Ayinger Celebrator Online Tasting

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  1. SammyJaxxxx

    SammyJaxxxx Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2012 New Jersey

    Check the big red circle that says April 2
     
    #41 SammyJaxxxx, Mar 29, 2016
  2. KoenigTiger

    KoenigTiger Initiate (0) Jan 5, 2016 Pennsylvania

    Great dopple!
     
    #42 KoenigTiger, Mar 30, 2016
  3. IceAce

    IceAce Pooh-Bah (2,274) Jan 8, 2004 California
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    We're about 48 hours away and my Goats are Chilling...you?
     
    #43 IceAce, Mar 31, 2016
  4. BrewsingBuffalo

    BrewsingBuffalo Initiate (0) Jul 6, 2015 New York

    Today's the day.. and I forgot to get Celebrator during my KBS hunt :grimacing:. I'm going out to get a new swifter anyways so I'll grab a 4pk then. I'm ready to discuss some huge bocks personally :wink:
     
    #44 BrewsingBuffalo, Apr 2, 2016
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  5. BrewsingBuffalo

    BrewsingBuffalo Initiate (0) Jul 6, 2015 New York

    Ok I'm in business now:
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    #45 BrewsingBuffalo, Apr 2, 2016
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  6. dcotom

    dcotom Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,637) Aug 4, 2014 Iowa
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    Happy Ayinger Celebrator Tasting Day, all! As I ponder the complexities of this magnificent brew, I am faced with a seemingly irreconcilable dilemma. If "bock" is German for "goat" and "doppel" is German for "double," then "doppelbock" translates to "double goat," right? So, that being the case, why isn't the bottle festooned with two goat charms instead of just one? I guess I'll just have to take it upon myself to correct this cosmic flaw. Hey, Brauerei Aying: I've got your back!
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    Rating: 4.44/5. Full review:
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/39/131/?ba=dcotom

    Prost!
     
    #46 dcotom, Apr 2, 2016
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  7. IceAce

    IceAce Pooh-Bah (2,274) Jan 8, 2004 California
    Pooh-Bah

    Finally let the goat out of the keg box and am ready to Rock Out with my Bock Out!

    The Beer:

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    Here's lookin' at you, kids...


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    Arnold says it best...


     
    #47 IceAce, Apr 2, 2016
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  8. BrewsingBuffalo

    BrewsingBuffalo Initiate (0) Jul 6, 2015 New York

    It is nearly 8pm. The beer is poured and I'm getting ready to construct my first post. Cheers!
     
    #48 BrewsingBuffalo, Apr 3, 2016
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  9. larryi86

    larryi86 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,118) Apr 4, 2010 Delaware
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    Thank you @BrewsingBuffalo for this online tasting, rich, complex, great malt body, nice earthy spice, I need to drink this more often, cheers!
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    #49 larryi86, Apr 3, 2016
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  10. AdmiralOzone

    AdmiralOzone Grand Pooh-Bah (4,352) Jun 26, 2014 Minnesota
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    Cross posted over on WBAYDN rock out with your bock out.
     
    #50 AdmiralOzone, Apr 3, 2016
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  11. BrewsingBuffalo

    BrewsingBuffalo Initiate (0) Jul 6, 2015 New York

    Right behind you man! Breaking in a new glass as well.
    Pours a dark brown, a scant head recedes to just a collar of tan foam. Smells of plum, raisin, roast, slight coffee, and molasses are apparent. The taste largely follows with plum, raisin, earthiness, bread, molasses. The mouthfeel is full and creamy, a pleasure to drink. As this warms, I'll post if I find anything particularly interesting. Cheers!
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    #51 BrewsingBuffalo, Apr 3, 2016
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  12. zekeman17

    zekeman17 Pooh-Bah (2,082) Feb 14, 2010 Pennsylvania
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    Proper glass
     
    #52 zekeman17, Apr 3, 2016
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  13. larryi86

    larryi86 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,118) Apr 4, 2010 Delaware
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    I was hoping to find that glass today...great glass!
     
