Spaten Optimator - Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu

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1,908 Ratings

rAvg: 3.9
pDev: 12.31%
Reviews: 1207
Hads: 701

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Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu

Germany

Style | ABV
Doppelbock | 7.60% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (1062), on-tap (142), nitro-tap (1), cask (1), nitro-bottle (1).

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Reviews by Brewbro000:

Brewbro000

Oregon

4.13/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A- Pours a deep brown that when held to the light shows hints of ruby red with a one finger off white head. The head retains for a few minutes but resides to a faint rim around the glass with patches in between
S- Very powerful malt aroma with little to no recognizable hop character. Hints of caramel, raisins and molasses
T- Malt backbone is the dominate flavor in this beer, from the caramel and roasted flavors to the residual sweetness provided. This beer cleans up quite quickly at the end of each sip, despite its alcohol content and mild sweetness.
M- Medium bodied but not too thick or chewy, which i assumed was part of this style, i expected it to be slightly more chewy to say the least.
D- You feel the alcohol on this pretty quickly although it isn't immediately noticed when consuming, leading me to think i could drink a number of these, i assume i would easily be feeling it after 2 or three!

Serving type: bottle

12-20-2010 01:14:59 | More by Brewbro000

More User Reviews:

InspectorBob

New Jersey

4/5 rDev +2.6%

05-23-2013 15:11:22 | More by InspectorBob

Isotope

Texas

4/5 rDev +2.6%

05-23-2013 02:48:47 | More by Isotope

Bikeboy1

Pennsylvania

3.5/5 rDev -10.3%

05-22-2013 19:25:11 | More by Bikeboy1

jiffymon

New York

3.75/5 rDev -3.8%

05-22-2013 14:33:08 | More by jiffymon

Glyph

Georgia

4/5 rDev +2.6%

05-22-2013 01:20:31 | More by Glyph

GinsuDave

Michigan

3.75/5 rDev -3.8%

05-21-2013 23:25:05 | More by GinsuDave

Blumstein

Tennessee

3.5/5 rDev -10.3%

05-20-2013 04:16:39 | More by Blumstein

Rwang

California

4.5/5 rDev +15.4%

05-19-2013 01:53:41 | More by Rwang

apanloco

Sweden

1/5 rDev -74.4%

05-18-2013 20:04:17 | More by apanloco

Wildcatz69

Kentucky

4.25/5 rDev +9%

05-17-2013 19:45:53 | More by Wildcatz69

rheff

Arkansas

4.75/5 rDev +21.8%

05-17-2013 03:48:43 | More by rheff

Sarmartay

California

3.75/5 rDev -3.8%

05-14-2013 20:03:10 | More by Sarmartay

shanny1981

Georgia

4.33/5 rDev +11%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

This is one of my favorite classic German beers. This is a very decent, full bodied, flavorful, reddish amber beer with a good sweet, roasted grain smell. A roasted malt flavor with some hops in the aftertaste. Has a fair amount of head to it that dissipates almost immediately. Some toasted grains on the aftertaste so a little bitterness as the aftertaste with a hint of some grapefruit. A dry finish which would go good with any good meal.

Serving type: cask

05-14-2013 13:51:29 | More by shanny1981

adkrogue

New York

4/5 rDev +2.6%

05-14-2013 13:46:07 | More by adkrogue

MistahBeah

Massachusetts

2.34/5 rDev -40%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.25

I think this one may have been skunky so maybe not accurate. Reading other reviews that were favorable but I really didn't care for this one

Appearance: Initially poured like a true dopplebock. Small tan head. Little carbonation. Deep copper. Clear amber in the light. No retention/lacing. After a little while I honestly thought it looked like sewage. Not very inviting but maybe its my overall impression clouding my judgment.

Aroma: No surprises here. Smells like yeast and sweet caramel. A tad hoppy?

Taste: This is where it tanks in my opinion. Way too hoppy for the style and it tastes skunky. Tastes more like a maibock - which wouldn't be bad if it wasn't a dopplebock. Sticky resin hops with slight char malts but virtually no sweetness. No detectable alcohol. Really not a fan.

Mouthfeel: Feels more carbonated than you'd think. Really coats the mouth. Sticky and if I thought it tasted better I wouldn't mind.

Overall: Like I said, if it said it was a maibock I'd probably enjoy it but I was let down. Not a terrible beer just a bad representation of the style

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 23:30:05 | More by MistahBeah