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Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock

Percentile
100
overall
Brewed by Brauerei Aying
Style: Doppelbock
Aying, Germany

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
21044.1/5.04.1/5.06.7%100Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass
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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 MrBeerFanatic (350), jamestown, New York, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 15, 2008  
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.


 Kirill (264), Durham, North Carolina, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/516/20
Oct 14, 2008  
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


 cmillward (428), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Oct 13, 2008  
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.


 hoplover (166), Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/59/105/518/20
Oct 12, 2008  
As for a doppelbock... this one is the cream of the crop. First of all it is sooo smooth. Rare in a db. The aging has to be the trick. Very balanced in character. The commercial description says it all realy.


 EHopper (274), Minnesota, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Oct 12, 2008  
Dark, Dark carmel with a creamy light tan head. Very malty and molasses nose. Flavor is a burst of aching nostalgia for me, remembering the dark, sweat, home made bread my grandma made on our North Dakota farm. Great lingering finish.


 FlagstoneHill (211), Erie, Colorado, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Oct 12, 2008  
9oct08: 12 oz bottle
Rich malty aromas - melanoidins, toasty, bready, slight hints of molasses
Dark brown, clear, ruby highlights. Tan head with light retention
Rich malty sweetness with bready, toasty notes. A bit of bitterness to support the long malty finish
Medium body, medium-high carbonation, prickly
Nice doppelbock, the molasses seems out of place as does the prickly carbonation


 mesperon (134), Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/104/519/20
Oct 11, 2008  
Pours deep deep cola brown with no head (maybe too cold). Beautiful port-like aroma, wih roasted malt, and barely a hint of coffee and chocolate.. Slightly sweet, a little raisiny, and lots of alcohol. Mouthfeel is smooth, deep cich caramel taste that develops more on the finish. Just the right bit of bitterness to alance the caramel, hints of roasted malt. Delicious beer.


 pj1855 (154), Eagan, Minnesota, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/517/20
Oct 8, 2008  
Pours a light brown. Excellent lacing. Sweet aroma. Excellent palate on this beer. Very smooth. Picking up some sweet brown sugar in the initial taste.



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