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
	True History Mild Lockout Canada	0	0.000
	Tuatara Helles Lager New Zealand	1	2.850
	Tucker Brewing Honeysuckle Honey Lager GA, United States	0	0.000
	Twin Harbour Raise A Little Helles Canada	0	0.000
	Twisted Irons Helles Yeah! DE, United States	0	0.000
	Two Brothers Dog Days Dortmunder IL, United States	5	3.038
	U Bulovky Richter Export 13° Czech Republic	0	0.000
	U Bulovky Richter Helles 13. ° Czech Republic	1	2.975
	UnBarred Albion United Kingdom	0	0.000
	Unser Bürgerbräu Alpenstoff Germany	1	3.075
	Urbanus Premium Hell Germany	0	0.000
	Ustersbacher Edel Export Germany	1	3.100
	Ustersbacher Jubiläumsbier 400 Germany	1	3.125
	Ustersbacher Urhell Germany	0	0.000
	Valaisanne Hopfen Gold Switzerland	1	3.075
	Valley Forge Dortmunder PA, United States	0	0.000
	Variant Lumen GA, United States	1	3.100
	Veldensteiner Original Lager Germany	0	0.000
	Victory Helles Lager PA, United States	0	0.000
	Victory Lager PA, United States	23	3.081