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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
6093.61/5.03.6/5.05%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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 WISEGUY572 (1246), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 23, 2004  
Great mouthfeel. Beautiful dark brown beer with a tan head. Dark well roasted malts, good bitterness, from the roasting more than from hops, sweet almost wheat beer spicey fruitiness and rounded mouth.


 JaBier (1219), Capital City, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Jan 31, 2009  
Sample at the tasting at From the Vine on 1.30.09. Pours a clear dark brown without much head. Roasty aroma with a touch of coffee. Malty and sweet vanilla flavor followed by a hop and coffee finish. Simple, but well done.


 durhambeer (1214), Durham, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Oct 1, 2009  
Bottle. Pours deep clear chestnut with pillowy, soft beige head. Nice malt flavor, mild hops. Malt is caramel, mild soft fruits, sweet chocolate notes, and some creamy goodness. Very mild smoke/char. Very light palate. Great sessionable beer.


 SDalkoholic (1195), 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.


 OldMrCrow (1192), 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.


 wilkie (1191), 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.


 BeerHawk (1175), Huntsville, Alabama, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
May 17, 2006  
Bottle. Poured a deep red color with a fizzy, light tan head. Sweet aroma of raisin and some smokiness. The flavor was fruity mixed with malts and a slight smokey aftertaste. Light and dry.


 Tranquillity (1167), Espoo, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/103/512/20
Oct 13, 2006  
Sweet aroma, walnut coconut and honey in there. Dark brown colour, little white foam. Taste quite smokey, cherry as well. Long finish.



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