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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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 xproudfoot (729), Paleolithic, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/514/20
Feb 26, 2006  
Bottle. Smooth, easy drinkin goodness, sessie to the core. Earthy fruit, berry hoery dark forest flavor. Bark lager. Good.


 lamas (726), Adams Morgan, Washington DC, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Sep 5, 2005  
500mL bottle. Label is slightly different than that in the picture. A clear ruby pour with a smallish, bubbly tan head. Aroma of dark malts, chocolate, grapes and soy sauce. Medium body. Lots of malts in the taste. Hints of chocolate and coffee. A little bit of grapes and nuts too. A dry, coffee-esque bitter finish.


 wnhay (722), Princeton, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 26, 2004    Updated: Aug 12, 2005
Dunkels aren’t really my style. Ayinger knows what they are doing so I had to try this. The taste was just too sweet. It tasted like malt and fruit and was not really my thing. If you like Dunkels go for it.


 jde123 (715), Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/102/514/20
Mar 23, 2004  
Pours nicely with a large foamy head, nice bubbles, and a little bit of lacing on the glass. Has a pleasant clean smell that neither attracts nor repels. First taste I notice a little bitterness in the back of the throat that blossoms into something else, kind of complex. Second taste has a sharper bite to it, don't like that too much. I can definately taste a coffee flavor, but something more like espresso with more of a kick to it. Not too bad. Overall, I don't think I like this beer all that much, but I haven't had much like it before!


 OlivierMTL (711), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/104/514/20
May 24, 2005  
Couleur brune foncée allant vers le cuivrée. Poussière de grains résidant en permanence dans l’écurie, biscuits et céréales. Flaveurs de grains, caramel et toffee. Corps d’épaisseur moyenne, quelque peu vineuse et fruitée en bouche. Typiquement allemand! Brattleboro, 22 Mai 2005.


 Maverick34 (711), New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/103/513/20
Apr 4, 2007  
Draft. A pretty good dunkel, pours dark brown, seriously sweet aroma. Taste is sweet as well.


 BitchesBrew (710), Berkeley, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
May 11, 2005    Updated: Dec 21, 2006
Rich caramel aroma. Really quite sweet in terms of initial flavors. Dense, bready malts with some chocolate and a bit of coffee and smoke towards the finish. Great stuff, one of my favorite brews from Ayinger.


 arrogantb (707), Denver, Colorado, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 4, 2009  
Not quite as dark as other dunkels, severe brown-red but still a good looking beer. Smells like an average bowl of cereal. More than decent malty taste, exceeds the smell. Pretty easy to drink but I wish I knew how fresh this was because I am suspicious.... Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 09-04-2009 05:37:22



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