of sweet chocolate and something vaguely reminiscent of heavy cream. The finish has a bourbon air about it with some dark-honey-like sweetness. Bread comes out once in a while throughout. The aftertaste is malty. The mouthfeel is a little thinner than I would like, but honestly not as thin as I was expecting.


 Shag (1923), Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/515/20
Dec 10, 2003  
A reddish brown appearance. Aroma is chocolatey but not overpowering. Flavor is slightly sour with a hint of chocolate and raisins. Fairly thin mouthfeel and overall not as flavorful as other Dunkels Ive tried. Pretty good but nothing that really stands out.


 frankenkitty (1903), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/102/512/20
Apr 12, 2005  
Clear, mahogany body with a large, tan head that fades to a film but leaves a fat lace. Aroma as described by brewer: sweetly malted... with licorice, grapes and earth. Watery, indistinct malt taste to start, leading to red wine and smoke... couldn’t find the coffee, but I did get a taste of plums afterwards. Overall, rather thin and unassuming.

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 pantani (1902), Salinas, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Apr 21, 2004  
Deep brown in color, nice light tan head. Aroma is malty, smokey, coffee. Taste is coffee, light chocolate, malt. Real nice.


 ucusty (1900), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Aug 9, 2007  
pours a really nice dark amber. creamy, with foamy head and light lacing. roasted malt on the nose. sweet malty flavor. slight hop finish


 emacgee (1891), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
May 12, 2008  
Poured a nice copper red with a one finger frothy tan head. The aroma was sweet, a bit earthy, lager aroma fo sho, bready, basement earthy aromas. The flavor was lightly sweet, bready, malt dominant, very light hop presence, some raisin (?), basement feel is the best way I can describe it. Nice carbonation and finishes earthy with a very very mild hop bite. Easy drinker.



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