Ayinger Jahrhundert

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

Big malty aroma, some floral hoppy notes. Light yellow, pours a large, long lasting, rocky off-white head. Flavour is sweet malt, hint of fruit, (green grape,) unsalted cracker, some fine hops also. Light bodied, crisp, clean, wonderfullerly bitter, loads of carbonation. Terrific! I feel this style is very much under-rated.

500mL bottle. Label is slightly different than that in the picture. A fairly clear pale-gold pour with a thick and fizzy off-white head that leaves some slight rings of lace. Crisp aroma of lemon, wheat, yeast and some cream. The taste is definitely bready and malty. A little one-dimensional. I wasn’t expecting this taste at all from the aroma. Quite perfumed. Grainy body with the slightest hints of orange and lemon. Not a style I think much of, I guess. Fairly bland and boring. Still, it’s a refreshing and solid beer.

Bottle. A nice golden pour, pretty active carbonation. Crisp malty aroma, a little citrus The taste is crisp and slightly dry, with hints of citrus and sweet malt. Very refreshing.

Bottle. Clear golden colored with big white head. The aroma is clean and refreshing, with some malt notes and a light grassy hop aromas.The taste is clean as well, with malt dominating in a subtle way, followed by a dry and slight bitter aftertaste. A well made beer.

A light orange beer with a white head. The aroma is sweet hoppy, while the flaovr is sweet malty and hoppy with a slightly bitter end. A cleanly made beer - just not too exciting.

Bottled. Clear yellow coloured with a white head. Fruity aroma with notes of alcohol. Fruity flavour of malts and hops. Hoppy finish.

A dort for their 100th anniversary? Why not. This is one masterful brew from an underappreciated brewer. Pours a perfect gold with a finger’s length of fine white bubbles. Smells of bananas, whipped cream, nutmeg and a slight tinge of a grassy note could be picked up here. Taste is sweet and near perfect and is what you’d expect from a good dort with some orange notes, with some very nice subtle hoppy fieldgrass elements. Slightly bitter on the finish. Definitely worthy of the name.

Bottle. Pale golden colour with a big white head. Malty sweetness, hoppy aroma and a light sweet malty hoppy taste. Medium body and a light sweet finish.