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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
6043.61/5.03.6/5.05%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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 Osmin99 (121), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/520/20
Aug 1, 2001  
my all-time favourite (so far!).


cansdap (17), Madisonville, Louisiana, USA
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/520/20
May 26, 2005  
Where oh where have you gone, my old friend? Used to be widely available in Louisiana and Texas, but now nowhere to be seen. My favorite beer of all time. Great malt body, with just the right amount of hops. Full flavor and great head retention. Although it is heavy and sweet, I could drink this till I popped.


 TheBeerLover (1019), DC Metro Area, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/520/20
Jan 31, 2006  
Outstanding example of Munich Dunkel. This beer pours to a beautiful, bright, deep chestnut color with a nice white head, and a good bit of carbonation. The nose on this beer is excellent with lots of good aromas of sweet malt, light toast and nuts. The palate is round and clean with lots of good sweet malt, toast and nutty malt flavor. This beer finishes with more good malt character then ends with enough herbal hop bittereness to round this one out to perfection. A great match to hearty German fare, and BBQ dishes.


 Braudog (3751), Dayton, Ohio, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/518/20
Apr 19, 2004  
Beautiful coffee-red color with invitingly poofy toffee-colored head. Nice roasted and sweet barley aroma. Excellent rounded flavor of light smokiness, a hint of coffee, and roasted goodness. This rocks.


 freekyp (900), Thomasville, North Carolina, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/104/519/20
Apr 7, 2003    Updated: Jan 23, 2004
Full on molasses/raisin nose. Dark, slightly reddish color with thick,quickly diminishing light brown head. Light malty bitterness around middle dissipates quickly in swallow which is ringed with earthy overtones. Dunkel done right. One of my favorites.


 mikey (336), farmington, Utah, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/519/20
Jun 18, 2005  
Poured a rich reddish-brown color producing a 1/2 inch thick head of rapidly dissipating foam. The aroma is incredible. The nose was of fresh, dark roasted malts with a hint of cocoa. The taste started with rich roasted malts, hazelnut and a hint of molasses. Hops come next nicely balancing the malt sweetness carring it through to the end. A subtle sting of espresso in the finish leave s you with the perfect mixture of sweetness and bitterness. The feel was light-medium bodied, yet creamy. This might be the best of the non-Doppelbock German beers I have sampled. This beer is fantastic and I strongly recomend this one.


 thealcoholic (104), Hilbert, Wisconsin, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/59/105/519/20
Nov 30, 2001  
a very wonderful dark brown and tan color. it has a sweet hoppy smell


Dawghouse Brewers99 (91), Exeter, California, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/517/20
Dec 26, 2001  
Sweet malty aroma and flavor. Fits style perfectly. Well balanced not too cloying. Some chocolate malt notes come through in the taste. Another good beer by Ayinger. That’s why they are one of Germany’s best!



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