Indifferent Helles lager lets dry sourdough-breaded pale malting top laidback orange-peeled grapefruit and tangerine desiccation. In the recess, astringent leafy hop residue contrasts withering honeyed cherry-berry sweetness. Needs firmer stylistic distinction and conviction.
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THREES SHORT FUSE SMOKED HELLES
On tap at Ambulance, abstruse foudre-fermented helles lager combines reserved vanilla-sugared marshmallow sweetness with mild tropical fruiting above subtly smoked pale malt dryness. Foudre casking adds ever-so-slight toasted wood parch.
HOFSTETTEN SAPHIR HELLES BOCK
On tap at Ambulance, decent dry-hopped pale-yellowed moderation needs more pronounced helles bock features. Tropical Saphir hops bring zesty lemon, tangerine and orange tang to the fore, but timid sugared pale malting diminishes. Sweet floral-perfumed citrus spicing eventually contrasted by lightly embittered clover honey astringency.
ROGUE DEAD ‘N’ DEAD AGED IN WHISKEY BARRELS
Extremely popular Dead Guy Helles Bock soaked in Dead Guy Whiskey Barrels retains soft-toned oaken vanilla buttering, creamy sugared malting and tangy orange spicing. Dry rye whiskey sedation soaks into brown-sugared grain malting as well as caramel, toffee, almond and coconut undertones.
HILL FARMSTEAD MARIE
On tap at Ambulance, muskily dry helles lager coalesces raw-honeyed maize, wet-grained cellar mustiness and herbal hop spicing embed sour yellow fruiting to gummy sourdough base. Horse-blanketed straw, hay and alfalfa rusticity deepens finishing acridity.
NESHAMINY CREEK TAMANEND HELLES LAGER
On tap at Taphouse 15, sessionable helles lager retains musky wet grained dankness and light lemony orange-grapefruit tartness above honeyed biscuit base in straightforward manner. On tap at Biggie’s, delicate lemony sparkle gained perfumed mandarin orange spicing and latent herb-nuanced Noble hop astringency.
ALEMENTARY HACKENSACK LAGER
On tap at Midland Brew House, dry corn-husked oats graining guides mildly spiced citric-herbal Saaz hop pep of adequate Helles Lager. Crisp, clean and just a tad bolder than similarly styled Bavarian fare.
SAMUEL ADAMS FRESH AS HELLES
Sweet orange blossom honey adjunct brings nifty floral sentiment to oats-dried wheat malts and citric Mandarina hop spot of mild helles lager. Fizzy carbolic spritz adds lemony tangerine tingle.
NIMBLE HILL FLINKE HUGEL HELLES LAGER
Rustic pilsner-malted husked graining, sour lemon-rotted orange oiling and dried fig scurry lighten lingered herbal-licked Magnum hop bittering of nebulous helles lager. Dewy sourdough breading and earthen clay nuances waver.
ANZALONE SPECIAL BEER
Simple moderate-bodied helles lager brings musky dry-hopped toasted graining to lemon meringue tartness atop lightly creamed pastry-like crystal sugaring, cereal-grained corn malts and doughy French breading while wispily herbal earthen hops provide mildly bitter contrast.
ITHACA HELLISH LAGER
On tap at Growler & Gill, interesting soft-toned helles lager coalesces gluey honeyed pilsner malts with oats-sugared corn sweetness, toasted mineral graining and tingly floral-spiced hop mildness without getting stylistically apprehensive.
VICTORY LIMITED LAGER
On tap at River Of Beer, updated 2016 All Malt Lager stays sessionable as sticky honey malt sweetness enhances perfumed citrus hops. Just too obvious and oblivious style-wise, perhaps.
