I haven’t had a German beer for a while. This one is completely different from the beers that I am used to drinking. I was told it would be a little sweet but I don’t really taste it. As a matter of fact it is slightly bland but not so much to make it a bad beer but enough to make it an easy drink. So lets get into the meat of the review;

Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse Dunkel
This beer is a 5.0 ABV, hazy brown in color. It is brewed in Munich, Germany by Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu under the strict Bavarian Purity Law of 1516. That meant only certain ingredients could be used to make beer. The ingredients were water, barley, and hops. I am guessing that is why it doesn’t have the full bodied flavor that all of my favorite Belgian beers have.

Aroma 5/10
Appearance 7/10
Flavor 8/10
Palate 8/10
Overall 7/10

Aroma; To tell you the truth I probably should have given it lower than a five on aroma. It really was not an appetizing smell. Maybe it is just me today but when I opened the bottle the smell was almost like dishwater. Sure glad it tasted better.
Appearance; While there are plenty of beers that have that cloudy look this one just didn’t pull it off. Maybe if it would have been a little darker or lighter it would have looked better.
Flavor; The taste wasn’t bad. Kind of weak but all in all a very drinkable beer. I could see drinking this with spicy Italian food or maybe some pizza.
Palate; The finish on this beer was slightly bitter but nothing to detract from the flavor. As a matter of fact I think it actually added a little to it.

I might try this one again later. One things for sure, there will be none left tonight. This pint was gone before the article was done. Do you think they will let me take the cost of the beer I drink off of my taxes as a business expense?
Open Road Biker