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Helles Lager

Wellington Brewery
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🌍 Canada · Helles Lager · One of 146 Helles Lagers in hopIQ

Light gold and clear, brewed after the German original. Grainy-sweet malt sits at the centre, soft bread crust with a touch of honey, held in balance by restrained noble hop bitterness with a faint herbal, floral edge. Four weeks of cold conditioning leave a clean, soft mouthfeel and a dry close. The brewery's own water treatment shapes the mineral profile behind that crispness.

ABV
4.5%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter20 IBU
Malt-forward bitterness
SRM
pale gold2
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AWARDS

Bronze · 2022
Canadian Brewing Awards
North American Style Premium Lager
Bronze · 2021
Canadian Brewing Awards
North American Style Premium Lager
Silver · 2019
Canadian Brewing Awards
North American Style Premium Lager
Gold · 2018
Ontario Brewing Awards
Craft Lager
Bronze — Canadian Brewing Awards (North American Style Premium Lager)
Bronze — Canadian Brewing Awards (North American Style Premium Lager)
Silver — Canadian Brewing Awards (North American Style Premium Lager)
How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led
Taste structure· The backbone of the beer, regardless of style.
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
hopIQ take

Crisp mouthfeel.

A sharp texture drives the beer — a clean, direct pour with room for the palate to fill in.

Wider bands mean we're less certain about the exact position.
Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another Helles Lager.
Hop character
noble hop
floral
herbal
Malt character
malty
bready
honey
Fermentation & yeast
clean
Distinctive notes
mineral
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Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Helles Lager

Appearance

A pale golden hue with excellent clarity and bright, crystalline transparency. The head forms a delicate white collar with fine, persistent lacing that clings evenly to the glass wall. Effervescence is gentle and consistent, releasing fine bubbles that suggest careful carbonation calibration.

pale goldcrystal clearfine lacinggentle carbonation

Aroma

The nose leads with soft grainy-sweet malt notes reminiscent of fresh bread crust and a subtle honey undertone. Noble hop character emerges on the second pass—faint herbal and floral whispers balanced against the malt sweetness. The overall impression is restrained and clean, with no sharp or aggressive elements.

grainy sweetnessbread crustnoble hopsherbal florals

Taste

Entry is smooth and malt-forward, with that characteristic grainy sweetness building through the mid-palate alongside whispers of honey and bread. Noble hop bitterness arrives with restraint, offering a herbal-floral counterpoint without dominating. The mineral profile—shaped by careful water treatment—sits beneath, providing a clean, crisp backbone that prevents any cloying sweetness.

malty centermineral crispnessrestrained bitternesssmooth palate

Finish

Clean and dry, with the mineral character and hop bitterness lingering briefly before fading. Four weeks of cold conditioning deliver a soft, refined close with no harsh or warming edges.

dry closemineral fadeclean finish
82
hopIQ score
Aroma
80
Taste
84
Appearance
85
Finish
82
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Helles Lager

Serve at 4–7°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve at 4–7°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

Stein
Recommended for this style

The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.

Store in a cool, dark place. Check the best-before date on the label for guidance.

Food Pairing

What to eat with Helles Lager

About Helles Lager

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Helles Lager?

Helles Lager is a distinctive beer style with its own characteristic flavour, aroma and colour. Discover what makes it unique and find similar beers on hopIQ.

Finding a similar Helles Lager

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same malty, mineral, clean character as Helles Lager will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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