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
	Bench Brewing Lincoln Lager Canada	2	3.060
	Beer Academy Dortmunder Canada	2	3.320
	Sonnenbrau Lager Hell Switzerland	2	2.920
	Göller Kaiser Heinrich Urstoff Germany	2	3.100
	Troutbrook Thomas Hooker Munich Style Golden Lager CT, United States	2	3.340
	Dremel Helles Germany	2	3.420
	Wurzburger for Oktoberfest Germany	2	2.880
	MacTarnahans Zig Zag River Lager OR, United States	2	3.440
	Chuckanut Helles WA, United States	2	3.160
	Rock Bottom Munich Gold CO, United States	2	2.740
	Three Towns Sommar-Lager Sweden	2	2.740
	Wooden Shoe Lager Beer OH, United States	2	3.160
	Iron Hill Dortmunder DE, United States	2	3.240
	Bedele Gold Label Special Beer Ethiopia	2	3.160
	Alpirsbacher Kleiner Monch Germany	2	3.180
	Schlafly Dortmunder MO, United States	2	3.320
	Back Road Millennium Lager IN, United States	2	3.160
	Suonen Gold Switzerland	2	2.820
	Edenton Helles Angel Golden Lager NC, United States	2	3.060
	Held Bräu Hell Germany	2	3.480