Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier Dunkel

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

Name: Franziskaner Dunkel
Date: January 01, 1995
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: big head
Aroma: light wheat aroma
Flavor: rich wheat flavor

Name: Franziskaner Dunkel
Date: November 17, 2004
Appearance: opaque dark amber with rusty highlights, whispy head
Aroma: slightly sweet yeasty aroma
Flavor: light malt flavor, touch of clove, barely a hint of banana, no chocolate
Overall: tasty but not exciting

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.7/5.0
Score: *4

The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

Not as interesting as the pale ones, but smoothly drinkable.

Hazy Deep amber with large white head. Yeasty aroma with banana and yeasty notes. Soft mouthfeel. Flavor has sweet fruit, yeast and caramel notes.

Pours a huge tan head atop a hazy copper body. Aroma is lemon, wheat, caramel. Underflavored – light sweet, wheat, some caramel, with a mild tart lemon. Light watery body.

500ml bottle at Ship & Mitre, Liverpool. I was a bit disappointed with this. Not a huge aroma, some roasted malts, choc/coffee, and a bit of toffee, but over carbonated in mouth and the finish was thin on flavour.

Bottled
Hazy nut brown. Big creamy off-white head. Crisp banana aroma. Crisp carbonated mouthfeel, some sweet banana taste. Aftertaste a bit sour and roasted.

Dirty brown with a nice head. The aroma has notes of wheat malt. The flavour is slightly sweet with discrete notes of wheat, caramel and fruit. I prefer the original version.

Bottle. Cloudy dark brown with a beautiful big creamy fully lasting off-white head leaving a very nice good lasting lacing. Aroma of wheat and some roasty maltiness, spices, some caramel. Flavour is fresh, good wheat, dark malts, some banana, good spices. GREAT brew!