Spaten Dunkel
Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu
- From:
- Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu
- Germany
- Style:
- Munich Dunkel
Ranked #134 - ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #33,349 - Avg:
- 3.67 | pDev: 12.53%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 211
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 23, 2025
- Added:
- Feb 05, 2009
- Wants:
- 29
- Gots:
- 65
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Sinte from Italy
3.6/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On tap.
Clear brown body with a small, frothy, tan white head, mostly diminishing with fair lacing.
Moderate malty (toasted, caramel) aroma with notes of dark fruits (plum, maybe grape) and bread.
Moderate sweet and light-to-moderate bitter flavour; average-lasting dry finish.
Medium body with watery-to-oily texture; soft carbonation.
Dec 23, 2025Clear brown body with a small, frothy, tan white head, mostly diminishing with fair lacing.
Moderate malty (toasted, caramel) aroma with notes of dark fruits (plum, maybe grape) and bread.
Moderate sweet and light-to-moderate bitter flavour; average-lasting dry finish.
Medium body with watery-to-oily texture; soft carbonation.
Rated by ttoadee from Texas
3.43/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.43/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
RB transfer
Aug 11, 2025Reviewed by Lexluthor33 from New York
3.52/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Medium brown color with a small head and lace.
aroma caramel hints with grains, malts and grapes.
Taste of light malts, grape and fruit.
The feel has a high carbonation with a medium body.
This to me is a B- or C+ beer.
Feb 27, 2024aroma caramel hints with grains, malts and grapes.
Taste of light malts, grape and fruit.
The feel has a high carbonation with a medium body.
This to me is a B- or C+ beer.
Reviewed by weissbock from Alabama
3.73/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
somewhat dark brown in pint glass, decent aroma medium lite carbonation. I'm sure I first tried this in Germany, does spaten brew in in USA or Canada as well? Just seemed a bit more "Americanized" with this recent tasting, sweeter than i remembered, not bad, just sweeter and seemed a tad more roasty than what i had in Germany. Not as true to style but again that first try was a decade ago. medium mouth feel with no lingering aftertaste,, at least not in a bad way. Lots of bready notes, very slight dried fruit. Overall made me realize I miss this stlye and must try more brands... then brew my own. Nice!
Nov 18, 2019
Reviewed by Bombelsky from Poland
3.8/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Copper clear, ivory huge frothy foam. Big bubbles. Leaving a good lacing. Medium-low malty notes. Bread.
Low-hoppy bitterness, medium malty sweetness. Chewy, bready flavor. Soft carbonation, medium-low body, light dry finish.
Mar 10, 2018Low-hoppy bitterness, medium malty sweetness. Chewy, bready flavor. Soft carbonation, medium-low body, light dry finish.
Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York
3.79/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Deep chestnut with leggy tan head. 4
Raisin bread + plum skin - tart. 3.75
Pretzel crust, hazelnut skin, some carob and syrupy end. 3.75
Round, almost medium, chewy. 4
The brown notes are there, but there's also that sour-sticky malt thing. I've had better Melanoidin richness from some alts. Underachieves a bit. 3.75
Feb 02, 2017Raisin bread + plum skin - tart. 3.75
Pretzel crust, hazelnut skin, some carob and syrupy end. 3.75
Round, almost medium, chewy. 4
The brown notes are there, but there's also that sour-sticky malt thing. I've had better Melanoidin richness from some alts. Underachieves a bit. 3.75
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