Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock

Brewed by Brauerei Aying
Style: Doppelbock
Aying, Germany

It took me a while to stop playing with the plastic ram and drink the beer, but when I did, it was not a disapointment. Has a light fruity sweetness with a smokey character. And most importantly, this is the only beer that comes with a free toy.

For my 100th rating i wanted something to really tickle my tastebuds and i definitely was not disappointed with ayingers celebrator dopplebock. The aroma permeates the nose with raisins, vanilla, roastiness, coffee, chocolate and numerous other small things come to mind. The Celebrator pours a beautiful dark dark brown with slight hints of dark ruby seen in the light...and it head was minimal at most, though mildly creamy for the first sip or two. The carbonation is the true key here and Ayinger has captured the magic of little bubbles tickling the tongue in just the right manner. The taste is of major roastiness...coffee and mocha are apparent, but definitely something fruity and lambic like...extremely complex and thats why im digging it so much as i drink and write this. It has a nice acidic, dry ending with those subtle hops doing their part leaving a sweet malty aftertone and an extremely happy palate. I must say that im very impressed here. Well... 100 down, 2475 more til i catch Oakes...away i go! The liver must be punished :-) RERATE 12/25/02: It was time for the true test to put my top couple of beers head to head and get a true feeling of what is the king out there. Aside from my description last time, i found the flavor in this bottle to be highly lacking the usual kick found in this dopplebock. Im knocking it down a rating or two based on the fact that i was way too drunk last time to give it a true raing.

Dark red brown color topped by a thick lasting tan head with good lace. slightly sweet strong malt aroma with a slight nuttiness. Slightly sweet strong malt flavor with a nutty smokey background. Great flavor. full bodied, slightly dry and fairly smooth.

I’m getting a little teary as I drink this because I remember the days when I could buy it for $1.85CAN, but those days are long gone. pours dark brown with a big beige head. big aroma of molasses and roasty malt. very nice smooth and syrupy mouthfeel. flavours of toffee, currant, burnt marshmallow, wood, slight smokiness. very complex. beautiful. thanks again, indra.

The aroma is strong, sweet with notes of prunes, brown sugar, citrus, coffee, malt, and bitter chocolate. The color is deep red-brown and it has a beutiful lasting light brown head. The flavor is sweet malty with very strong roasted notes; coffee, roasted bread, combined with caramel, alcohol, citrus, and more - great complexity. The alcohol runs prickling over the tongue and gives it a good palate.

This is a nice beer. Dark appearance with nice lacing. Flavor is slightly sweet with a chocolate flavor. It hides the alcohol well. A real winner but I don't see how this is one the best beers in the world.

Molasses nose. Small spindly head doesn’t last long. The lace creeps back down into the opaque black ruby color of this delicious brew. Smoky fruitiness, plums? on the finish.

Dark brown color, large head.. Very pronounced sweet malts. Rich very full taste, expansive. Full bodied. Mouthfeel is smooth, creamy and rich. Hop taste is very subtle, nicely offsets the intense malts. Nearly syrupy. Finish is dry. Aftertaste is malty and rich. Exceptional. Sensational beer. Hall of Fame!!