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
	Wohn Braumeister Original Germany	1	2.900
	Wolf's Ridge Brewing Gold Standard OH, United States	1	3.150
	Wolferstetter Edel Hell Germany	1	2.875
	Wooden Shoe Lager Beer OH, United States	2	3.160
	Wooly Pig Farm Brewery Rustic Helles OH, United States	1	3.125
	Wren House Bahnhof AZ, United States	0	0.000
	Wurzburger Export Germany	1	2.950
	Wurzburger for Oktoberfest Germany	2	2.880
	Yazoo Spring TN, United States	1	3.150
	YellowBelly Labrador Lager Canada	0	0.000
	Zeltbrau Hofer Hell Germany	0	0.000
	Zeunerts Påsköl Sweden	0	0.000
	Ziegelhof Buegel-Spez Switzerland	1	3.100
	Zwickau Priestehell Germany	0	0.000
	Zwiesel Fahnenschwinger Export Germany	1	2.950
	Zwölf Apostel Helles Germany	1	2.950