Ayinger Jahrhundert

Brewed by Brauerei Aying
Style: Dortmunder/Helles
Aying, Germany

500ml botlte. pours clear very pale straw color with foamy white head. aroma of grains, cereal, and hay. lays very clean and fresh on the palate. extremely smooth, sweet biscuity malt notes. not much hop flavor but a light bitterness throughout. light body but doesnt come off watery. a smooth and clean helles.

Pours a straw-gold with a finger-thick head with nice lacing. Lagerish aroma, slightly skunky hops. Very one-dimensional taste, corny malting with a touch of pineapple, with a sudden drop-off in taste at the finish - there’s just nothing there. Body creamy and decently carbonated. Very boring. Clean and well-executed but boring.

Clear yellow of color with a nice white head. An aroma of bread, corn, malt, straw and hoppy notes. A flavor of bread, corn, straw and citrus. A dry and citrus finish.

Pours a nice light golden hue with big, bubbly, soapy white head and nice beading. Nose is slightly oxidized, with tart lemon, bready malts and straw-like hops; Medium-full on the palate and quite lively, with suggestions of hibiscus with its sweet, flowery flavor, finishing only slightly dry.

Poured into my Eichhof bier mug. Golden straw color with a nice fluffy white head. Good retention and some scattered lacing. Smell includes some banana and clove phenols, with a citric twang. Taste is much the same as the aroma, with a banana sweetness, lemony hop zest, and refreshing grainy maltiness. Mouthfeel is very good. Super smooth, low alcohol, mellow flavors. The kind of beer you can drink forever.

Very slightly hazy golden coloured body with a nice dense frothy white head and tons of bubbles rising from the bottom and sides - this is the way a helles should look lke! Aroma of spice, nutmeg, tons of malt, a touch of yeast and a light sweetness. Medium-bodied; Assertive maltiness up front with a dry white wine flavour and a touch of bitter nuts. Afertaste shows some harsh yeast, potent alcohol and a long kick that doesn’t sit well for the style. Overall, a very nice looking and smelling beer, but the taste and aftertaste just weren’t there - not the best for a summer day, but in the fall and winter it’s definitely drinkable. I sampled this 500 mL bottle purchased from Norm’s in Vienna, Virginia on 21-February-2008.

Pours faint yellow with few bubbles but a large foamy white head. Smells very grassy and sweet. Much more bitter than I would expect from a Helles, more like a Pilsner. The bitterness really overwhelms the sweet bready malt. Some lemon and alcohol also shows through. Nice glassy palate.

Puny brownish light yellow but a handsome cloudy white head. Wonderful aroma of fresh fruits and grass. Makes you really want to drink it. Amazing taste for a mildly hopped lager. Grassy, slightly sour and very refreshing. Nice body for a lager. Kind of sour but thats a plus for me. 190208