German Lagers: Munich Helles
Notes: Many beer brands known as Austrian-Style Maerzen are nearly indistinguishable from Munich-Style Helles and are appropriately categorized here.
- Color: Pale to gold
- Clarity: Appearance should be clear. Chill haze should not be present
- Malt Profile: Malt aroma and flavor are pronounced. Low levels of yeast-produced sulfur aromas and flavors may be present. Malt character is sometimes bready and suggestive of lightly toasted malted barley. There should be no caramel character.
- Hop Profile: Hop aroma is not present to low. Hop flavor is very low to low, derived from noble-type hops.
- Bitterness: Low, derived from European noble-type hops.
- Fermentation: Fruity esters, DMS and diacetyl should not be present. A very low level of sulfur attributes may be present in balance with other attributes.
- Body: Medium
- ABV: 4.8%-5.6%
- ABW: 3.8%-4.4%
- IBU: 18-25
- Color (SRM): 4-5.5
- Color (EBC): 8-11
- Original Gravity: 1.044-1.050
- Original Gravity °P: 11-12.4
- Final Gravity: 1.008-1.012
- Final Gravity °P: 2.1-3.1
Style info provided entirely or in part by the Brewers Association 2021 beer style guidelines.
2 Munich Helles Reviewed
| Beer | Brewery | Rate Avg. | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gold Lager | Stoudts Brewing Company | 8.94 |
|
Gorch Fock | Three Floyds Brewing Company | 8.00 |
Highest Rated In Style
- 8.94 Gold Lager by Stoudts Brewing Company
- 8.00 Gorch Fock by Three Floyds Brewing Company