Helles / Dortmunder
Helles / Dortmunder
877 beers | 3.190 Avg ScoreThese two lager styles are very similar and are often grouped as only one style. The helles ("bright") style originated in the Munich / Bavaria areas of Germany, while the Dortmunder from Dortmund in Northern Germany. Both are golden yellow pale lagers with somewhat showy white heads. They feature grainy, bready, biscuity, even cookie-like (but never caramel) malt backbones with a noticeable hops presence (Dortmunders tend to be slightly more hopped than Helles). Both styles fall short of the hop levels typical of Pilsners, but they are crisp and clean, somewhat balanced lagers with a sometimes dry finish. Both also make for good "session" beers due to their high drinkability.
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Fischers Stiftungsbräu Hell
Germany |
1 |
3.050
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Lahnsteiner Fest-Export
Germany |
1 |
3.025
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Moylan's Hell's Export Lager
CA, United States |
1 |
3.200
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Baumer Export Hell
Germany |
1 |
2.900
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Ott Export
Germany |
1 |
3.100
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Spalter Helles Vollbier
Germany |
1 |
2.950
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Emmetts Munich Light
IL, United States |
1 |
3.050
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Spalter Edel-Export Hell
Germany |
1 |
2.900
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Meckatzer Weiss-Gold
Germany |
1 |
3.025
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Wohn Braumeister Original
Germany |
1 |
2.900
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Fürst Carl Schlossgold Export
Germany |
1 |
2.900
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Grand Lake Pumphouse Lager
CO, United States |
1 |
3.075
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Wolferstetter Edel Hell
Germany |
1 |
2.875
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Wieninger Bräufaß (Braufass)
Germany |
1 |
3.075
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Beau's All Natural Farm Table Series: Dortmunder
Canada |
1 |
3.150
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Weißenoher Glocken Hell
Germany |
1 |
3.000
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Ecker Bräu Export Hell
Germany |
1 |
3.075
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Rogue Hot Tub Scholarship Lager
OR, United States |
1 |
2.950
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Andechser Vollbier Hell
Germany |
1 |
2.925
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Arcobrau Urfass
Germany |
1 |
3.250
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