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
	Maui Honolua Lager HI, United States	0	0.000
	Ørbæk Queen Extra Lager Denmark	0	0.000
	Kuchlbauer Helles Bier Germany	0	0.000
	Koenigsbacher Spezial Germany	0	0.000
	Sandlot Where the Helles Bill? CO, United States	0	0.000
	Bluegrass Hells Lager KY, United States	0	0.000
	Southampton Dortmunder Export Lager NY, United States	0	0.000
	Herkimer Dortmunder MN, United States	0	0.000
	Brewbakers Dortmunder Export CA, United States	0	0.000
	Beer Works Bakers Island Blond MA, United States	0	0.000
	Flat Branch Lublin Lager MO, United States	0	0.000
	Ayinger Radler Germany	0	0.000
	Square One Lafayette Lager MO, United States	0	0.000
	Tampa Bay Helles Bock FL, United States	0	0.000
	Coopers Cave Helles NY, United States	0	0.000
	Krasnij Vostok Originalnoe Russia	0	0.000
	Krasnij Vostok Solodov Export Russia	0	0.000
	Grünfelder Export Germany	0	0.000
	Zeunerts Påsköl Sweden	0	0.000
	Stauder Spezial Germany	0	0.000