Spaten Münchner Hell / München / Premium

Brewed by Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu (InBev)
Style: Dortmunder/Helles
Munich, Germany

In 1894 Spaten became the first brewery in Munich to produce this brand of light lager. Golden in color with a well-balanced hop-flavor. The full rounded body is a superb balance between hops and a malty sweetness. Also known as Spaten Münchner Hell and is sold under that name in Germany

Aroma/Malty-light, Appearance Head/Initial - size/large, Head/Color-white, Body/Hue-clear, Initial Flavor-bitter/light, Finish/Flavor- bitter/light Palate/Body-medium beer

This beer is a yellow beer with no head at all. Aroma was skunky heiniken aroma. NOt too much taste at all, but quite drinkable at the end of the day... mostly thanks to the fact that the taste is small and mostly nonoffensive with the exception of the rancid skunkiness.

Ugh...I hate Dortmunders but I’ve had some that I could stand. This one I couldn’t. Pour was a light gold with no head. Aroma of skunk and malt. Taste was thick and lightly carbonated. Tasted like a less carnonated pilsener with no hoppiness and no aftertaste...which leaves not much. Blah..hard to believe this is the brewer of the Optimator

Pours a crystal clear gold with with lots of rising bubbles and one finger of frothy head that diminishes fairly quickly. The nose is fairly muted with light, crisp, slightly perfumed pale malt and lightly grassy hops. Light-bodied with lively, fine carbonation and a crisp, clean and just lightly bitter finish. Light, sweet, malt front with a crisp, clean finish. The hops are there at the end but play a minor role in the flavor profile. For a lager, it’s actually pretty nice. I’m beginning to see that my preference among lagers leans toward the Helles, Marzen, Vienna side of things vs. the junk that I consumed in mass quantities back in college.

Bottle under the Munchner Hell label in Triberg. Average, enjoyable drinkable beer. Light and refrshing at any time.

Kinda like the German Bud or Coors....but a lot better. Crisp tasting and refreshing.

Class: Light Lager/Munich Helles - Aroma: Light malt forward, sweet and clean aroma. Light hop with some corn and citrus like aroma. Hop is light and in background. Appearance: straw yellow with white head, fair retention. Flavor: Moderate malt accentuated beer that is not overly sweet, but rather focuses on malt flavor with underlying hop bitterness in a supporting role. Finishes dry with mellow malt with lingering light bitterness. Overall impression: Malty, but fully attenuated. Not as crisp and light as American Lagers, but is one step up in maltiness without the "heaviness" of Pilsners and Ales. I think that because hops take a back seat to the malt, that it makes it boring and too malty. However, I think everyone should try this beer at least once due to it’s historical heritage. Cheers.