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
	Firestone Walker Lager CA, United States	5	3.113
	Fischers Stiftungsbräu Hell Germany	1	3.050
	Five Wits Old Heller TN, United States	0	0.000
	Fix Hellas Greece	7	2.700
	Flat Branch Lublin Lager MO, United States	0	0.000
	Flat Branch Tank No. 4 Lager MO, United States	0	0.000
	Flora Hall Munich Helles Canada	1	3.050
	Flying Machine Landbier Lager NC, United States	0	0.000
	Flying Machine Plane Arms NC, United States	0	0.000
	Fohrenburger Doppelmalz Austria	0	0.000
	Fohrenburger Edition Austria	1	2.850
	Fordham Helles Lager DE, United States	8	3.273
	Fort Collins Doktor Lager CO, United States	4	2.886
	Fort Point Export CA, United States	0	0.000
	Fox Farm The Cottage CT, United States	0	0.000
	Franconia Lager TX, United States	1	3.375
	Frankenmuth Twisted Helles MI, United States	2	3.100
	Frankfurter Export Premium Germany	1	3.000
	Free State Governor Robinsons Lager KS, United States	0	0.000
	Freedom Four United Kingdom	0	0.000