Ayinger Jahrhundert Bier
Ayinger Privatbrauerei

Ayinger Jahrhundert BierAyinger Jahrhundert Bier
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From:
Ayinger Privatbrauerei
 
Germany
Style:
European / Dortmunder Export Lager
Ranked #6
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
89
Ranked #12,498
Avg:
3.96 | pDev: 10.61%
Reviews:
608
Ratings:
1,162
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 09, 2024
Added:
Oct 08, 2001
Wants:
  72
Gots:
  112
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.”
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Ratings by portmand1ngo:
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Rated by portmand1ngo from Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -11.6%

Aug 23, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.25 by BrisLoganite from Australia

Mar 09, 2024
 
Rated: 3.81 by tdm168 from Pennsylvania

Feb 23, 2024
 
Rated: 3.81 by calvin_os from Colorado

Jan 13, 2024
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Reviewed by Anders91 from California

3.29/5  rDev -16.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
Look: clear golden color with a medium white head

Smell: hops and not much else, pretty weak smell

Taste: much better taste, nice crisp hop notes

Feel: smooth with tiny bubbles
Dec 14, 2023
 
Rated: 3.91 by KeithGreatNorth from Canada (BC)

Dec 02, 2023
 
Rated: 4.25 by FLBeerGuy from Florida

Nov 23, 2023
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Reviewed by Ernald_Elbertson from Delaware

4.11/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A very fun style that isn't given much consideration. My first from Germany.

Pours cloudy pale gold with quickly dissipating head and good carbonation. Nose is very rich bread yeast, low-moderate spice, and flowery hops. Taste is similar with fair bitterness and a very small estery note. Key word is balance, not just between malt and hops but yeasty aspects as well. Feels stronger than it is, I would've guessed 6%.

Loses a bit on feel, like most malty german beers, it gets sticky after a while. Not enough to dissuade me, but damn I wish these things weren't so syrupy.

Overall a very good German brew, kinda between a pilsner, a maibock, and a helles.
Sep 16, 2023
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Rated by TheChimp

5/5  rDev +26.3%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Perfect liquid refreshment for a summers day. Crisp and easy drinking
Jul 08, 2023
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Reviewed by Antg8989 from New Jersey

4.63/5  rDev +16.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This lager is excellent. Pours light gold with a foamy white head. Not a ton of lacing. Crystal clear. Aroma is floral with very light hints of mint/anise. Taste is just delicious. Think this deserves higher than an 88.
Jun 28, 2023
 
Rated: 3.74 by PvtSnowball from Florida

Jun 27, 2023
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Reviewed by Mr_Brown from Pennsylvania

4.21/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A very good beer. A bit more sweetness and body than in Ayinger Helles. A sweeter aftertaste. A bit stronger. If I had to go with smth more complex than helles, would pick Kelllerbier.
Apr 25, 2023
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Reviewed by AzfromOz from Australia

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
From Carwyn Cellars in October 2022. Drunk in March 2023.

L: Lemony light yellow with a big fluffy, bright-white head that lasted long into the glass. BIg-bubbled carbonation runs rampant up the glass.

S: Clean, bready malts with a slight floral hope note.

T: Such a smooth drinker! The taste is slightly sweet with a moderate floral hop bite. There's also a touch of lemon. The finish is dry and demands further sips.

M: There's a bit of prickle on the swallow but mouthfeel is moderately full and smooth.

O: An excellent beer that drinks smoothly and would have me going back for more if the chance arose.

Cheers!
#215
Mar 30, 2023
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Reviewed by Gatch from Massachusetts

4.54/5  rDev +14.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
e 0,5 l bottle
31.08.22 “filling date”
30.06.23 “best before”
Like I said in a different review of a beer from Ayinger, I love that they’re putting this information on labels. Very rare to have this type of transparency from a German brewery, although I’ve noticed label “best by” dates are a very common practice here. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s required by law. Anyway…

This followed a bottle of their Lager Hell and you get some of that beer in this one. Aroma and flavor are a bit richer and spicier. Malt is a bit sweeter. Truly a delicious beer. Would love to try it fresher or directly from their brewpub/restaurant.
Mar 27, 2023
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Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania

4.02/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
500 ml bottle

Clear, light yellow golden, thick white head. Mild grainy aroma, a touch toasty, a little grassy and floral. Similar flavor - clean and crisp. Thin to medium bodied.
Mar 07, 2023
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
I had this on draft 1/12/23 @ the Beer Temple.

Cloudy dull yellow/orange appearance.

Small, bright white head; minimal lace.

Fresh wheat bread, dandelion & faint honey notes in the nose.

Medium thick mouthfeel.

Honeyed wheat bread, mild dandelion & faint oak flavors.

Earthy as fuck, substantial & quite tasty. I'd have another!
Jan 14, 2023
 
Rated: 4.25 by Jelenovipivonelej from Slovak Republic

Jan 05, 2023
 
Rated: 3.63 by bankboy66 from New Jersey

Dec 31, 2022
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Reviewed by RaulMondesi from California

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Like a bed at your local Holiday Inn, this one does the trick. That said, just like when I’m in that average mattress, I won't be having any dreams about Barbara Palvin. It's just an ok beer - definitely not ‘Tempur-pedic’ status. You just accept it for what it is and love on.
Dec 01, 2022
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Reviewed by Legendary_Geko from Florida

3.08/5  rDev -22.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Look: 1 finger head, poured in a pint glass.

Smell: Extremely basic. Nothing else.

Taste: Honestly, I taste almost nothing. Maybe I'm drinking this wrong.

Feel: Water

Overall: It's not bad, just very average.
Nov 21, 2022
Ayinger Jahrhundert Bier from Ayinger Privatbrauerei
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 1162 ratings