Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock

Brewed by Brauerei Aying
Style: Doppelbock
Aying, Germany

Nice dark brown pour with a frothy of white head that lingered for awhile. Malt aromas dominate, some sweet and some roasted, hints of nuts throughout. Small hops hanging about as well. Big malt flavors again, but a bit more bitterness in the flavors. A woody taste accompanies the malt, leaving a sticky palate with the hops finishing the beer off.

Pours like oil, deep and black. Aroma is like espresso. Flavor is a coffee,toffee and chocolate mix. Very nice and probably one of the best of its kind.

Bottle. Poured dark brown and opaque with orange highlights around the rim and an amazing light brown head. Aroma is rich dark malts, molasses, figs and alfalfa hops. Flavor is sweet and fruity, like rum-soaked fruitcake (yes the really good kind of fruitcake, not the traded among the family for the past ten years kind of fruitcake) soaked in coffee. The mouthfeel is thick and creamy. Nice brew - I only wish I could have sampled it at the brewery when I was in Munich.

Huge light brown head of very fine bubbles. Excellent aroma of roasted grains, sweet malts, molasses and a hint of raisins. Color is a very dark reddish brown. Flavor is good and complex with notes of coffee, roasted malts, chocolate and a touch of alcohol. Creamy smooth in the mouth and leaves a thin film remaining. Finish is a little sweet and clingy with a more roasted flavor. A very good beer that deserves to be among the best.

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.

OK, I'm a novice (it's a dopple-what?), so the words I have to describe this beer are seriously lacking. But, this is an absolutely great beer. I had no idea what to expect, but I certainly expected something heavier. This is light and almost sparkly in the mouth. It is tremendous. All of the flavors I read about came through clearly, particularly some sort of tangy berriness.

Pours a deep mahogany. Earthy with almost an artichoke aroma. Root vegetable. Nice head retention with uniform small bubbles. Light sweet/bitter. Thin and soft with long bitter finish.

Bottle. Thick beige head that slowly fades. Nose is sweet, like candy sugar and malt. Some notes of oatmeal and caramel in the nose. Taste is complex, with notes of coffee, roasted hops, malt, and raisins. The finish is strong with a heavy flavor of roasted wood and a light note of alcohol. The finish and aftertaste remind me of a good bourbon. Original rating: 3.8 re-rate: 3.7 (palate) So, after 1000 or so ratings, I am going to re-rate this bad boy. Pour is normal for a doppelbock. Nose-alcohol, raisins, dark malt syrup. Taste-S-M-O-K-E-Y! Smokey and peaty as all hell. Sweet, sticky, thick, and I just can’t get past the peat. Def a good beer, but in all reality probably slightly overrated. I stand by my former statement that this reminds me of bourbon. Why does a 6.7% have such a big alcohol presence?