Helles / Dortmunder
Helles / Dortmunder
873 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.
Beer | Location | Reviews | Score | |
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Cigar City Hotter Than Helles Lager
FL, United States |
3 |
3.317
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Muddy York Gaslight Helles Lager
Canada |
3 |
3.200
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Beau's All Natural Farm Table Series: Helles
Canada |
3 |
3.200
|
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Benediktiner Original / Benediktiner Hell
Germany |
3 |
3.167
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|
Ringnes Bayersk Lager
Norway |
2 |
2.900
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|
Suonen Gold
Switzerland |
2 |
2.820
|
|
Amerisports Half Court Light
MO, United States |
2 |
2.940
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|
Bedele Gold Label Special Beer
Ethiopia |
2 |
3.160
|
|
Kaltenberg Hell
Germany |
2 |
3.320
|
|
Depot Street Loose Caboose Lager
TN, United States |
2 |
3.240
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|
Appenzeller Lager Hell
Switzerland |
2 |
2.880
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|
Moritz Fiege Gründer Hell
Germany |
2 |
2.920
|
|
Three Towns Sommar-Lager
Sweden |
2 |
2.740
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Oettinger Urtyp
Germany |
2 |
3.020
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Ottos Helles Lager
PA, United States |
2 |
2.960
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Grebbestad Koster
Sweden |
2 |
2.800
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Iron Hill Dortmunder
DE, United States |
2 |
3.240
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Alpirsbacher Kleiner Monch
Germany |
2 |
3.180
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Fauerbach Export
WI, United States |
2 |
3.020
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Rock Bottom Munich Gold
CO, United States |
2 |
2.740
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