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
	Stauder Spezial Germany	0	0.000
	Steamworks Engineer Light Lager CO, United States	0	0.000
	Sternburg Export Germany	0	0.000
	Sternburg Urtyp Germany	0	0.000
	Sternquell Bürgerbräu Vollbier Germany	1	3.125
	Stiegl Hell Austria	0	0.000
	Stitch House Liquid Assets DE, United States	0	0.000
	Stöckel Ahorntaler Lager Hell Germany	0	0.000
	Stockyards Brewing Helles Canada	1	2.900
	Stoudts Gold Lager PA, United States	16	3.264
	Strangeways Brewing Helles Frozen Over Munich Helles Lager VA, United States	0	0.000
	Sudenburger Helles Germany	1	2.950
	Südstern Heller Stern Germany	0	0.000
	Sudwerk Helles CA, United States	6	3.278
	Sun King Indianapolis Indians Victory Lager IN, United States	1	3.200
	Suonen Gold Switzerland	2	2.820
	Surly Fiery Hell MN, United States	1	3.100
	Svyturys Ekstra Lithuania	36	2.836
	Svyturys Ekstra Draught Lithuania	6	2.889
	Switchback Flynn on Fire Helles Bent VT, United States	1	3.175