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Ayinger Altbairisch Dunkel 3.6 611

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
6113.61/5.03.6/5.05%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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 pintbypint (1016), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 18, 2008  
500ml brown bottle. Brownish red (chestnut) pour with a big bubbly, foamy tan head. Rings of lacing stick to the glass. Malty aroma with some nut, a hint of roasted malt and mocha. Flavour has some malt depth - medium roasted malt notes, some toffee-like sweetness. End has mild roast/hop bitterness. A little nutty malt aftertaste. Soft bodied with mild carbonation. Probably the best dunkel I’ve had. I will be returning to this one often.


 kkearn (1011), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Jul 16, 2008    Updated: Aug 30, 2009
500mL bottle. Pours chestnut colored, capped with a thick tan head. Aroma of sweet malt, caramel, light chocolate and toffee. Flavor is primarily cocoa, with nuts, sweet malt, grain, some caramel, a little smoke, and rye. Creamy mouthfeel, with substantial carbonation. Very quaffable and tasty.


 pnista (1008), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Feb 24, 2007  
Pours a toasty dark amber with a big tan head, thinning rapidly, probably from my eating. The nose is sweet, really really sweet. Sticky sweet malt, very heacy on caramel and toffee. A hint of chocolate-like roast. Theres some fruit too. The palate is very middling for a lager. Not refreshing and liquidy, yet not full of substance. It’s good on the carbonation front, and nice, but just not to style. The flavors are a bit better. Still very very very sweet. Big toffee, a little bit of butter, some lite chocolate and roast. The finish is creamy and smooth, the aftertaste has an aspartame like sweetness to it. Not bad, but not quite my cup of tea, this needs something more than these subtle haulertau-like hops to balance it out.


 malrubius (1004), Valley Stream, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 30, 2008  
500 ml bottle in Paulaner half mas. Dark brown with lasting head and lace. Roasted hazelnut aroma. Roasted malty nutty earthy grassy flavors with clean finish. Medium body and medium-low carbo. Nice mouthfeel. Delicious. Hard to imagine a better dunkel.


 fidel (1002), Livermore, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 30, 2009  
Poured dark reddish brown, chocolate, lightly roasted malts, little caramel, little dark fruits.


 sersdf (1000), chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/102/516/20
May 14, 2006  
the fella that served me this knew quite a bit about ayinger. i dont really have anything to say about this beer at this juncture, but i like ayinger’s stuff a lot so i bet i’ll be revisiting before long.


 blank (998), Washington, Washington DC, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/104/516/20
Sep 9, 2002  
a little toasty. a dark, heavier flavor. i’m picking a definate coffe touch. another good purity law beer.


 Panzuriel (995), Westerville, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/514/20
Aug 17, 2002  
I was slightly disappointed by this beer. The color,smell, and type are all build-up for a mildly disappointing taste. Still, a good beer. I was just expecting much more.



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