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Community Beer Works (New York) in Buffalo, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Helles Winter|
Score
6.97
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This malt forward lager offers subtly sweet biscuity notes, clean floral hop character, and a crisp dry finish to refresh the palate.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can, illegibly dated, maybe 1/4/26, drunk 3/23/26.
Malty (cookies, sourdough) and hoppy (herbs and pepper). Smells clean, fragrant, with an authentic yeast character. Seems legit!
Apple and round, honey-dense malts belie the malt aroma, but are equally as interesting. Biscuity on the end with, perhaps, a hint of glue-like character implying a bit more aging may help. But it's super minor and by and large this is a deeply malty lager with an authentic German yeast character. It's not over-hopped or over-bittered and, though a touch on the sweeter side, still ends with enough bitterness and breadiness and crisp yeast to give a mostly balanced impression.
Malty (cookies, sourdough) and hoppy (herbs and pepper). Smells clean, fragrant, with an authentic yeast character. Seems legit!
Apple and round, honey-dense malts belie the malt aroma, but are equally as interesting. Biscuity on the end with, perhaps, a hint of glue-like character implying a bit more aging may help. But it's super minor and by and large this is a deeply malty lager with an authentic German yeast character. It's not over-hopped or over-bittered and, though a touch on the sweeter side, still ends with enough bitterness and breadiness and crisp yeast to give a mostly balanced impression.
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on 23 Mar 2026
at 21:19