Ayinger Jahrhundert

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

Serve in Lager glass

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500ml bottle into a Weihenstephaner glass. Pours a clear straw yellow with a fluffy two finger white head. Nice globs of lacing and really good head retention Sweet bready malt in the aroma along with tons of grassy and spicy hops. A touch of metal and a little tartness. Sharp grassy bitterness right off the bat in the taste with bready malt quickly following. There is some noticeable metal that is a little distracting but it fades away rather quickly. Bitterness tends to be on the high side which provides a delicious crisp mouthfeel and finish. Overall, a very refreshing beer and masterfully done. It seems that no American brewery can approach the crispness of the German brewers when it comes to this style of beer. Definitely one to come back to.

Sweet, light grain, subtle cherry-ish aroma. Sweet malt flavor, with some grainy flavor; sweeter in the finish. Herbal/spicy hops, and a nice lingering bitterness.

4/VI/13 - 33cl bottle @ Akke’s place - BB: III/2012 (2013-528) Thanks to Tinus for the trade!
Clear pale orange beer, irregular white head, unstable, bit adhesive. Aroma: grains, cow fodder, stable, hay, bit nutty, toast. MF: ok carbon, medium body light bod. Taste: pretty sweet, honey, bit oxidized, sweet, orange peel. Aftertaste: little bitter, grains, hops, orange peel. Meh.

Keg at Ayinger. A fresh and tasty lager that is very much in the munich mould.

Keg at Ayinger. Clear Gold with a white head. Light and refreshing. A textbook helles.

Bubbly white head over a light-golden body. Soft, bready aroma, with a metallic tinge. Maybe a touch of skunkiness, but nice subtle hopping in the finish.

Draught at Ayingers Speis und Trank, Munich
Blond color with compact head. Delicate malt and hop aroma. Lean body, with simple malt flavor, a bit salty, ordinary bitterness.
Easy.

Almost clear, light yellow with a huge, white heads. Honey-lemon aroma...grain. Taste is citrus, a little soap, slight grainy bitter. Ok, just not Ayinger’s best.

Bottle 0.5l from local Alko, Helsinki. Colour is clear golden with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Grain, sweetness an hints of fruits.

Two finger head light yellow bubbles up like soap. smells like honey and biscuits and violet perfume. Taste is less sweet than it smells, but works into a serious honey-bomb of flavor. The light framework of hops works well.