Helles / Dortmunder
Helles / Dortmunder
889 beers | 3.194 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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Jåttå Zip 4020
Norway |
1 |
3.050
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Mandatory Fun A.L.I.C.E.
GA, United States |
1 |
3.125
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Whitewater Helles Lager
United Kingdom |
1 |
2.925
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Erdinger Brauhaus Helles Lagerbier
Germany |
1 |
3.075
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Great Basin Leave No Trace
NV, United States |
1 |
3.075
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Birra Roma Chiara
Italy |
1 |
2.950
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Cloudwater Mittelfrüh Helles [Autumn Winter 2016]
United Kingdom |
1 |
2.850
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Perła Export
Poland |
1 |
3.025
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Archetype What the Helles?
NC, United States |
1 |
3.075
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Brasseurs des Collines Helles du Moulin
Canada |
1 |
3.150
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Gemut Biergarten Skip Crusher Dortmunder
OH, United States |
1 |
3.025
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Le Trou du Diable Ton Passe-partout
Canada |
1 |
2.975
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Three Taverns Craft Dein Helles
GA, United States |
1 |
3.100
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Arcobräu Winterbier
Germany |
1 |
3.050
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Creature Comforts Heater Action!
GA, United States |
1 |
3.100
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Hoffman Helles
Canada |
1 |
3.100
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Weiherer Landbier
Germany |
1 |
3.050
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Wren House No Comfort
AZ, United States |
1 |
3.175
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Ølbæks Lys Eksport
Norway |
1 |
2.875
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Paducah Double Hockey Sticks
KY, United States |
1 |
3.100
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