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Spaten Dunkel
Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu
- From:
- Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu
- Germany
- Style:
- Munich Dunkel
Ranked #98 - ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #23,932 - Avg:
- 3.67 | pDev: 12.53%
- Reviews:
- 210
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 27, 2024
- Added:
- Feb 05, 2009
- Wants:
- 28
- Gots:
- 65
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Reviewed 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, 2019Reviewed 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
Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania
3.92/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
One of the double-plus benefits of living at Chez Woody is the six-pack bottle shop out my back door & across a short parking lot. I like to go in & browse, shoot the breeze with my neighbors & generally keep my hand in. Occasionally, something will just jump out at me, like tonight, when I spied a rack (sixer) of these sitting on the room temperature shelf. My neighbor was equally baffled and discounted the price since they were not cold. I love my house, my neighborhood & my neighbors!
From the bottle: "Brewed in Munich Germany since 1397".
Once the cap was Pop!ped, I employed an aggro pour that produced a finger-plus of rich, thick, deep-tan/light-brown head with good retention. Color was Brown to Dark Brown (SRM = > 22, < 27) with NE-quality clarity. Nose had a treacle-like sweetness and it reminded me, just as Cuz Colby did last night, that I really need to read my copy of "Malt". Is this melanoidin? I don't know, but I am interested. Mouthfeel was medium. The taste was nutty, bready, treacle-like and very drinkable. The finish was semi-sweet, making it all the more enjoyable. I can go for years without sweet stuff and this was only slightly sweet, just enough to be enjoyable without doing me in. I am gifting the remaining five to my tasting club tomorrow, so it will be interesting to see what they think.
Aug 27, 2016From the bottle: "Brewed in Munich Germany since 1397".
Once the cap was Pop!ped, I employed an aggro pour that produced a finger-plus of rich, thick, deep-tan/light-brown head with good retention. Color was Brown to Dark Brown (SRM = > 22, < 27) with NE-quality clarity. Nose had a treacle-like sweetness and it reminded me, just as Cuz Colby did last night, that I really need to read my copy of "Malt". Is this melanoidin? I don't know, but I am interested. Mouthfeel was medium. The taste was nutty, bready, treacle-like and very drinkable. The finish was semi-sweet, making it all the more enjoyable. I can go for years without sweet stuff and this was only slightly sweet, just enough to be enjoyable without doing me in. I am gifting the remaining five to my tasting club tomorrow, so it will be interesting to see what they think.
Spaten Dunkel from Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
603 ratings
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