Beers similar to Helles

Helles Lager·Germany·5% ABV·One of 364 Helles Lagers in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Helles's malty and sweet character. Balanced hop and malt aromas meet a subtle sweetness and a gentle bitterness in the finish. Innstadt Helles is brewed at 11° Plato and reaches 5.0% ABV. The Innstadt brewery appeared in the books of Passau's St. Johannes Hospital in 1318, and since 2012 the brand has belonged to Hacklberg. The entry lists a brewhouse at the Graben beyond the Inn bridge.

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10 beers like Helles

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Meistergold Spezial

Haller Löwenbräu

Germany · Helles Lager · 4.9%

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94%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps bitterness and bread notes like Helles, adds spiciness, drops hop character.

What carries overmaltysweetsmooth-drinkingbitterclean

Structure: very close

Compared to Hellesspicyhoppy

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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Rivertown Helles

McMullen Brewery

United Kingdom · Helles Lager · 4%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

91%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Helles's hop character and bread notes, a notch softer.

What carries oversweetmaltyhoppybreadylight

Structure: a notch softer

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: a notch softer

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Klosterbrauerei Neuzelle

Germany · Helles Lager · 5%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

91%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Helles on bitterness and bread notes — adds fullness, but without the hop character.

What carries oversmooth-drinkingmaltyrefreshinglightbitter

Structure: very close

Compared to Hellesfull-bodiedhoppy

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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Hydes Helles Lager

Hydes Brewery

United Kingdom · Helles Lager · 3.4%

90%

MATCH

As with Helles, same bitterness and bread notes; adds floral notes, a notch softer, no hop character.

Structure: a notch softer

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Oettinger Helles

Oettinger Brauerei

Germany · Helles Lager · 4.7%

90%

MATCH

Same bitterness and bread notes as Helles, adds grass notes, but without the hop character.

Structure: very close

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Teisendorfer Hell

Privatbrauerei Wieninger

Germany · Helles Lager · 5%

90%

MATCH

Shares bitterness and bread notes with Helles; adds spicy-hop notes, but drops hop character.

Structure: very close

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Greifenklau Helles

Brauerei Greifenklau

Germany · Helles Lager · 4.7%

90%

MATCH

Alongside Helles on bitterness and bread notes: adds herbal notes, drops hop character.

Structure: very close

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Bürgerbräu Bamberg Urtyp Hell

Kaiserdom Specialitäten Brauerei

Germany · Helles Lager · 4.7%

90%

MATCH

A touch more caramel notes, no hop character — bitterness and bread notes as with Helles.

Structure: very close

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Hütt

Germany · Helles Lager · 4.8%

90%

MATCH

Same hop character and bitterness as Helles, adds grass notes, but without the sweetness.

Structure: very close

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Fyne Ales

United Kingdom · Helles Lager · 4.5%

89%

MATCH

Same bread notes and cleanness as Helles, adds noble hop character, but without the hop character.

Structure: very close

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