Spaten Optimator

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

Draught: Sour, grainy nose. Not much head or lace. Tastes like a fruity Shiner Bock. Other flavors include figs, caramel, maple syrup and dark bread. Long, tangy finish with a little bitterness. Hoppier than the Celebrator or Salvator. What I found very interesting is the spicy cinnamon flavor that came out after taking a bite of a delicious sandwich that had horseradish on it. Decent.

12 oz bottle into imp pint glass. Very clear brown bottle with little to no head. Smells of malt and fruit- maybe some banana and raisin. Sweet taste initially with malt follow. Very light feel in the mouth and very easy to drink. This is a go to beer for me because of its easy drinkability while masking pretty high alcohol.

From a 500mL Bottle. Transparent, cherrywood brown colored pour with a thick layer of fizzy beige head. Fruity, raisin-laden munich malt aromas with some sweet caramel melanoidins. Clean, soft, and malty, with no yeast or hop characters noticeable. Medium bodied, moderately carbonated mouthfeel with a smooth, soft texture. Hints of chocolate bitterness accompanies a smooth, raisin and plum laden malt flavor on the palate. Fairly sweet in flavor, but doesn’t weigh heavily on the palate. Moderate, warming alcohol presence. Finishes clean and acceptably dry, leaving behind hints of chocolate roast lingering on the palate. It’s a classic for a reason.

pours brownish red color, with tan head that didn’t last long, smells of raisins and maybe some fruit, also caramel malt. the flavor is on the sweet side with a slight bitter finish, alcohol is evident, in my opinion it also tastes like a sugar cookie but maybe thats just me. overall very enjoyable dopplebock.

esta la probe en munich cuando fui a pasear y todos los dias despues de reuniones nos echabamos las birrias y pasamos un buen rato que vale la pena super

12 oz bottle. Pours a brownish red cody with some off-white head. The aroma is sweet, the taste is roasty with some notes of sweetness and alcohol.

Calibration beer at the liquid poets first-and-a-half slam homebrew competition. scores in () are bjcp, scores in [] are ratebeer
Aroma: Malty-toasty. some light metallic/oxidized notes. some skunk (6/12) [5/10]
Appearance: Med. brown w/ a think tan head. small ring of tan bubbles @ edge of glass. crystal clear (3/3) [5/5]
Flavor: Malty, bready, sweet start with toasty notes. Light hop bitterness. No Diacetyl. Clean finish, but with some sweetness (17/20)[8/10]
Mouthfeel: Med. body, low carb , warming, all good for style (4/5) [4/5]
OA: nice D’bock. No major flaws except the skunk/oxidation. (8/10) [16/20]

Pours a fairly dark brown colour with a large tan head. Aroma is fruity, of black cherry and apples. Nutty of course, mouthfeel is creamy and taste is pleasent- roasted malts, butterscotch and almonds.