Helles / Dortmunder
Helles / Dortmunder
872 beers | 3.190 Avg ScoreThese 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 | |
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Capital Bavarian Lager
WI, United States |
5 |
3.488
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Appenzeller Quöllfrisch Lager Hell
Switzerland |
5 |
3.063
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Northern Breweries Edelbrau
Canada |
4 |
3.243
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Kulmbacher Export
Germany |
4 |
3.000
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Ettaler Kloster Edel-Hell
Germany |
4 |
3.157
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Saranac Helles
NY, United States |
4 |
3.114
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Wellington Helles Lager
Canada |
4 |
3.143
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Schmucker German Lager (Privat Export)
Germany |
4 |
3.543
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Höss Allgäuer Hüttenbier
Germany |
4 |
2.943
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Barons Brewing Lager
Australia |
4 |
2.800
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Ballast Point Longfin Lager
CA, United States |
4 |
3.000
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Les Trois Mousquetaires D'artagnan
Canada |
4 |
2.900
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|
Fort Collins Doktor Lager
CO, United States |
4 |
2.886
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|
Beermanns Lincoln Lager
CA, United States |
4 |
3.129
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Jamtlands Hell
Sweden |
4 |
3.229
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New Belgium Summer Helles
CO, United States |
4 |
2.686
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Three Floyds Gorch Fock
IN, United States |
4 |
3.186
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Gulpener Dort
Netherlands |
4 |
2.757
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Locher Castegna
Switzerland |
4 |
2.786
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Reutberger Export Hell
Germany |
4 |
3.143
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