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
	Becher Bräu Hell Germany	0	0.000
	Beau's All Natural Raise A Little Helles Canada	0	0.000
	Half Pints Pride Winnipeg Queer Beer (2011) Canada	0	0.000
	Coal Harbour Three-11 Helles Lager Canada	0	0.000
	Freedom Four United Kingdom	0	0.000
	Siegburger Sieburger Germany	0	0.000
	Nelson Brewing Organic Shambhalager Canada	0	0.000
	DC Brau Atlas Fest Bier DC, United States	0	0.000
	Veldensteiner Original Lager Germany	0	0.000
	Camba Bavaria Lager Hell Germany	0	0.000
	Späth Osser Hell Germany	0	0.000
	Späth Osser Gold Germany	0	0.000
	Häffner Bräu Export Germany	0	0.000
	Wernecker Landbier Hell Germany	0	0.000
	Fiddlehead Helles Lager VT, United States	0	0.000
	Noble Pig Munich Helles Lager Canada	0	0.000
	Confluence Capital Gold IA, United States	0	0.000
	Big Island Malama Lager HI, United States	0	0.000
	Northshire Summer Lager VT, United States	0	0.000
	Gordon Biersch Zwickel Bock NV, United States	0	0.000