[ale] Melton's Will Be Back

[Scott Castaline]

On 12/01/2011 08:52 AM, Michael Still wrote:
> /me chimes in the for first time in a long time..
>
> On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 11:58 PM, Scott Castaline<skotchman at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> Actually I had developed a taste for Guiness served at higher than iced
>> temps, it's smooth and actually has a subtle bitter-sweet taste. I had
>> also come across another stout back in 98, when I was in the process of
>> moving up here, at Three Dollar Cafe near Town Center Mall called
>> Optimizer. It was a German Stout, I had not been able to find it any
>> where else.
>>
> Are you sure you are not talking about Spaten Optimator?  It is
> available at a few places around here and I'm pretty sure I've seen it
> on draft at Taco Mac before.
>
Might very well be, is Spaten Optimator German? I do remember it was in 
a bottle and was definitely German and when poured into a mug had 
similar color and consistency to Guiness but I seem to remember that the 
taste was different, a little heavier. I could have the name wrong, I 
never was very good with names.