Ayinger Brewery

Ayinger Brewery
Location	Aying, Germany
Coordinates	47°58′19″N 11°46′26″E / 47.97194°N 11.77389°E
Opened	1877
Annual production volume	140,000 hectolitres (120,000 US bbl)
Owned by	independent
Active beers
Name	Type
Celebrator	Doppelbock
Altbairisch Dunkel	Dunkel
Kellerbier	Kellerbier
Jahrhundert Bier	Helles
Lager Hell	Helles
Bavarian Pils	Pilsner
Bräuweisse	Weißbier
Leichte Bräuweisse	light Weißbier
Ur-Weisse	dark Weißbier
Seasonal beers
Name	Type
Oktober Fest-Märzen	Märzen
Kirtabier	dark Märzen
Maibock	Maibock
Frühlingsbier	Kellerbier
Weizenbock	strong Weißbier
Winter Bock	Doppelbock

Ayinger Brewery (/ˈaɪ.ɪŋɡər/ EYE-ing-gər; German: Brauerei Aying) is in Aying, Bavaria, Germany, about 25 km south of Munich. Ayinger beers are exported to Italy, the United States, and the rest of Europe.

Licensed production in UK

For some years, a range of beer was brewed under the Ayingerbrau name by Samuel Smith Old Brewery in Tadcaster, England. Although the Ayinger logo was used, the recipes and range were different from those of the Ayinger Brewery. The arrangement ended in spring 2006, at which point Samuel Smith's rebranded the beers. Distribution of the Ayinger range of beer followed that summer.

Oktoberfest

Because the Oktoberfest in Munich does not allow breweries outside its city limits to participate, Ayinger Brewery organizes many smaller festivals in the countryside around Munich.^[1]

Awards

World Beer Championships

2007 World Beer Championships

Ayinger posted these results at the 2007 World Beer Championships:^[2]

Celebrator Doppelbock - highest rated Doppelbock style
Jahrhundert-Bier - highest rated Munich Helles style
Oktober Fest-Märzen - highest rated Vienna Märzen style
Altbairisch Dunkel - 2nd highest rated Dark Lager style

Prior Years

Since 1994, Ayinger has received these awards:^[3]

Celebrator Doppelbock - 2005 Platinum Medal Winner
1994, 1995, 1996, 1997: Top Ten Breweries in the World
2003, 2004, and 2005 Ayinger received a first-place award for every beer entered

German Agricultural Society International Competition

In the Deutsche Landwirtschafts Gesellschaft (DLG) Competition, Ayinger earned these medals:

Jahrhundert-Bier - 1997 Gold medal, 1998 Gold, 2000 Gold, 2001-2004 Silver medal, 2005 Gold
Bräu-Hell - 2001 Gold, 2003-2005 Gold
Bräu-Weisse - 1997 Gold, 1998 Gold, 2000 Gold, 2001 Silver, 2002-2005 Gold
Ur-Weiße - 2004 Gold, 2005 Gold
Altbairisch-Dunkel - 1997 Gold, 1998 Silver, 2001 Silver, 2003-2005 Gold
Leichte Bräu-Weisse - 1998 Silver, 2000 Silver

Ayinger Oktoberfest Maerzen beer bottle and glass

References

^ Jackson, Michael. Ultimate Beer, DK Publishing, Inc., 1998. ISBN 0-7894-3527-6
^ restaurant-hospitality.com
^ "merchantduvin.com". Archived from the original on 2006-11-03. Retrieved 2006-10-08.

External links

[1] Jackson, Michael. Ultimate Beer, DK Publishing, Inc., 1998. ISBN 0-7894-3527-6

[2] restaurant-hospitality.com

[3] "merchantduvin.com". Archived from the original on 2006-11-03. Retrieved 2006-10-08.

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