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
	Lenzkircher Hell Germany	1	2.800
	Fucking Hell Original Germany	1	2.800
	Locher Castegna Switzerland	4	2.786
	Leikeim Wintertraum Germany	2	2.780
	Pecsi Sorfodze Ottakringer Helles Hungary	1	2.775
	Schlossbrauerei Stein Steiner Export Hell Germany	1	2.775
	Ceres Royal Selection Denmark	3	2.767
	Topvar Helles Bier Slovakia	2	2.760
	Gulpener Dort Netherlands	4	2.757
	Mühlenbräu Vollbier Hell Germany	1	2.750
	Falkenfelser Premium Export Germany	1	2.750
	Böhmisch Brauhaus Eisbier Premium Germany	1	2.750
	Rock Bottom Munich Gold CO, United States	2	2.740
	Windhoek Export Namibia	2	2.740
	Three Towns Sommar-Lager Sweden	2	2.740
	Beierhaascht Hell Luxembourg	1	2.725
	Seychelles EKU Bavaria Export Seychelles	1	2.725
	Dortmunder Union Export Germany	2	2.720
	Fix Hellas Greece	7	2.700
	New Belgium Summer Helles CO, United States	4	2.686