Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock

Brewed by Brauerei Aying
Style: Doppelbock
Aying, Germany

In a snifter, pours dark dark brown with a hint of crimson, beige head - could pass for a porter. Aroma is all sweet sweet malt and dark raisins with bread, brown sugar, and maple syrup in the background. Flavor is a again sweet malt, raisins, sweet bread, brown sugar. Very tasty. Best I’ve had of the style.

Aroma: Strong raisin aroma, malt focused Appearance: Fine light brown head, nearly opaque with ruby highlights. Flavor: Roasty, malty flavor with a well balanced dry finish. Palate: Medium to low carbonation, hint of alcohol presence, medium but satisfying body. Overall: Very drinkable and well balanced. This would go down easy a half liter at a time.

Tested Ayinger Celebrator & Aventinus Doppelbock together. Pours brown with small light brown head, it’s amber if held to the light. Aroma - Clove, bread, banana, caramel malts. Taste - cloves, dark chocolate, a little bit of hops, licorice. Overall - Aroma is not as impressive as Aventinus Doppelbock, it’s got a thinner mouthfeel and is lighter and has more chocolate malts and licorice taste. Much more refreshing than "AD." It’s a real tough decision but I think I’d go with Ayinger Celebrator as a winner though both are great beers. Aventinus is just too strong on the cloves and it cover most of the other flavors, although the smell if Aventinus is better. But in the end you drink the beer more than smelling it.

One hell of a beer. It was smooth and creamy, dark black, and very well done. My only complaint is a sweetness to the brew which makes the beer a little too rich for me to drink more than one bottle.

My favorite German beer so far. Beer is a dark brown with a thin head. Great smelling beer. Taste has good amount of smoke roasted and a little bit of coffee. Great beer just the kind of beer Uter from the Simpsons would drink.

On tap @ the Map Room. Very deep brown w/ a dense, eternal tan head. Complex roasty aromas of coffee, citrus, brown sugar, roasted malts and much more. Malty, sweetish flavor w/ caramel, alcohol, toast. Beautiful full, buttery palate. Best doppelbock that I have had to date.

Great color - like the ruby hints, but don’t like the thin head. Roasted, earthy and malty aroma - very nice. Flavor has hints of licorice, and is otherwise malty - character is very close to a stout. Excellent palate, good roasted lingering flavor.

Pours a dark pour with small khaki head. Aroma. Roasted malt aroma with notes of nut, apple?, some hops. Very complex aroma. Roasted malt taste, some fruityness (apple anyone?) with smokey bitter finish. Great balance! Solid beer with a surprise at every turn.