Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock

Great beer! Aroma of raisins, toasted malts, and bread. Flavor of dark fruit, toasted malts, bread and a subtle hint of hops.

Pours a deep auburn, almost back with a tan creamy head that dissappated quickly. Smells of raisins, rich sweet malts, and some hints of chocolate. Oily mouthfeel. The tastes of figs and raisins are immediate followed by some brown sugar. There are also notes of cinnamon and licorice too. Slightly grainy and bready. There’s a lot going on here!

22 oz. "pint" on tap. I ordered this before getting food, which took quite a while to come. Long story short, I can’t quite recall the exact details here, but I do remember I vastly enjoyed it. Unfortunately, it was the last keg at this restaurant, and I’ve never seen it anywhere else, so it seems unlikely that I’ll be able to give it a proper review any time soon.

330ml bottle. Pours black with an amber brown hue and a large tan head. Aroma of sweet toasted malts with dark fruits. Fantastically smooth, complex taste. Sweet malts with raisons, plums, toffee, caramel, and a dash of hops. Pleasant dry finish with a subtle spicy hops. Perfectly balanced and excellent example of the style.

Pours a nice dark brown with a great tan head. Nose is coffee and licorice with a nice sweet malty background. Mmmm, creamy with roasty, toasty flavors and nice coffee, caramel and chocolate notes. Nice off dry finish with just a touch of bitterness. I had forgotten how good this is.

Poured a dark brown with a pretty small off-white head. Wonderful flavors of roasted malts and caramel, with a creamy texture. I was expecting a lot from this beer, and it definitely delivered.

In a snifter, pours dark dark brown with a hint of crimson, beige head - could pass for a porter. Aroma is all sweet sweet malt and dark raisins with bread, brown sugar, and maple syrup in the background. Flavor is a again sweet malt, raisins, sweet bread, brown sugar. Very tasty. Best I’ve had of the style.