hopIQ found 10 beers with the same malty and clean character as Franziskaner Helles. Launched in 2019, the Helles is, next to the Kellerbier, the second bottom-fermented beer of a brand built on wheat beer. It pours a clear, shining golden yellow. The nose shows clean, biscuity malt and grainy notes with a subtle hint of banana and pear. A lightly sweet start leads into a clean bitterness that carries through to a dry finish, while the restrained hopping keeps the overall impression soft. The body is medium, and the strength matches that of a Pils or Weissbier. Ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.
Closest match: Greifenklau Helles — 77%. No twin in the catalogue yet.
5 countriesmatched across 56 flavour tagsbest match 77%
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