Ayinger Jahrhundert Bier. Dortmunder/Export Lager.
5.5 % ABV, 22 IBU, Privatbrauwerei Ayinger, Aying, Bayern, Deutschland.
And here we have a beer that I'd never heard of (although it's been brewed for 42 years) until we received some at the retail store where I now work. It's been a rapid seller since we stocked it, and I had to check it out and find out why. Another reason is that I have to try them all. After this one, there are still two other Ayinger beers we stock that have yet to find their way here in the Nib. Before I begin, I think I already know the reason I have to keep restocking this one: people like a good Dortmunder lager.
Jahrhundert = year hundred, celebrating the brewery's centennial back in 1978.
Clear, bright golden hue, large, lusty white head.
In the nose: moderately hoppy, spilling out much malt in the aroma, classic dortmunder nose, slightly floral, clean and crisp.
In the mouth: More crisp and clean, light and lovely. Slight sweetness, ultimately ending dry. Expertly consumable, quenching, and tasty. Malty flavors all the way through. Refreshing and delicious.
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.”
