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
	Chuckanut Helles WA, United States	2	3.160
	Amerisports Half Court Light MO, United States	2	2.940
	Ringnes Bayersk Lager Norway	2	2.900
	Moritz Fiege Gründer Hell Germany	2	2.920
	Bench Brewing Lincoln Lager Canada	2	3.060
	Kulmbacher Monchshof Bayerisch Hell Germany	2	2.960
	Göller Kaiser Heinrich Urstoff Germany	2	3.100
	Tegernseer Spezial Germany	2	2.960
	Depot Street Loose Caboose Lager TN, United States	2	3.240
	Dortmunder Union Export Germany	2	2.720
	Hasseröder Premium Export Germany	2	2.940
	Grebbestad Koster Sweden	2	2.800
	Taps Brewing Premium Lager Canada	2	3.200
	Bayreuther Brauhaus Hell Germany	2	3.040
	Topvar Helles Bier Slovakia	2	2.760
	Arcobräu Mooser Liesl Helles Germany	2	3.200
	Appenzeller Lager Hell Switzerland	2	2.880
	Saku Hele Estonia	2	3.180
	Oettinger Urtyp Germany	2	3.020
	Devils Backbone Turbo Cougar VA, United States	2	3.060