Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock

Brewed by Brauerei Aying
Style: Doppelbock
Aying, Germany

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass

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Wow, tastes like grape juice, but this is a beer?! Very good taste and dark color. I would buy it more if it weren’t so expensive where I am.

Bottle. Pours brown with ok head, smallish. Aromas of tar metallic prunes chocolate. Medium body, complex dark toffee, coffee lingering, noble hop flavors behind the big big malt, lingering complexity burnt flavour metallic acid and a light yeast.

UPDATED: MAY 18, 2012 Very roasty aroma with some milky hints. Pours to a deep dark brown color and large head. Taste is chocolate smoothness at first, almost brown ale-like, then some roast, burnt toast, and delicious bready malty finish. ABV hits a little too much in the sinuses afterward for my liking, but this is a doppelbock, so apparently that is pretty standard. Anyway, an excellent beer that all craft fans should try at least once.

Bottle bought at Beer Boutique, Putney, London. A dark brown almost black coloured pour with a medium beige head on top. Roasty, sweet dark fruit aroma. Tastes similar, sweet, dark fruit, roasty, malty, hint of bitterness. A complex doppelbock.

pour is extremely dark reddish brown with a tab head and a few large bubbles. The nose has very little roasted malt, may e none at all but there is something there akin, lots of berry sweetness, light bitterness and some marker. The taste is heavy in toffee and berry. Brown sugar and caramel and faint coffee bitterness. Mouthfeel is a touch slick, lighter than anticipated, nice carbonation, semi dry finish. Sweet but seemingly well attenuated and the bitterness fades with time. Toffee and berry start to blend. A touch singular but tasty.

Bottle @ home. Clear, dark reddish orange appearance with a decent sized brown head. Rich toasty caramel malty, somewhat grassy, light straw, dark fruity, plum aroma with a touch of grape. A bit smoky, roasty dark caramel malty, leather, dark fruity, slightly charred, caramelized sugary flavor. Not cloying like so many doppelbocks and more complex. Slightly smoky, charred aftertaste. Truly a pleasure to drink. I have no idea what it’s taken me three years since I last tasted this baby. Would love to try this against Andescher’s offering.

Pours a deep brown with a beige head that dissipated quickly. Faint aromas of chocolate, raisins, and some bread. Tastes very creamy with a nice balance of roasted chocolate malts and yeast. Blankets the mouth and is silky smooth. It’s lightly carbonated and has a slight alcohol burn. This is a fantastic brew and the one to which all dopplebocks are measured.

This is the first one of this style I have had. Looks great, like an imperial stout. Not much of an aroma. Nice and thick. Slight taste of raisin. Mouthfeel and appearance of an imperial stout, but not as flavorful. Reminds me of Beck's Dark, but stronger with less carbonation. I would certainly buy again.... ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

[ASPETTO] marrone scuro, quasi impenetrabile [SCHIUMA] color beige, media presenza, piuttosto fine e media persistenza [OLFATTO] prufomo maltoso, caramello, zucchero, un tocco tostato e note di frutta matura che si mescolano con sentori alcolici evidenti. [GUSTO] inizio dolce, malto in prima linea, con note caramellate e miele; segue un tostato con sentori di caffè senza però arrivare al torrefatto-affumicato. Ancora furtta matura e alcohol che chiudono la bevuta per un finale caldo e complesso. [TEXTURE] corpo medio, consistente la palato, media carbonazione e alcohol evidente. [COMMENTO FINALE] buona doppelbock scura, complessa e dinamica. Meno contundente del previsto anche se l’alcolicità si fa sentire. Come per altre buone doppelbock scure, mi ricorda una sorta di strong ale belga senza quella freschezza fruttale data dai tipici lieviti. buona... la migliore ? non so, c’è ancora un mondo la fuori che mi aspetta. grazioso il gadget annesso.

Dark brown, small tan head. Aroma brown sugar, dark dried fruits, roasted things. Medium body. Easy to drink. Complex flavors, malty sweetness, licorice, nuts, mocha. Some hops. All in balance. Great stuff.

Nice sweet and rich brew. The pour is a dark brown, mostly opaque with a thin wisp of bubbly beige head. The nose is sweet and molasses centric with big nutty and toffee notes. Syrupy and rich flavor with molasses coming through alot. The finish has medium bitterness and a lingering toasted malt and smoke finish. Overall, nice balanced doppel.