Ayinger Jahrhundert

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

Serve in Lager glass

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My all-time favourite Munich style Helles.

This beer is at the pinnacle of what the classic helles style should taste like. Smooth, crisp finish, malty but not overly. Bright, golden color. My ultimate "favorite" beer!

UPDATED: DEC 18, 2011 (br-btl cm-lbl, 5.5%)

hazy-stw, med-light-body, med-co2.

bright hefe aroma.

T1 sweet-concord-grape.
T2 pale-malt §hefe lcrc(same as Bajuvator).
T3 fairly-clean.
refreshing, ^drinkable, ^sessionable. a good warm afternoon patio beer -especially for friends who don’t like hoppy beer.

UPDATED: MAY 8, 2011 Okay so i am re-rating because i had it on cask at Ayingers. It is fuckin phenomenal, along the lines of Appenzeller Holzfass, I don’t know why they don’t bottle this version. It is a basic helles beer but it has the enhancement of oak and a perfect mouthfeel.

This is one of the best "light beers" that I have had. Very light straw color. Head lasts, but not that thick. Rich malt flavor has been refined through years of practice. Add in a touch of hops. These guys once again show why they are the best.....

Nice tarnished bass color. Short-lived but adequate head. Aromas of sweet grass, earth, stones, and a trace of sourdough. Flavor is well-balanced but I noted lime, rye bread, caraway. Good carbonation, medium hops and slim malt. Good mouthfeel. Great daily drinker.

This is one fine brew! Pouring the beer throws a large , dense, white head. The color is a hazy yellow. Classic "Bavarian" taste. Reminds me of Spaten helles, or Wurzburger helles, but, MUCH better. I would love to replicate this beer in a homebrew recipe, but, those lager yeast strains are a pain to work with. Those Bavarian folks are sure lucky to have these sorts of brews available as every day beers!

Had at Ayingers. They tapped a Wooden cask of this stuff the night we were there. Served similar to a cask ale- in that it was almost no carbonation yet a huge white head and left great lacing. However it was served relatively cold compared to a cask ale, which is good for a helles i guess. THis is a lot better than thier regular helles though. Much smoother, and a lot more flavor and a fuller body. Very sweet lightly caramelized malt with a hint of continental hops in the aroma and in the aftertaste. One of the smoothest and most drinkable of all Helles lagers, which is saying a lot since almost all helles are very drinkable. I’ve had many helles in the 3 weeks I was in europe and this one stood out to be the best by far. Great beer.

Amazing nose--sweet and intensely hoppy--Saaz? Tettnang? This beer is what Prima Pils is trying to be--an amazing balance of crisp, slightly floral hop flavor with a delicate fruity malt undertone. Great, full mouthfeel, dangerously quaffable stuff.