Thats not beer what does Franziskaner compare to I saw that the other day I think.How did I miss this before...
Anywho, I'm a fan of Franziskaner and the various Sam Adams seasonal brews. But I prefer Knob Creek.
Try to steer away from the mainstream lagers. They're generally quite awful unless you're just looking to get drunk on them. And in that case you may as well just carry on drinking Fosters/Carling/Stella etc.