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
	Desert Edge Desert Hell UT, United States	2	3.280
	Arcobräu Mooser Liesl Helles Germany	2	3.200
	Beer House Helles Light Estonia	2	2.840
	Rostocker Export Germany	2	2.860
	Beer Academy Dortmunder Canada	2	3.320
	Topvar Helles Bier Slovakia	2	2.760
	Dremel Helles Germany	2	3.420
	Lösch-Zwerg Würzig Germany	2	2.880
	Ankerbräu Edel Tropfen Germany	2	3.000
	Devils Backbone Turbo Cougar VA, United States	2	3.060
	Unser Bürgerbräu Alpenstoff Germany	2	3.100
	Schützengarten Helvetia Switzerland	2	2.440
	Windhoek Export Namibia	2	2.740
	Rittmayer Hallerndorfer Landbier Hell Germany	2	3.320
	Kaltenberg Hell Germany	2	3.320
	Traunstein Fürstenquell Export-Hell Germany	2	3.240
	Domhof Helles Germany	2	3.160
	Bohemian Brewery Dortmunder Export Lager UT, United States	2	3.100
	Side Launch Mountain Lager Canada	2	3.100
	Bayreuther Aktien Original 1857 Germany	2	2.960