Ayinger Brewery

Ayinger Brewery

Location	Aying, Germany
Coordinates	47°58′19″N 11°46′26″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

The Ayinger Brewery (/ˈaɪ.ɪŋɡər/ EYE-ing-gər; German: Brauerei Aying) is a brewery in Aying, Bavaria, Germany, 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.

Licensed production in UK

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

Awards

World Beer Championships

2007 World Beer Championships

Ayinger posted these results at the 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

Since 1994, Ayinger has received these awards:

• 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

See also

• German beer

External links

• Ayinger Brewery website
• Ayinger on U.S. importer's website
• Ayinger's UK distributor