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rAvg: 3.9
pDev: 12.31%
Reviews: 1207
Hads: 702

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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 Douglas88:

Douglas88

Utah

4/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours out a rich caramel/ruby color with a large tan head. The aroma is rich fruits and malts, some alcohol also. The flavor is sweet fruits and malt, smooth and the alcohol is really well hidden. 7.2%, but very nice. One of my favorite beers available locally, as with all of the German beers, crisp and clean.

Serving type: bottle

11-08-2008 00:29:54 | More by Douglas88

More User Reviews:

jaswilson2

South Carolina

2.75/5 rDev -29.5%

05-25-2013 03:08:06 | More by jaswilson2

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