Stubby

lager family

Helles

Soft, bready and easy — a pilsner with the edges rounded off.

Also called: munich helles · lager · light lager · helles lager · japanese rice lager

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Breweries
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Approachability
1 / 5
How hard it is to love on first sip — 1 is anyone, 5 is earned.
Typical ABV
4–6%

§ Tasting note

Munich's answer to the pilsner: same clarity, less bitterness, a touch more bread. It is the least demanding beer in any taproom, and after a long day that is exactly the point.

§ How it tastes

  • Sweet
    2
  • Sour
    0
  • Bitter
    1
  • Fruit
    1
  • Roast
    0
  • Body
    2

§ The journey

The road through lager

  1. Start here

    Pilsner

  2. You are here

    Helles

  3. The deep end

    Bock