Spaten Optimator

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

tap. small tan head into dark brown body. aromas of strong malts (caramel) and light hops. very enjoyable beer.

Bottle. Pours with no head, clear, dark, dark brown. Aroma of coffee and banana. Taste is light for a doppelbock, with all the requisite flavors as well as a little coffee and bubblegum. Pleasant.

Funny, I’m not really getting the same experiences as the rest of you are. This is my beer of choice when I go to my favorite bar, Red Lion, in LA. Don’t get me wrong, it’s different than a sipping beer, but I love the full-bodied taste, the sweet/bitter after taste, and the crisp finish. It does leave that caramel, heavy sweetness feeling in your mouth like you get after drinking Coca Cola, but a glass of cold water along with it really finishes it up nicely. I love Optimator.

I like the color. Had an interesting allure. Smell could have been better, but I’m not complaining. Rather light taste, but a good beer overall

Pale, nothing special. You can taste the alcohol from time to time. Skunky. Could have been a dated bottle fom a store that primarily seels 30 packs. I’d get it again though.

Some times I really like and sometimes I just can’t palate it. Can be a little too sweet at times. Nice roasted flavors and bready maltiness.

very average and forgettable, clear mahagony color and white head which diminishes quickly w/o at trace. would make a good base for a beef barley or fall vegetable soup. Not complex at all. Can’t understand the high rating.

Good but not great. Im pretty sure I got an old bottle. I popped the top, and all I smelled was skunk. Tasted pretty good though, albeit a bit strong on the nose with the alcohol. Very sweet, medium hoppiness, and bitterness. Not bad.