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
	Arcobräu Winterbier Germany	1	3.050
	Creature Comforts Heater Action! GA, United States	1	3.100
	Hoffman Helles Canada	1	3.100
	Archetype What the Helles? NC, United States	1	3.075
	Flora Hall Munich Helles Canada	1	3.050
	Amundsen Helles Good Lager Norway	1	3.075
	Camden Town Camden Hells Lager United Kingdom	1	2.900
	Ølbæks Lys Eksport Norway	1	2.875
	Wren House No Comfort AZ, United States	1	3.175
	Weiherer Landbier Germany	1	3.050
	Paducah Double Hockey Sticks KY, United States	1	3.100
	Dock Street Dortmunder PA, United States	0	0.000
	Löwenbräu Bockbier Hell / Lowenbrau Bockbier Hell Germany	0	0.000
	Victory V Lager PA, United States	0	0.000
	Schlossbrau Hell Germany	0	0.000
	Brew Moon Munich Gold HI, United States	0	0.000
	Durham Helles United Kingdom	0	0.000
	Distelhauser Export Germany	0	0.000
	Denison's Bavarian Hell Canada	0	0.000
	DeGroens Helles DE, United States	0	0.000