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
	Wooden Shoe Lager Beer OH, United States	2	3.160
	Back Road Millennium Lager IN, United States	2	3.160
	Leikeim Wintertraum Germany	2	2.780
	Drummer Helles Lager Germany	2	3.220
	Edenton Helles Angel Golden Lager NC, United States	2	3.060
	Kronen Brauhaus Export Germany	2	3.260
	Neumarkter Lammsbräu Urstoff Germany	2	3.120
	Bad Wörishofer Löwenbräu Forsters Löwen-Krone Germany	2	2.900
	Sonnenbrau Lager Hell Switzerland	2	2.920
	Ottos Helles Lager PA, United States	2	2.960
	Oettinger Urtyp Germany	2	3.020
	LogJam Lager WI, United States	2	2.820
	Devils Backbone Turbo Cougar VA, United States	2	3.060
	Pinkus Special Germany	2	3.080
	Iron Hill Dortmunder DE, United States	2	3.240
	Alpirsbacher Kleiner Monch Germany	2	3.180
	Pint Pursuits The Answer Canada	2	2.860
	Schlafly Dortmunder MO, United States	2	3.320
	Tegernseer 1806 Max I. Joseph Jubiläums Export Germany	2	2.920
	Ringneck Big Woody Lager OH, United States	2	3.020