Spaten Optimator

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

Caramel and roasted aroma. Toasted, caramel flavor with very little hops detected. Sweet finish, with just a bit of the alcohol.

yeasty/musty aroma with a soapy head....malty flavor with a sweet finish..not what I expected

Tons of flavor here... roast, malt, a little fruity (but it’s subdued), not hoppy. The increased alcohol content is apparent in the flavor, too, but it compliments the other flavors. Pours a deep mahogany. On tap.

Very malty, with a caramel like taste. Great for those who aren’t fans of hops, but love strong flavors.

Poured a thin head which dissapated quickly. Nice brown/ruby color body. Aroma is a slight caramel with a hint of banana to it. Decent toasty malt flavor. No real hoppy bitterness detected... A nice beer overall.

Bottle. Sweet nose, some caramel and fruit with a touch of smokey chocolate. Flavor is a lot of the same, really nice but with a slightly cloying palate. A bit overly sweet, nonetheless a good bock. Deep brown, touch of ruby/amber in the thinner areas.

Pours dark brownish-black. Small head that dissapates. Nice aroma of caramel malts. Medium body, sweet to the finish. Very nice beer.

Pours a dark caramel red, rich and clear with a big light tan cream colo red head, diminishing relatively rapidly to a thin layer. the nose is sweet with big malt, caramel, with even a slight aspect of roasty fruitiness. Clean with a small amount of honey. Light floral hint of hops in the backdrop. Sweet, but not cloying, rich in the nose mostly. A full rich creamy mouthfeel. Small subdued bubbles. Big and sweet. Rich round caramel malt with a bit of alcohol and some roast countervailing. A of dark malt acidity makes the sweetness modestly powerful. The caramel malt richness gives way to a fruity and actually dry finish, powered by a good bit of roast. A lingering dry fruit stays on the tongue. Not a bad go-to beer!