Spaten Münchner Hell / München / Premium

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

Light yellow and clear. Has a white, mostly diminishing head. Aroma is light malt, light bread. Flavor starts light bitter, finish is heavy sweet, floral.

While admitting that lagers are not my favorite, especially pale ones, I have to say that this is much better than most.

On tap from Rich o’s Public House. Nice golden colour. Was enjoyed by all who sampled it.

Bottle. Clear light golden colour with a small white head. Aroma and flavour of malt and hops.

On tap, Sharp Edge Creekhouse. Presents a clear gold colored body under a small foamy white head that left lots of heavy lacing. Aroma is pretty nice, albeit fairly light. Soft hoppy aroma with some light bready malt. Pretty clean crisp flavor, light bitterness up front, fading to a little bit of a corn flavor on the finish. Mouthfeel is light bodied with a crisp mouthfeel and moderate fizzy carbonation. This was pretty decent I thought. I was surprised to see so many low rationgs for this.

good beer, good pour, wish i lived in germany so the beer would be cheaper, seems like a good default beer.

On tap at the Sharp Edge Creekhouse in Pgh, thanks mtoast! Once poured, the look of this beer is ubiquitous pale yellow American lager. From the beginning, the head is a thin white froth that is barely present. It presents a girdle around the inside edge of the glass. Aroma is very mild, barely detectable, beery yeast smell that is so common with lagers. From the onset, the taste is friendly lager, very gentleman in the mannerisms. I am very surprised this is styled as a dort/helles, it is so American lagerlike that I can’t see that style. Absolutely no hints of oppressive bitterness, easy to like and easy to enjoy. This beer will not offend anybody except the imperial stout and IPA drinkers. This beer is a mild lager that is repeatable and can be a good session brew. No lager lover will complain about this beer, enjoyably excellent. During the finish there is an unexpected slight low bitterness that builds. Overall this is your typical American style lager and tho it is a good brew, there are many other cheaper beers out there that achieve the same attributes. For example, Schmidt’s is a good lager beer with the same characteristics but is much less expensive. As far as dort/helles goes, this beer is not quite as good a Lowenbrau but it does not posses any of the negative qualities that I found with Great Lakes Dort and Victory V lager.

Aroma of grain and floral notes. Has a pilsner character with what tastes like Spalt or Saaz hops-but they’re not particularly pronounced. Ok but not really a fave of mine from this brewery.