Ayinger Jahrhundert

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

(Bottle) Pours a golden yellow with a thick foamy, long lasting head. Has a refreshing grass, banana, and lemon aroma. Flavor of malt, citrus, and some hops.

Bottle: Aroma is a little weak. Somewhat citrusy, somewhat hoppy, and a little spicy. Pours a pale hazy yellow with a moderate head. Good lacing. Nice malty taste. Very fruity and cirtusy. Maybe some banana. Not much bitterness like some previous ratings suggest. Short lived sweet aftertaste. I’d say the commercial description hits the nail on the head when they say "The taste is pure malt" but way off on the long lasting aftertaste. It sounds to me like people who tasted a skunked bottle have knocked the average rating down a bit. This is a very good beer.

Gold amber color with creamy white fizzy head, a good bite of lacing. The aroma is like cardomom, banana and wheat. The flavor is more toward some flaked wheat & some dark citrusy notes. Finishes creamy quite good.

Cloudy, golden in color with a huge white head that lasts, nice lacing. Bready, grainy and flowery aromas, starts sweet and bready with nice balanced hop bitterness, light bodied, good crisp carbonated mouthfeel, finishes clean with some lemon flavor.

nice light yellow hue, a nice white head. aroma was a faint hoppy and spice. Taste was a nice spicy lager, great fruit flavor, what i expected from an ayinger lager.

Pale yellow with a small, white head and lots of lacing. Yeasty aroma with some fruit (apricot, banana?). Flavor surprisingly malty and yeasty with some fruitiness up front with a good hit of hops in the finish. Average mouthfeel. My first Helles, and although, I probably won’t pay for it again, this stuff isn’t bad.

Pale gold with little head. A better than average lager, for sure. Has a pleasant taste with hint of fruit flavor. Goes down smooth and light. A good grilling beer.

Huge head, Poors very light gold. Aroma is malty, with apricots. Very malty, sweet, smooth.