 Firemoose15 (542), Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 4, 2009 Bottle. This just didn’t do anything for me. Aroma was very light. Pour was nice and golden. Flavor was grassy hops and a touch of citrus. Palate was ok pretty smooth. Overall okay just don’t know that I’ll have another.
KyotoLefty (1474), Kyoto, Japan
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 28, 2009 Bottle. Rich golden to amber color--lovely. Nicely hoppy aroma: a bit of citrus on clean, rich, malt. Great aroma hops in the flavor, with citrus fruitiness on top of light yet rich malt, and a good bitter finish. Excellent flavor and balance, with great hops for the style without being over the top on anything. One of the best bottled lagers I’ve tasted, well deserving of its praise.
williamherbert (475), Syracuse, New York, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 11/20 |
Aug 27, 2009 A very clear but very rich golden color, served into a tall seidel glass. Tall foam of pimply head. Specks of lace.
Has a somewhat funky lagery aroma. Some bitter, earthy German lager malts. Not that appealing; funky and adjuncty.
The malts are a combination of some sweet honey and just a hint of butterscotch, and bitter German lager malts.
The feel is smooth like honey, and buttery like an ale. Actually a nice save here. The taste is a little funky, a little too "lagery" for me. Not bad, just not great.
dmschefke (371), Eastpointe, Michigan, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 26, 2009 Pours a slightly amber gold with thick white head, decent lacing. Aroma mostly malt, some bread, and decent hop balance. Flavor matches well and makes for a decent drink, but nothing special.
scrizzz (1333), kirkland, Washington, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 20, 2009 Light amber gold, creamy dense white head. Some pilsner malt on the nose, shortbread and sawdust. Fantastic. This beer is great all around and all together as well. Slightly bready, moderate body, refreshing, snappy hop clean finish. This beer rekindles my optimism in Helles. What a great beer. More intense than other beers I’ve had in the style but I claim that they are missing the mark that this beer has created.
LtDan (529), Los Angeles County, California, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 14, 2009 Appearance: Pours an amberish yellow gold with almost no head to be found.
Aroma: Bready grainy notes and a touch of sweetness.
Taste: A nice mixture of dry malts, slightly sweet malts and some bitter Euro hops.
Mouthfeel: Full bodied.
Overall: A balanced well crafted lager. Not super exciting, but flawless.
grebs (71), Ohio, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 11/20 |
Aug 11, 2009 Tastes good but gives me a massive headache. Darn. The taste is pretty good, the aroma is pretty bad. I can drink one of these and be quite content with that. I could also be content with zero.
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