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
	Fix Hellas Greece	7	2.700
	Peroni Gran Riserva Italy	7	3.060
	Mahrs Hell Germany	7	3.330
	Great Lakes Locktender Lager OH, United States	6	3.189
	Svyturys Ekstra Draught Lithuania	6	2.889
	Sudwerk Helles CA, United States	6	3.278
	Pilsen Callao Peru	6	2.922
	Christian Moerlein Lager House Original Golden Helles OH, United States	6	3.145
	Barrel House Duveneck Dortmunder OH, United States	6	3.122
	Appalachian Mountain Lager PA, United States	6	2.600
	Andechser Hell Germany	6	3.155
	Iron Hill Lodestone Lager DE, United States	6	3.133
	Horse Piss Beer KY, United States	6	2.455
	Hacker-Pschorr Munchner Hell Germany	5	3.313
	Petes Wicked Helles Lager TX, United States	5	3.300
	Appenzeller Quöllfrisch Lager Hell Switzerland	5	3.063
	Buzzards Bay Olde Buzzard Lager MA, United States	5	3.200
	Two Brothers Dog Days Dortmunder IL, United States	5	3.038
	Weltenburger Klosterbrauerei Urtyp Hell Germany	5	3.325
	Sly Fox Helles Golden Lager PA, United States	5	3.138