    #53 larryi86, Apr 3, 2016
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  14. MacMalt

    MacMalt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,322) Jan 28, 2015 New Jersey
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    A truly world class beer! It smells of roasted malt, pumpernickel bread, and a whiff of caramel. There is also a faint smell of raisin and tobacco. It has a rich, complex flavor featuring roasted malt, molasses, raisin, caramel, and burnt coffee. The flavors blend beautifully. There is only the slightest hop presence and virtually no bitterness. The feel is creamy with only slight carbonation and with an ABV of only 6.7% it is incredibly easy to drink. Celebrator is a complex and delicious beer that would stand up to a rich meal but is also terrific for casual drinking. I think I'll have another!
     
    #54 MacMalt, Apr 3, 2016
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  15. MacMalt

    MacMalt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,322) Jan 28, 2015 New Jersey
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    I'm going to show your post to my wife to prove I'm not the only crazy person to do this.
     
    #55 MacMalt, Apr 3, 2016
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  16. WesMantooth

    WesMantooth Grand Pooh-Bah (4,844) Jan 8, 2014 Ohio
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    As seen on WBAYDN #1260
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    So much malty goodness. Here is my official review from some time ago. Not sure of the date. Anyone else know how to tell?

    This beer puts the Doppel in Bock (that was bad). This beer is legen, wait for it... Smells like a German angel who bathed in molasses syrup and worked 8 hours in a candy- bakery shop combo. Aromas and flavors of toffee, figs, molasses, carmel, malt balls, and taste like you put a sweet swizzle struessel dessert bread in a blender with the DNA of a 1500 year old monk. Not too thick and hard to drink like it would lead you to believe, but fairly full and creamy. It even comes with a souvenir goat. What more could you ask for? ...dary!

    I wouldn't note any major differences other than it is finishing with more bitterness than I recall before. There is a hint of a slightly sour cherry aroma and more noticeable hops than in the past. Maybe it is fresher. There is even a bit of Noble hop like spice. Prost!
     
    #56 WesMantooth, Apr 3, 2016
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  17. BrewsingBuffalo

    BrewsingBuffalo Initiate (0) Jul 6, 2015 New York

    As I'm going, I'm picking up some spiciness, caramel and perhaps a slight chocolate note. There is a note on the finish that I cannot identify. Tobacco perhaps?
     
    #57 BrewsingBuffalo, Apr 3, 2016
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  18. BrewsingBuffalo

    BrewsingBuffalo Initiate (0) Jul 6, 2015 New York

    A very enjoyable beer. Here's the review:
    4.45/5 rDev +2.8%
    look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

    L: Pours a dark brown with some hues of ruby. a creamy, light tan head recedes quickly to a fairly scant collar.

    S: Plum, raisin, roast, slight coffee, molasses, caramel and a slight bit of spice.

    T: Largely follows the nose: plum, raisin, earthiness, bread, molasses, spiciness, caramel, perhaps a slight chocolate note, tobacco.

    F: Full bodied, a fair amount of prickly carbonation, creaminess in the mouthfeel allows for a very enjoyable drinking experience. Finishes fairly dry, but does accumulate some stickiness over time.

    O: A very nice doppelbock. The taste is delightfully complex.
     
    #58 BrewsingBuffalo, Apr 3, 2016
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  19. Groenebeor

    Groenebeor Initiate (0) Feb 14, 2009 California

    I've always felt this was one of the more fruity doppelbocks produced in the US. It's often the cheapest alongside Salvator.
     
    #59 Groenebeor, Apr 3, 2016
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  20. WesMantooth

    WesMantooth Grand Pooh-Bah (4,844) Jan 8, 2014 Ohio
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    I never noticed that until you mentioned it. I get a little bit of tobacco in the aftertaste.
     
    #60 WesMantooth, Apr 3, 2016
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