Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse Dunkel | Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu
Brewed by:
Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu
Germany
franziskaner-weissbier.de
Style: Dunkelweizen
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.00%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
No notes at this time.
Added by Todd on 07-13-2001
Ratings: 1,678 | Reviews: 822
3.73/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from fridge temp. Very little carbonation on the pour, and the bubbles dissipated quickly. Look is a dark brown with some transparency. Nose is malty, some cinnamon, bready, nutty, and some raisin. Taste is surprisingly sweet upfront. Quickly turns to a subtle toast flavor. Raisins and a bit of caramel coming through. Definitely getting nutty notes. I think the sweetness is a bit high for me, especially following the nice soft nose. Feel is a bit dry and medium bodied. Overall, a nice drinkable beer.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from fridge temp. Very little carbonation on the pour, and the bubbles dissipated quickly. Look is a dark brown with some transparency. Nose is malty, some cinnamon, bready, nutty, and some raisin. Taste is surprisingly sweet upfront. Quickly turns to a subtle toast flavor. Raisins and a bit of caramel coming through. Definitely getting nutty notes. I think the sweetness is a bit high for me, especially following the nice soft nose. Feel is a bit dry and medium bodied. Overall, a nice drinkable beer.
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3.91/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a weizen glass, the appearance was a semi-dark brown/dark red color with a two finger off white foamy head that slid off at a decent pace. Lace seemed to slide for the most part, somewhat stringy.
The aroma had some semi-sweet banana esters, some light caramel, then the clove, sweet wheat, a touch of dark chocolate and ended with a whiff of dessert crackers.
The flavor was moderately sweet through those prior mentioned aromas to carry the clove in fairly nice in a slight spicy sort of fashion. Wheat came in somewhat in that zesty sort of kick in the aftertaste as I expected it to.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with an accompanying sort of sessionably sweet grip. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt appropriate. Comfortably mobile wheat-like to banana sweet finish.
Overall, pretty good as a dunkelweizen, one that I'd come back to. Good as is, but too bad they're owned by AB.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a weizen glass, the appearance was a semi-dark brown/dark red color with a two finger off white foamy head that slid off at a decent pace. Lace seemed to slide for the most part, somewhat stringy.
The aroma had some semi-sweet banana esters, some light caramel, then the clove, sweet wheat, a touch of dark chocolate and ended with a whiff of dessert crackers.
The flavor was moderately sweet through those prior mentioned aromas to carry the clove in fairly nice in a slight spicy sort of fashion. Wheat came in somewhat in that zesty sort of kick in the aftertaste as I expected it to.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with an accompanying sort of sessionably sweet grip. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt appropriate. Comfortably mobile wheat-like to banana sweet finish.
Overall, pretty good as a dunkelweizen, one that I'd come back to. Good as is, but too bad they're owned by AB.
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2.53/5 rDev -33.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
3.77/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
5/5 rDev +31.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
The best dunkel I've ever had. My favorite beer. Dark, but not so dark that you can't enjoy it year-round. Sadly, I'm told it is no longer available in the US.
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look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
The best dunkel I've ever had. My favorite beer. Dark, but not so dark that you can't enjoy it year-round. Sadly, I'm told it is no longer available in the US.
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4.37/5 rDev +15%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Dark amber. Tall four fingers tall frothy off-white head. Fantastic lacing.
Bread crust upfront. Banana esters moderate high. Moderate high phenols.
Low grainy taste. Some medium-low malty sweetness. Moderate banana flavor.
Medium light body. Moderate carbonation. Creamy. Spicy. Long dry finish.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Dark amber. Tall four fingers tall frothy off-white head. Fantastic lacing.
Bread crust upfront. Banana esters moderate high. Moderate high phenols.
Low grainy taste. Some medium-low malty sweetness. Moderate banana flavor.
Medium light body. Moderate carbonation. Creamy. Spicy. Long dry finish.
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3.6/5 rDev -5.3%
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
2.24/5 rDev -41.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 1.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25
Look's pretty good, dark and big creamy white head that forms a contrast.
Aroma is a bit unusual, not sure how to describe it really...not very inviting, quite gassy...kind of a carbon dioxide overload.
It certainly has some interesting flavours happening. But do I like them? Maybe. I am changing opinion as I continue to drink. Tastes are of maybe cloves, banana peel, lemon peel and banana. Better as it warms up.
Overall, it's pretty good. Just a bit heavy, from the wheat. Not easy to drink lots of these, due to the high gluten. At least there is good overall taste VS just malt and wheat, that adds more complexity when compared to many other similar style beers.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 1.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25
Look's pretty good, dark and big creamy white head that forms a contrast.
Aroma is a bit unusual, not sure how to describe it really...not very inviting, quite gassy...kind of a carbon dioxide overload.
It certainly has some interesting flavours happening. But do I like them? Maybe. I am changing opinion as I continue to drink. Tastes are of maybe cloves, banana peel, lemon peel and banana. Better as it warms up.
Overall, it's pretty good. Just a bit heavy, from the wheat. Not easy to drink lots of these, due to the high gluten. At least there is good overall taste VS just malt and wheat, that adds more complexity when compared to many other similar style beers.
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3.6/5 rDev -5.3%
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
3.59/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.86/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
L: gives a murky dark-brown color, with a medium top of creamy head that disolves slowly, decent lacings on the side of the glass.
A: caramel,bread,banana,cloves and other spices.
T&F: sweet and fruity upfront, with roasted malts in the background. in the middle gets more spicy where i feel the cloves a lot more, while i also feel the mlats get more stronger in the middle and in the finish.dry sweetness in the finish and decent lenght on the aftertaste.medioum bodied with medium carbonation. I think the mouthfeel gets a little to watery and it could have stronger flavours in this beer.
O: A good and easy drinking dunkelweissen, sure worth a try.I had no problem enjoying this one, but it is better examples of the style out there,
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look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
L: gives a murky dark-brown color, with a medium top of creamy head that disolves slowly, decent lacings on the side of the glass.
A: caramel,bread,banana,cloves and other spices.
T&F: sweet and fruity upfront, with roasted malts in the background. in the middle gets more spicy where i feel the cloves a lot more, while i also feel the mlats get more stronger in the middle and in the finish.dry sweetness in the finish and decent lenght on the aftertaste.medioum bodied with medium carbonation. I think the mouthfeel gets a little to watery and it could have stronger flavours in this beer.
O: A good and easy drinking dunkelweissen, sure worth a try.I had no problem enjoying this one, but it is better examples of the style out there,
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4.62/5 rDev +21.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
3.83/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse Dunkel from Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu
3.8
out of 5
based on 1,678 ratings.
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5