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
	Benediktiner Original / Benediktiner Hell Germany	3	3.167
	Amsterdam 2017 Helles Golden Lager Canada	3	3.134
	Beau's All Natural Farm Table Series: Helles Canada	3	3.200
	Muddy York Gaslight Helles Lager Canada	3	3.200
	Creemore Springs Helles Blonde Lager / Creemore Springs Helles Light Lager Canada	3	3.184
	Suonen Gold Switzerland	2	2.820
	Bedele Gold Label Special Beer Ethiopia	2	3.160
	Kaltenberg Hell Germany	2	3.320
	Depot Street Loose Caboose Lager TN, United States	2	3.240
	Ringnes Bayersk Lager Norway	2	2.900
	Appenzeller Lager Hell Switzerland	2	2.880
	Three Towns Sommar-Lager Sweden	2	2.740
	Kronen Brauhaus Export Germany	2	3.260
	Oettinger Urtyp Germany	2	3.020
	Ottos Helles Lager PA, United States	2	2.960
	Grebbestad Koster Sweden	2	2.800
	Iron Hill Dortmunder DE, United States	2	3.240
	Alpirsbacher Kleiner Monch Germany	2	3.180
	Fauerbach Export WI, United States	2	3.020
	Rock Bottom Munich Gold CO, United States	2	2.740