Ayinger Altbairisch Dunkel

Brewed by Brauerei Aying
Style: Dunkel/Tmavý
Aying, Germany

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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Bottle from Bevmo in San Francisco. Dark amber brown with a good frothy head. Malty, chocolate and somewhat fruity hop aroma, Sweet light roast taste, very pleasant. Pretty tastey example of the style.

Bottle. Pours clear reddish copper with a big white head. The aroma Is light and malt driven. Light caramel and barley notes. The taste is lightly sweet caramel and lightly spicy malt.. Light rye perhaps.

500ml Bottle, purchased at Wegman’s. Soft light caramel aroma. Dulce de leche comes first, then toffee, and a bit of dark caramel. This is kind of bland, unfortunately. Gratefully, it lacks the skunkiness of its paler, older brethren, but it has a washed out kind of weak quality to it. The malt isn’t developed as much as I’d like. The qualities are good, I just feel they could be amplified away from cola territory a bit. Otherwise, enjoyable soft.

Solid dunkel, with a hell of a malt profile. Not a lot on the nose, but the beautiful color and texture of the pour helps make up for it. Dark brown, with an aggressive carbonation that somehow doesn’t overpower. A bitter sweetness, with a great complexity and malt detail. Delicious with potatoes or Western style rice dishes.

Good flavor here - a little sweet and slight flavor of bread. Medium bodied, prickly carbonation. Not much aroma. Overall enjoyable Dunkel lager. (Total Wine beer tasting class 1/13)

Draft to pint at Dutch’s. Looks good; a semi-transparent brown with off-white lacing. Smells and tastes solid; caramel malt. Average on the palate. Solid, not spectacular.

Bottle. Dark brown pour with medium head. Surprisingly light body with slight coffee and dark fruit. Not much flavor.

Light coffee color with slight tones of red. My nice aroma with floral hints as and a fare malty depth. The flavor has bitter points that remind me of a mild expresso with a fare amount of maltyness. Mild carbination with a good head.

On tap. Clear red / brown color. Off-white head around the edge. Toasty, nutty malt nose, hint of dark fruit (cranberry). Sweet taste, light bitter in the finish. Nice lightly roasty flavor. Just a hint of chocolate. Bit richer than most dunkels I’ve had, good complexity, obvious quality. Not just another dark lager, like a lot of dunkels can be. Medium body. Soft, smooth crisp carbonation. Nice lightly roasty sweet aftertaste. Solid example of the dunkel style. Ayinger does it right..

Dark coffee colored with small off white head. Mild aroma of malt and dark fruit. Malty flavor with some roasted grain character. Smooth silky texture with minimal bitterness. Calling it an easy drinker would be accurate, but it also seems to downplay its exceptional qualities.