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
	Autenrieder Urtyp Hell Germany	1	3.000
	Avilys Avilio Lithuania	0	0.000
	Ayinger Brau Hell Germany	1	3.125
	Ayinger Jahrhundert Germany	51	3.455
	Ayinger Radler Germany	0	0.000
	Back Road Millennium Lager IN, United States	2	3.160
	Bad Apple Brewing (Ontario) Hessenland Helles Canada	0	0.000
	Bad Tattoo Hellz Yeah Canada	0	0.000
	Bad Windsheimer Bürgerbräu Hell Germany	1	2.800
	Bad Wörishofer Löwenbräu Forsters Löwen-Krone Germany	2	2.900
	Baisinger Spezial Germany	1	2.900
	Ballast Point Longfin Lager CA, United States	4	3.000
	Ballast Point Margarita Longfin Lager CA, United States	1	3.250
	Ballast Point Smoke Screen Helles CA, United States	1	3.250
	Barons Brewing Lager Australia	4	2.800
	Barrel House Duveneck Dortmunder OH, United States	6	3.122
	BarrieHaus Tampa Export FL, United States	0	0.000
	Batch House Helles Canada	0	0.000
	Baumer Export Hell Germany	1	2.900
	Baumgartner Export Austria	0	0.000