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Ayinger Jahrhundert

Score
8399
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Brauerei Aying
Style: Dortmunder/Helles
Aying, Germany
Serve in Lager glass

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RATINGS: 817   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.34   EST. CALORIES: 165   ABV: 5.5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
This beer was first brewed in 1978 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of our brewery. It has a golden-yellow color with a slightly flowery yeast, honey-ish aroma, tastes a little spicy and is full-bodied in initial taste, mild before swallowing and soft with a refined sparkle and fades with a well-balanced hint of bitterness. It is an especially drinkable and harmonious beer. Conrad Seidl, known as the Austrian “Pope of Beers”, on the Jahrhundert-Bier: “It is a malty beer that pronounces the precious earthy quality of malted barley.”


most recent ratings

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
rangerred (674) - Johnson City, Tennessee, USA - JUN 16, 2013
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.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 13/20
EdInSaltLake (282) - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA - JUN 13, 2013
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.

2.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
tderoeck (3057) - Gent, BELGIUM - JUN 10, 2013
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.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
MalcolmTucker (521) - SCOTLAND - JUN 10, 2013
Keg at Ayinger. A fresh and tasty lager that is very much in the munich mould.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
TheCametron (1332) - CZECH REPUBLIC - JUN 8, 2013
Keg at Ayinger. Clear Gold with a white head. Light and refreshing. A textbook helles.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Rob_D_UK (229) - Surrey, ENGLAND - MAY 31, 2013
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.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
fiulijn (12360) - Malmö, DENMARK - MAY 27, 2013
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.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
Patrickctenchi (1837) - columbus, Indiana, USA - MAY 27, 2013
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.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
VastActiv (928) - Oulu, FINLAND - MAY 25, 2013
Bottle 0.5l from local Alko, Helsinki. Colour is clear golden with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Grain, sweetness an hints of fruits.

4.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
nealblind (120) - USA - MAY 9, 2013
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.


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