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Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock

Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock - Doppelbock

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 Percentile 
100
overall
Brewed by Brauerei Aying
Style: Doppelbock

Aying, Germany

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
20924.1/5.04.1/5.06.7%100Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass
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Commercial Description:
Celebrator has a creamy head of tight bubbles contrasting beautifully with its profound dark robe. It is full-bodied and velvety from half a year's aging. Although it is strong, it is not overpowering. There is a wonderful and complex balance between the various malts, the alcohol and the subtle hops. A complex fruitiness of roasted malt and whole hop flowers make Celebrator great as a party drink with friends and family at celebrations. Despite its richness, it has a faintly smoky dryness in the finish.
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 LilBeerDoctor (1479), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 29, 2008  
Bottle. Pours dark brown with a small light tan head. Aroma of bready malt, pizza dough, roasted lager malt. Flavor is similar to aroma with lots of rich roasted malt. Very tasty and definitely the best doppelbock I have had to date. Smooth mouthfeel and rich body. Very nice. 8/4/8/4/15 (3.9/5)


 weaselkenievil (738), Cheshire, England
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 24, 2008  
Another nice and cheap purchase from the Bottle Stop. Brown with a red hint and a reasonable off white head. Nice malt and a baked kind of flavour. Nicely balanced, quite a few flavours in there, dark fruits, sugar. Dry finish. Really nice.


 bigtaster (184), Grand Rapids, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 23, 2008  
Pours dark brown opaque and nice frothy cream head. Aroma of strong caramel dried fruits, light coffee. Creamy, and warming but not in the same sense as a stout. Some dark chocolates and some type of yeasty freshness. Lingering flavors. Great beer.


 coyotehunter (542), , Michigan, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 21, 2008  
Wanted to try this one for a long time. Theres a good nose of roasted, malt, fruit, caramel and some coffee. The subtleties come out as it warms a bit, but I find it hard to let it sit. has a good flavor of malt and an ashy smokey slightly bitter note. Some hops and caramel present. Finishes fairly crisp and a little dry. Hides the alcohol well.


 leaparsons (4659), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 21, 2008  
Bottle. Near black with a beige head. Aromas are dark chocolate and coffee with earthy notes. Smoky with winter fruit. Flavours are molasses with chocolate and coffee. Nutty and hoppy with a dry peppery finish. Good.


 nickd717 (1273), Palo Alto, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/514/20
Dec 19, 2008    Updated: Feb 12, 2009
Despite all the fanfare, I did not think this one was really slap-your-grandma good (yeah, I got that from "Honkytonk Badonkadonk"). Appearance is great: dark brown with a tan head that lingers longer than for most lagers. It is a fairly complex beer, with caramel, chocolate, fruits, and such, and while it is better than anything you will get at 99% of bars, I do not think it is quite one of the best in the world.


 fidelis83 (707), Clinton, Iowa, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/518/20
Dec 15, 2008  
Pours cola brown with a 2 fingercreamy mocha head that has good retention. Aroma has a lot of malt, yeah, lots of malt. Toast, roast, dried, fruit, burnt sugar, caramel, cane juice, and maybe a hint of grassy hops. Flavor is once again huge on rich, yummy malt. Plenty of grain, and caramel, leading to roast, molasses, a hint of toast, lots of sweet pitted fruit, some coffee and nice burnt toffee. Hop notes are minimal but very well done, mostly of the herbal and floral notes, a little grass, and they provide just enough spice to balance the intesnse malt out to be delicious, definitely a good beer to serve cool and let warma bit to let the flavor mature. Body is thick but not too sticky and sweet but not cloying. This is the absolutely perfect beer for this cold winter evening. Absolutely a great beer all around.


jxray (2), , Oklahoma, USA
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4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/510/105/518/20
Dec 15, 2008  
Attacks your nose with a wonderful aroma of roasted malt and toffee. Bold and balanced, perfect sweetness to bitterness ratio.



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