Ayinger Jahrhundert

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

Dusty, dry, malty aroma. Maybe a hit of grassy hop. Gold color, and the long lasting white head didn’t. Thin to medium body; slightly spritzy carbonation. Hints of lemon and fruit complement a yeasty/bready flavor. There is definitely bitter hop. It is crisp, clean and refreshing. The finish is pretty dry, and there is balancing bitter. Clean finish. Very good.

Pours clear, yellow, with a white, fluffy head. Aroma is rather skunky and musky. Moderate mouth feel with a pleasant sweetness. Grassy, herby, and fruity flavors come through.

Clear golden with nice big foamy head. Dusty malt aromas are coupled with muted malty, roasted fruit scents.Toasted malt flavors, with a marzen quality and a muted watery fruitiness. Lighter bodied with a drying and lingering finish. Not a bad brew for the style.

Clear golden yellow pour, retaining a thin white skin. Green apple and blueberry candy, banana, and dusty wood on the nose. Fruity and prickly with sugary bite. Clean and refreshing taste has a lot of sauvignon blanc similarity. Dry, grassy, lemons, some indescribable cattiness. A lick of salt in the middle. White toast and hay. Crisp bitterness in a dull finish. Light to medium bodied, spritzy, and very clean. Saltwater pulses heavily with warmth. Unique, with a fairly long life.

0.5 l bottle. Golden color with good head. Malty aroma balaced by peppery-herbal hops. Very malty flavor with firm herbal hoppiness. Firm bitterness. Well grounded with basic flavors.

Bottle Shared with Hogtown Harry and Blankboy, courtesy of both Harry and Blankboy (2 bottles). Yellow, hazy, huge fluffy white head. Decent saaz hops in aroma, along with some honey and wheat. Greats taste - honey, more of the aroma hops, and some grainy/wheat like qualities. Medium bodies, very refreshing. Very good, likely one of my higher rated beers in this style.

Name: Jahrhundert
Date: 06/08/2000
Mode: Bottle
Source: Wild Wing Cafe, Marietta

ii to ii+ hazy yellow, frothy white head, sweet carmel malt aroma, rich malt flavor,
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Date: 10/10/2003
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fizzy yellow with a big white head, light sweet malt aroma and flavor, low bitter finish
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Date: 06/01/2005

candy sweet aroma, light sweet malt flavor with well balanced hops, light bitter finish

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Score: **+/4
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Two bottles (330ml each) shared with HogTownHarry & tupalev -- courtesy of myself and HogTownHarry. Pours a slightly hazy pale gold with a large diminishing foamy white head. Aroma is predominantly Saaz hops followed by wheat, light malt and honey. Flavour of sweet malt, Saaz hops, some fruit and a moderate bitter finish -- quite tasty! Average bodied. I have to say, for the style, this is really good stuff!