Ayinger Jahrhundert

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

Light yellow appearance, taste is slightly musty but sweet lemons, peppery yeast, crisp sweet bananas. lively nose of traditional German yeast.

Grabbed a few of these from the base liquor store and took them on the links for 18. This style isn’t one of my favorites, but I figured what the heck. Light gold color. Large head. Aroma is floral and malty. A medium bodied dortmunder. Kind of malty, also not a lot of banana and clove flavor. Not very hoppy. Light and flavorful. Crisp and slightly spicy, although just barely. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is crisp. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.

Poured straw golden with a nice white head that retreated to a thin layer. The aroma was malty and slightly bready. Taste is lightly malty with some grassiness. The hops are low key, but well balanced with the malt. The finish is crisp and clean, this is an excellent summer beer.

Nice orangeish yellow color, nice head. Smells of yeast. Tasted yeasty with malt. Very crisp and clean feeling.

Small, crisp, white head that diminishes quickly. I expected a harsher taste on the palate, but was surprised at the relative smoothness. I’m more of a stout/porter person and not one to drink a lot of German beer, but this beer was pleasant.

(16.9 oz bottle) Fairly light flavor at first, but the sweety, bready maltiness really picks up in the fantastic finish; Wow, the malty finish is really nice, and makes this an outstanding beer to sip and enjoy, even as it warms; Moderate bitterness stays in balance throughout and complements the malt very well; Sweet, lightly malty nose is very pleasant; This beer really tastes and smells like you’re walking into a brewery; Light to medium bodied, but still coats and pleasures the palate; Medium to pale yellow and crystal clear; Snow white head is somewhat explosive on the pour, but manageable, and settles down to about half an inch in thickness; Very good lacing and retention, despite very few carbonation bubbles

A very nice pale colored lager. Tasted very fresh and was quite enjoyable. Little surprised that it was a touch hoppier than most helles style beers. Had good pale malt flavors along with grassy and citric hop presence.

Skunky mint smell. Gold/orange with some yeast. After you get past the horrendous smell this is one great tasting beer. Has a bread/fruit taste. Kind of similar to a hefe-weizen. Excellent tasting beer with some nice malts. One of the best beers I have tasted.