Spaten Optimator

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

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass

Bottle at hideaway bar. Incredibly sweet, bold caramel malty taste. Also tastes pretty strong, even though it’s not. Pretty good for something that’s really easy to find.

Bottle pours a clear reddish-brown with a large, quickly-thinning, fizzy head. Very little aroma, sweet taste with a long aftertaste of bittersweet caramel. Not particularly interesting, but not bad for a simple pure beer.

Dark brown pour with a foamy, cocoa colored head.Light aroma of sweet malts. Flavor is sweet, yet with some coffee and light bitterness. Kind of meh, typically german. I dunno, there are lots of other doppels I’d want before this one.

Pours a very deep brown with a reddish tint to it. A large foamy beige head lasted for quite some time.Smells of malts and coffee but not a lot else. Coffee and roasted malts really stand out on the tongue. Taste is much better than the nose would lead you to believe. Gets better as it warms.

Bottle. Poured an amber color with a decent two finger white head. Aroma was caramel, sweet malts, and other fruits. Flavor was malts, sweetness, yeast, and fruits. Medium body. Good beer.

16.9oz bottle from BevMo! One of my favorite Doppelbocks of all time. I think the first time I tried it was at the Yard House. Nice dried and candied fruit aromas, nice fruity flavor with a slightly sweet finish.

Had off the tap during Beer Week 2009 in south Philadelphia. Nice color and head, though nothing special. Sweet, even taste, without any overpowering flavors. Flavour of alcohol is deceptively missing; much stronger than I taste would indicate, I ended up sleeping on a porch after but three of them.

Glass of the month at Winking Lizard, served in a .5 liter mug. Clear amber color with a medium beige head. Sweet caramel malt aroma with a definite lager yeast impression. Candi sugar flavor with caramel, yeast and hops and nuts in the finish. Still a solid d-bock.