Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier Dunkel

Brewed by Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu (InBev)
Style: Dunkelweizen
Munich, Germany

Another one as part of a BJCP training session that I was somewhat surprised to see I hadn’t rated. Hazy deep amber. Bready and clove aroma, some toast. Flavor is bready with balanacing notes of clove, banana, vanilla, and faint bubblegum. Perhaps not the most over the top beer, but enjoyable.

Good beer. A little bitter and soft on carbonation. Nice color and creamy head.

Pours a gravity defying head on a rick copper red concoction. Bananas and cloves and a little sweet. Marvellous.

[Sampled in 2004.] Pretty good in the heat, but not that bad a beer althought betterones can be found round the corner.

500ml bottle. Reddy brown, self-supporting head. Sweet malt and molasses backdrop to the aroma - details of orange and other fruits. Pleasant carbonation. Smooth succulent palate. Taste of rich malts, molasses, very drinkable.

Full bottle poured into a Weizen. Pours a hazel amber with a tight woven fluffy off white head of epic proportions! Aroma is slightly malty, esters, cloves, and bread. Taste is near identical with a touch too much carbonation which causes my mouth to become watery. Slightly banana with an overtone of clove, spices and bread. Yeasty aftertaste.

Bottle. Pours a hazy caramel color with huge frothy head. Aroma is doughy with some sweet yeast and sweetish malt. Flavor is very lgiht with a hint of grainy malt. Some astringent bitterness and sourness in the finish. Mouthfeel alternates between cream, bubbly and watery. Not my favorite rendition of the style, but an ok beer overall.

Heavy malty aroma. Huge creamy, off-white head. Excellent lacing. Fully lasting longevity. Cloudy yellow body. Light bitter initial flavor. Light to medium palate and a watery texture.