Spaten Optimator

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

Kinda light for a doppelbock. Which is a good thing. Tan foam, caramel malts. Nice carbonation as well. Would like to try this again.

Great caramel flavor combined with heavy malt, perfect bitterness, well-balanced and heavy, finishes sweet and dry.

Dark Brown, with 3 finger head. at first i thought this to be too syrupy sweet. but after i let it sit and warm up just a bit, it seems to have really mellowed out a bit, and seems more balanced. although still a tad sweet, its not overpowering, nice bitter hops comes through in the end and helps balance out. I would get this again, and would like to sample it on tap.

Light caramel aroma with a light brown head. A heavy roasted and caramel flavor. Little bitterness, and a heavy mouth feel.

They ain’t lying about the roasted malt flavor. Pours a dark amber cherry cola color with white head. Bubbles rise continually, helping this beer to taste fresh. The smell of roasted cigar like scents fills your nose, and a roasty malty, lite flavor follows. goes well with pot roast. Not too complex, just good old fashioned roasted barley taste. A focused brew.

Pours a clear dark brown with a large tan head. Aroma is very malty, strong on the raisins, malt syrup, and nuts. Yeast and chocolate become apparent while sipping through the head. When it gets down to actually drinking the beer, the malt syrup and raisin elements are up front, becoming more roasted in the finish. Decidedly hot, boozy mouthfeel, dry on the tail, somewhat thin-bodied.

330 mL. Pours a clear deep orangish brown with almost no head and little carbonation. Aromas of cider vinegar, caramel, dates, milk chocolate. Taste is watery up front with sweet raisins, dates, brown sugar, and heavy malt. Coats the mouth and leaves a cardboard-like dry taste. Overall probably one of the worst dobbelbocks I have tried. Not much here.

Pours very dark slightly orange amber with little head on an aggressive pour. The aroma is of malts and yeast. The flavor is decent, mostly malty and grainy. The mouthfeel is moderate and slightly creamy. This is decent beer.