Ayinger Brewery

Location

Aying, Germany

Opened

1877

Barrels per year

140,000 hL / 120,000 U.S. barrels

Owner(s)

independent

Active beers

Name	Type
Celebrator	doppelbock
Altbairisch	dunkel
Bräu Weisse	Weissbier
Jahrhundert Bier	light, malty lager
Oktober Fest-Märzen	Märzen
Ur-Weisse	dark wheat beer

The Ayinger Brewery (pronounced "eye-ing-gr"; German: Brauerei Aying) is a medium-sized German brewery located in Aying, Bavaria, about 25 km from Munich. Approximately 10% of Ayinger beers are exported, mainly to Italy, the United States, and the rest of Europe. Ayinger beers have been frequent award winners in international beer competitions.

For some years, a range of beer was brewed under the Ayingerbrau name by Samuel Smith's Brewery in Tadcaster, United Kingdom. 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. 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

Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock.

World Beer Championships

2007 World Beer Championships

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

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

“Deutsche Landwirtschafts Gesellschaft - DLG” (German Agricultural Society) International Competition

Jahrhundert-Bier - 1997(G), 1998(G), 2000(G), 2001-2004(S), 2005(G)
Bräu-Hell - 2001(G), 2003-2005(G)
Bräu-Weisse - 1997(G), 1998(G), 2000(G), 2001(S), 2002-2005(G)
Ur-Weiße - 2004(G), 2005(G)
Altbairisch-Dunkel - 1997(G), 1998(S), 2001(S), 2003-2005(G)
Leichte Bräu-Weisse - 1998(S), 2000(S)

Ayinger Oktoberfest Maerzen beer bottle and glass

(G)=Gold (S)=Silver

Notes

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