Ayinger Jahrhundert

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

Aggressive carbonation, good taste. Some complexity, with different malts and some toffee and citrus. Went with bread, meat and fish. Appearance light golden with white lasting head. Medium mouthfeel.

Guy right below my had me try this. When he first said lager, I looked at him with that expression....you know..the one in that Pace Picante Sauce commercial where the bloke eats the salsa from new york city. well its not that bad. lemony almost. smooth and not to bitter. Alchohol kinda wiffs out. no biggie. Grassy overtone with hints of honey, malt and some herbs well combined. why am I drinking this so slow though? vaaa

I usually dont like lagers. But of course Ayinger is no average beer. Still has a bit of the nasty lager aftertaste, but mostly covered up by better flavors of malt, fruit, and honey. Slightly bitter hop finish, crisp with carbonation. Some sour flavor in there that I cant place. Fairly complex stuff for a lager. Not bad for a lager, but I think i will stick with the hefeweizens, dunkels, and Ayinger’s truly spectacular Celebrator Doppelbock.

My first helles. Pours a beautiful translucent pale gold, thin head. Nose is yeasty and sweet. First taste is honey, then segueing into powerful wheat/barley bread flavor, with a bread aftertaste. No off notes. Yum.

Cloudy, Yellow, straw-like color with light head. Sweet, wheat, complex aroma. Not too sweet, somewhat toasty, and blanaced flavor. Palate starts crisp and finishes full bodied. I like all ayinger beers and this one did not dissappoint.

330ml crown top bottle (Thanks Sammy) In the glass this is a hazey straw colored lager, lively effervescence, puffy 2 finger white cap and superb lacing. Smells earthy, herbal, husks and malt...a promising nose to this genuine lager. Great malt chatacter... bready with tones of lemon, herbs and musty honey at the finish. Finishes clean with earthy malt after tastes. Great tasting genuine helles lager...malty without being too sweet, hopped to give herbal balance but not obscure the fine malts. Refreshing flavorful, well crafted....I could drink dozens in a sitting..this is a world class authentic lager just made for sessions.

Light yellow-orange with a casual haziness and a towering foam head. Light zesty aroma. Milky and gristy with a vague yeasty character, almost a lemon-rindy finish.

The appearance of this beer is cloudy like the Anchor offerings. Especially the Liberty Ale. The aroma is dominated by malt, quite sweet in terms of the aroma. The taste is fruity and malty for the most part. The mouthfeel is pretty good. I taste fruit and white wine combined. The flavor is weak. Much weaker then the Brau Weisse in my opinion. Pretty good stuff especially for a lager.