Helles / Dortmunder

These 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
	Grebbestad Koster Sweden	2	2.800
	Sonnenbrau Lager Hell Switzerland	2	2.920
	Iron Hill Dortmunder DE, United States	2	3.240
	MacTarnahans Zig Zag River Lager OR, United States	2	3.440
	Chuckanut Helles WA, United States	2	3.160
	Rock Bottom Munich Gold CO, United States	2	2.740
	Three Towns Sommar-Lager Sweden	2	2.740
	Beer Academy Dortmunder Canada	2	3.320
	Bedele Gold Label Special Beer Ethiopia	2	3.160
	Wooden Shoe Lager Beer OH, United States	2	3.160
	Schlafly Dortmunder MO, United States	2	3.320
	Alpirsbacher Kleiner Monch Germany	2	3.180
	Leikeim Wintertraum Germany	2	2.780
	Edenton Helles Angel Golden Lager NC, United States	2	3.060
	Kronen Brauhaus Export Germany	2	3.260
	Göller Kaiser Heinrich Urstoff Germany	2	3.100
	Ottos Helles Lager PA, United States	2	2.960
	Wurzburger for Oktoberfest Germany	2	2.880
	Held Bräu Hell Germany	2	3.480
	Back Road Millennium Lager IN, United States	2	3.160