Spaten Dunkel
Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu

Spaten DunkelSpaten Dunkel
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From:
Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu
 
Germany
Style:
Munich Dunkel
Ranked #98
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
83
Ranked #23,936
Avg:
3.67 | pDev: 12.53%
Reviews:
210
Ratings:
603
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 27, 2024
Added:
Feb 05, 2009
Wants:
  28
Gots:
  65
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Ratings by tigrstylz:
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Rated by tigrstylz from Texas

3/5  rDev -18.3%

Jan 20, 2012
More User Ratings:
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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
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, 2024
 
Rated: 3.83 by DarrellK from Florida

Jul 11, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by mpenske from California

May 22, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Nov 15, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by aasher from Indiana

Jun 20, 2021
 
Rated: 3.74 by imnodoctorbut from Texas

Mar 19, 2020
 
Rated: 3.51 by JTuomi from Finland

Jan 31, 2020
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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
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
 
Rated: 3.64 by MRLott from Georgia

Jul 14, 2018
 
Rated: 3.4 by sqpat from Washington

May 29, 2018
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Reviewed by Bombelsky from Poland

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, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by OompaMentor from Georgia

Jan 05, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by paulish from New York

Jan 03, 2018
 
Rated: 3.41 by CobraDC23 from Florida

Mar 06, 2017
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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
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, 2017
 
Rated: 4.07 by Darkhnum from Israel

Dec 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.96 by Faune from New York

Oct 07, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by mdt88 from Pennsylvania

Sep 01, 2016
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

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, 2016
Spaten Dunkel from Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 603 ratings