Altbairisch Dunkel
Ayinger Privatbrauerei in Aying, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪
Lager - Dunkel / Tmavý Regular|
Score
6.99
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Up until the Second World War, dark beer was the predominant beer type in the Munich area. The hard water found in the region played a special role in producing this specialty. In his book “Beer International”, the world-renowned English beer writer, Michael Jackson, accurately describes the Ayinger “Altbairisch Dunkel” as: “A good example of its kind. Impenetrably dark with a golden-brown gleam when held up to the light, and with a warm aroma and malty taste, while summoning up coffee taste sensations on going down. It is brewed from five types of malt (two of which are torrified dark), and it is only lightly hopped.” It is produced using the traditional double fermentation process.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from House of Trembling Madness. Clear amber brown with decent off-white head. Aroma of caramel, brown bread crusts, raisins, toffee; good depth. Taste is semi-sweet with light roasted malt, brown bread, toffee, a bitter spicy hop tingle in the finish. Medium bodied, smooth. The unfiltered version is better but this is still a very good dark lager.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at The Hope, Carshalton ... where's your fucking beer festival ? 29/11/24. One I've most certainly had on tap and in bottle in Germany 20 or so years back ... ketchup tim for Rake my Bier dot com. Chestnut brown topped with a lasting beige head. Nose is stewed fruits, nutty, brown bread, dark malts, figs. Taste comprises fruit slice, herb, malt forward, raisins, toffee, nutty. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. A solid exponent of the style.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Dec 2024
at 11:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at the Hope Carshalton. Aroma is low-key - malty, some fruit. Clear darker brown. Foamy beige head. Fruity. Malty. A bitter edge. Woody. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Nice enough. Easy drinking.
Tried
on 29 Nov 2024
at 13:48
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at shooters Nottingham. Deep chocolate brown colour with a pale head. Aroma and taste are malty and light chocolate. Slight sweet. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2024
at 12:04
6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jul 2024
at 15:16
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jun 2024
at 22:14
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2024
at 18:43
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Amber, clear, creamy off-white head. Aroma of caramel, bread crust. Taste of breadcrust, popcorn, malt and citrus. With TB
Tried
on 01 Mar 2024
at 19:52
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7
Tap at Rosa. Dark brown with beige head. Chocolate, caramel, some biscuits, slightly nutty. Elegant.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Feb 2024
at 00:23
7/10
Malzprügel
Tried
on 27 Dec 2023
at 21:19