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
	Wellington Helles Lager Canada	4	3.143
	Welltown All American Denim Helles Lager OK, United States	0	0.000
	Weltenburger Klosterbrauerei Barock Hell Germany	8	3.282
	Weltenburger Klosterbrauerei Urtyp Hell Germany	5	3.325
	Wernecker Landbier Hell Germany	0	0.000
	West Helles United Kingdom	1	3.100
	West Helles Light United Kingdom	0	0.000
	Westbrook Festbrook SC, United States	1	3.100
	Westbrook Low and Slow Helles SC, United States	0	0.000
	Weyermann Safranbier Germany	1	3.075
	Whitewater Helles Lager United Kingdom	1	2.925
	Widmer Brothers Dortmunder Lager OR, United States	0	0.000
	Wiedemann Banana Hammock Helles OH, United States	0	0.000
	Wieninger Bräufaß (Braufass) Germany	1	3.075
	Wild Heaven House Bier GA, United States	1	3.125
	Wild Heaven Standard Deluxe GA, United States	1	2.950
	Will-Bräu Original Bayerisch Hell Germany	1	3.075
	Windhoek Export Namibia	2	2.740
	Wittichenauer Premium Export Germany	1	2.800
	Witzgall Vollbier Germany	1	3.225