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
	Lost Craft Divercity Helles Lager Canada	2	3.040
	Bayreuther Brauhaus Hell Germany	2	3.040
	Two Brothers Dog Days Dortmunder IL, United States	5	3.038
	Water Street Munich Lager WI, United States	3	3.034
	Gordon Biersch Golden Export NV, United States	14	3.030
	Evil Twin Brett Yeast & Helles NY, United States	1	3.025
	Wedge Hellesbock NC, United States	1	3.025
	Taft's 27 Lager OH, United States	1	3.025
	Schroll Nankendorf Urhell Germany	1	3.025
	Sierra Nevada Helles in the Tropics CA, United States	1	3.025
	Laverstoke Park Farm Organic Lager United Kingdom	1	3.025
	Funky Fluid Alles Klar Helles Poland	1	3.025
	Lahnsteiner Fest-Export Germany	1	3.025
	Hacker-Pschorr Superior Germany	1	3.025
	Beer Hunters Mufloni Light Lager 10-vuotisjuhlaolut Finland	1	3.025
	Königsegger WalderBräu Spezial Germany	1	3.025
	Perła Export Poland	1	3.025
	Meckatzer Weiss-Gold Germany	1	3.025
	Greif Bräu Hell Germany	1	3.025
	Gemut Biergarten Skip Crusher Dortmunder OH, United States	1	3.025