Spaten Optimator

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

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass

Bottle. Excellent!! Great caramel malt flavor. Toffee, nutty aroma. Deep amber-brown color. Great stuff!!

Pours chestnut with tan head. Nose is flat with nut, bread. Medium in the mouth with active carbonation. Tangy and bitter moving to a smooth rye and caramel malt with some brown sugar. Nice.

Pours a dark reddish brown. Small amount of white head that quickly dissipated. Aroma is mostly roatyness with some chocolate and smoky. Very malty, some caramel at first then some chocolate and roastyness then it finishes with a slight smoky flavor. I got a small amount of metallic taste which kinda sucks, but its not that bad. Cant taste any hops really. Im not a huge fan of this style of beer but this is pretty good stuff.

Ar: Raisins and sweet malt, a touch of dark caramel. Ap: Deep chestnut brown, very small head, but good lacing retention - crystal clear. T: Deep toasted malt with rich rum-like alcohol flavor - medium-sweet, a rich and full maltiness persists - finish is medium-low bitter, with a touch of spiciness - warm caramel finish. P: Medium carbonation, full mouthfeel - nice firm body with a fair bit of sweetness, but not cloying at all, well balanced with malt, alcohol and hops for a clean and firm finish. O: This beer is a treat - rich, delicious, and so deeply malty - really a slam-dunk for the style.

Good cost effective dopplebock. This beer is smooth and easy drinking for a 7.6% abv beer. Taste is malts like the style should be with very light bittering to balance it out and not make it cloyingly sweet. Good work.

Great malty doppelbock, points for being easy accessible. Sweet aroma, no real hops are foward, enough to not make it a czech beer, balance out some of the malts. I like it but I really can’t drink to many of this style.

This is a good solid Dopple Bock. Dark brown translucent color. Medium head with strong malts

A dark brown beer with a reddish tinge and a lingering tan head. The aroma is sweet malt, caramel, and a bit earthy. The flavor is roasted and just a little lemony and sweet. Not a bad beer, but not up my alley.