Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock

Brewed by Brauerei Aying
Style: Doppelbock
Aying, Germany

Bottle from Arden Wines. Cappuccino piled on mahogany, ruby glints. Sticky Xmas pud aroma with fig, prune, chocolate, resiny hopcone, vanilla, cask wood, lactic hints, locust bean, liquorice. Mouth takes on an extra dimension of dark bittersweet prune , liquorice, yeast extract and malt loaf fruitiness balanced out with drying burnt and bitter hop notes. Fat but unsticky and impressively dry. Sweet-BITTER. Thick like milk and gently warming. Hints of smoke, tobacco and chocolate after the swallow. Not sure I could session this by the litre. Big, rich, serious beer. With a plastic goat dangling from the neck. Respect.

Dark earthy brown with a thin lasting tan head. Big chocolate and smoky aroma. Taste is more unsweetened chocolate, caramel, sweet fruits, prunes, raisins and very bready. The finish is smoky and sweet caramels.

10 oz. - $4.75 at The Porter Beer Bar in Atlanta, Georgia. Appearance: Clear, dark brownish-red body with a thin, very thin, white head. Smell: Sweet-smelling, raisin-packed aroma full of heavy caramel overtones. Slighter hints of fresh grain and unsweetened chocolate. Taste: Sweet, caramel-covered grains followed by tons of raisin fruitiness. Minor chocolate hint. A few gingerbread crumbs. Light spicy hops and bitterness. More alcohol than you’d expect from 6.7% creeps into the semi-sweet, fruity finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium-plus carbonation. Sticky mouthfeel. Drinkability: Ayinger’s Celebrator Doppelbock, while we’ve had some wonderful times together, isn’t exactly my favorite d-bock out there. I feel this way no matter how many little plastic goats it gives me.

Sweet malty aroma with almonds, walnuts, and wild honey. Dark watered down espresso color. Huge sweet malt flavor, with dark chocolate and hazelnuts. Some dryness and small hints of smokey malt. Bubbly palate with effervescence. I love the ornament as well, goal is to decorate a tree with only them in the next few years.

Pours dark brown with thick, lacy, cappuccino brown head. Light roasted aroma with sweet malt and chocolate. Caramel-sweetish flavor, with roast malt, chocolate, dark fruit tartness. Finishes lightly bitter. Medium thick, rounded, very smooth mouthfeel.

On tap, Ashley’s Ann Arbor. Murky dark brown. Full of roasted malts; caramel, toffee, nuts, brown sugar, raisins. Smooth and rich. Well balanced and an excellent brew. Finishes dry with a lingering complex malt/hop flavor. Wonderful!

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)

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.