Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock

Got a bottle of this beer from a favorite hole-in-the-wall in New Haven, CT. I was happy to see the playful charm around the neck of the bottle and made sure to keep it. Rich dark brown color and distinct creamy head gave way to a great flavor/aroma combination of toasty sweetness without overpowering malt. I’ll definitely be ordering this one again.

Bottle. Dark brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is roasted, malt, fruit, hop, coffee. Flavour is roasted, malt, hop, sweetness, fruit, coffee. Very nice beer.

Surprisingling dark, but clear amber pour. Frothey cream head. Good balance of malt, toffee/caramel, raisin, wheat bread, citrus, light hops. Good clean finish, typical of most German offerings. Considering this is the highest ranking Doppelbock, would like to have seen more of all the usual dopplebock components, not just a moderate balance of them. That said it is still very good, probably the most drinkable I’ve had, with a great palate. For someone who likes big beers, this may not be the most impressive though.

11.2 oz bottle from Market of Choice in Eugene. Beautiful reddish-brown pour with a nice tannish head. Very malty but in the best manner, very nutty and sugary with a mild hop presence. And it comes with its own little goat on a string! What more could one ask from a beer?

Wow. Poured dark brown and red. Nice head. Nose of cut dark fruits and chocolates even some coffee. Flavors of too much. Caramel, Raisins, Medium to dark roasted syrupy malts, a little hops... the list goes on. Nice raisony alchohol burn in the finish. Great brew

Pours a dark brown almost black and has a semi frothy tan head. Aromas of hazlenut, raisins, small note of hops, brown sugar, and caramel. Sweet through out with a medium bitter aftertaste. The flavors are complex. It starts with a brown sugary presence with a little raison, hazlenut, and caramel. Then ends with a burnt malt. Very clean, rich, malty, and well balenced. A very good and solid dopplebock.

massive brown head... malty bitterness with some spices... wow, this taste is maltiness at its best, with complex after tastes of hops... some roasted stuff and a lingering aftertaste, great beer

Bottle. Pours a dark brown with a small cream colored head. Super malty aroma, reminiscent of wort on brewday, hints of dry dogfood. Flavor is extremely malty with an almost salty taste, a touch sweet. Medium mouthfeel, quite smooth.