Spaten Oktoberfestbier Ur-Märzen | Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu
Brewed by:
Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu
Germany
franziskaner-weissbier.de
Style: Märzen / Oktoberfest
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.90%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
No notes at this time.
Added by Quaffer on 09-04-2001
Ratings: 2,580 | Reviews: 1,161
4.31/5 rDev +19.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This one out in my blind taste test amongst several German and American Oktoberfest beers. Beautiful dark Amber color with a big bubbled head which dissipates sooner than you'd like. Very faint nose (very clean) which could be the weakest part of this beer. The taste is outstanding, big malt, tea digestive biscuits, faint caramel notes. Fantastic Oktoberfest beer. I'll have a boot of this please.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This one out in my blind taste test amongst several German and American Oktoberfest beers. Beautiful dark Amber color with a big bubbled head which dissipates sooner than you'd like. Very faint nose (very clean) which could be the weakest part of this beer. The taste is outstanding, big malt, tea digestive biscuits, faint caramel notes. Fantastic Oktoberfest beer. I'll have a boot of this please.
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3.73/5 rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours dark orange with one finger off white head.
The aroma is toffee, caramel malts, herbal noble hops with a very faint skunkiness.
The flavor is sweet caramel malts and toffee with bread crust. The skunk doesn't come through on the flavor. It then finishes with a light pleasant herbal and dry hoppiness.
The mouthfeel isn't overly thick, but I'd enough to coat the mouth.
Overall, it's okay. Not my favorite, but it's solid.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours dark orange with one finger off white head.
The aroma is toffee, caramel malts, herbal noble hops with a very faint skunkiness.
The flavor is sweet caramel malts and toffee with bread crust. The skunk doesn't come through on the flavor. It then finishes with a light pleasant herbal and dry hoppiness.
The mouthfeel isn't overly thick, but I'd enough to coat the mouth.
Overall, it's okay. Not my favorite, but it's solid.
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4.39/5 rDev +21.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
3.41/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Relatively faint aroma of biscuit with hints of spice and fruit. Clear deep amber with a short cream-colored head, thick and bubbly, ending quickly as a thin cap with a ring. Stringy lacing. Lots of visible carbonation. Surprisingly bitter on the initial taste, continuing on through the finish. Taste, apart from the bitterness, is tart and a bit off-putting to me.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Relatively faint aroma of biscuit with hints of spice and fruit. Clear deep amber with a short cream-colored head, thick and bubbly, ending quickly as a thin cap with a ring. Stringy lacing. Lots of visible carbonation. Surprisingly bitter on the initial taste, continuing on through the finish. Taste, apart from the bitterness, is tart and a bit off-putting to me.
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4.27/5 rDev +18%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.02/5 rDev +11%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.78/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.13/5 rDev -13.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
It tastes a little too much like the regular spaten to me, it's better in my opinion but the color is probably the biggest difference between the two of them.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
It tastes a little too much like the regular spaten to me, it's better in my opinion but the color is probably the biggest difference between the two of them.
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3.6/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.88/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.9/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Smell: toasted bready malts and subtle caramel sweetness. herbal hop aroma notes.
Look: medium amber, almost copper with a nice half inch off-white head with good retention. bright clear. minimal lace.
Taste: bready, caramelly, malt sweetness smoothly balanced by herbal noble hop bitterness. no hop derived flavors. simple...
Feel: body is medium, texture creamy, moderate carbonation and medium to low astringency. the finish is short and moderately dry with lingering mild waves of bitterness.
Overall: very nice. so smooth that adventurous craft drinkers might find it uninteresting. a classic style. dig it.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Smell: toasted bready malts and subtle caramel sweetness. herbal hop aroma notes.
Look: medium amber, almost copper with a nice half inch off-white head with good retention. bright clear. minimal lace.
Taste: bready, caramelly, malt sweetness smoothly balanced by herbal noble hop bitterness. no hop derived flavors. simple...
Feel: body is medium, texture creamy, moderate carbonation and medium to low astringency. the finish is short and moderately dry with lingering mild waves of bitterness.
Overall: very nice. so smooth that adventurous craft drinkers might find it uninteresting. a classic style. dig it.
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3.52/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.75/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.32/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.6/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
The beer is a clear dark copper color with a very thin white head and some carbonation. Lots of malts in the aroma with a slight sweetness and a very light hop aroma. The beer is well balanced and crisp. A little sweet on the front with a nice bitterness on the end but over all flavors seem very mild. The beer is light easy and crisp.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
The beer is a clear dark copper color with a very thin white head and some carbonation. Lots of malts in the aroma with a slight sweetness and a very light hop aroma. The beer is well balanced and crisp. A little sweet on the front with a nice bitterness on the end but over all flavors seem very mild. The beer is light easy and crisp.
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3.65/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Spaten Oktoberfestbier Ur-Märzen from Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu
Beer rating:
45.3% out of
100 with
2,580 ratings
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured a copper brown with frothy 2 finger cream colored head. Moderate lacing was present. Faint nose with herbal hops and sweet malt. Big malt flavor up front with tea, bread crust and a slight hoppiness on the end. Medium - light body. A bit thinner than I expected with light carbonation. Overall, not a bad Oktoberfest beer.
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