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Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier Dunkel

Percentile
79
overall
Brewed by Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu (InBev)
Style: Dunkelweizen

Munich, Germany

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
9713.36/5.03.35/5.05.5%86.7Stein, Weizen
Commercial Description:
Deep and dark colored, cloudy with yeast. Brewed with a darker roasted malt which adds some maltiness to the refreshing flavour of the Hefe-Weissbier.
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 boFNjackson (1262), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/516/20
Nov 20, 2007  
Bottle... Poured an unfiltered, milk chocolate tone with a nice frothy white head. Roasted malt aroma. Smooth body with the refreshing wheat beer characteristics, but with the tartness from the added malt. Almost like candy.


 DuffMan (2736), the land of bitumen, beef & beer, Alberta, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Nov 19, 2007  
Pours a muddy brown with a thick cream-coloured head. Low estery aroma. Wheaty estery palate with a little bread crust.


 bigcat03 (191), Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/102/510/20
Nov 17, 2007  
Bttle brought back from Europe. Poured into a weizen on 08-07-07. 2 finger creamy tan head and a dark cloudy brown gold color. Big wheat smell with coriander and light banana to compliment it. Lemon with malt and wheat initially. More lemon, a light chocolate malt presence afterwards. Decent carbonation and a bit watery on the body. Very drinkable...not terribly exciting. I prefer the original to this.


 cheapdark (2015), Monacatootha, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/105/518/20
Nov 15, 2007    Updated: Jul 11, 2008
A little olfactory off on the lid pop. Clears to a rather atttractive alky candy smell in the glass. Big 16.9 oz bottle, nice serving size as a sample. Unfiltered swirling hypnotizing hazy pour. Beatiful and desirable in appearance. A little browner and more opaque than iced tea. Big foaming head that does not subside apon empty bottle. Initial flavors of numbing soda pop. Crispy grassy tang. No bitterness can easily be found. Very refined, fun and friendly. Towards the end of the session some farmhouse impact coats the back of the palate. Enjoyable, friendly and easy going. Nice! This beer is a good example of what beer can be without the bitter attributes of hop or malt. .


 scrizzz (1263), kirkland, Washington, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/102/513/20
Nov 15, 2007  
explosive head that rose tall and settled dense and creamy. hazy brown with soft clove aroma. salty undertones light bodied simple


 jeremytoni (1081), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Nov 11, 2007  
From a bottle poured a dark hazy amber color withlots of head. Good citrusy hefe flavor with a more malty flavor.


 begbie100 (162), Oulu, Finland
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/102/514/20
Nov 10, 2007  
500ml bottle: I didn’t see how the head was, because the bartender did poor job when pouring this berer :-/. Colour is dark copper, blurry. Aroma is sweet with dates and banana. Flavour: Also sweet with banana, raisin... very fruity beer. Aftertaste is watery tho


MontereyJimbo (79), Monterey, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Nov 9, 2007  
The Franciscans know how to brew beer, but dark beers are not my favorite. Nevertheless, this beer has a good flavor without overdosing with the burnt malt like many dunkels. It does not have the usual complexity of fruity notes in the flavor and nose that paler hefe weizenbiers have, but it is tasty and pleasing with a pretty strong aftertaste. It also has one hell of an ivory-colored head.



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