Paolozzi Helles Lager
Edinburgh Beer Factory in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴
Lager - Helles Regular|
Score
6.24
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Lager. That most taken for granted, everyday of beers is actually one of the most complex from a brewing perspective, and given due care and imagination really can be sublime.
Brewed with 100% barley malt, ‘munichised’ water, and, most importantly, given a proper lagering (cold conditioning) period for 5-6 weeks following fermentation, this 5.2% abv Munich helles style lager beer has a perfect bitter-sweet balance and fabulously sparkling appearance. We don’t pasteurise our lager, so it’s extra fresh and keeps its natural fullness of flavour.
Brewed with 100% barley malt, ‘munichised’ water, and, most importantly, given a proper lagering (cold conditioning) period for 5-6 weeks following fermentation, this 5.2% abv Munich helles style lager beer has a perfect bitter-sweet balance and fabulously sparkling appearance. We don’t pasteurise our lager, so it’s extra fresh and keeps its natural fullness of flavour.
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6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle 33cl. from Brühler Whiskyhaus @home poured into a footed pilsner glass. Clear deep golden colour, small frothy white head, mostly diminishing, some lacing. Aroma sweet malt, grain, cardboard, some dough, light lemon. Taste medium sweet and slightly bitter, malty, grain, biscuit, light caramel. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, smooth sweet and a bit bitter aftertaste, okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2026
at 18:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle and can. Clear deep golden body with a thin white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of lightly roasted malt, straw and white bread. Flavour of grass, herbs, biscuit and a light hoppy finish. Thin body with an oily mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Very clean and crisp but with a maltier note than most. Nice label design.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Nov 2025
at 18:13
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Straw-coloured, clear, with a pleasant white head. Light maltiness, floral, citrus, and fruity notes in the aroma. Similar taste, medium body and carbonation, clear lager profile, barely perceptible bitterness, slightly herbal. Okay.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Nov 2025
at 10:15
9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 9.5
Texture 9
Overall 9.5
Festival pint (20 oz) draft at Ryries at Haymarket Station, Edinburgh, Scotland. It pours a dark golden-amber color with a small khaki head and great retention. Virtually no aroma. Excellent retention. This is a very good Helles. It's smooth and clean and bready/doughy, and really easy drinking. Medium body and medium-light carbonation. Not bitter at all. Slightly sweet. The more I drink of this Helles, the more I like it. It's really good.
Tried
from Draft
at
Ryrie’s Bar
on 29 Aug 2025
at 13:01
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
From tap at The Guildford Arms, Edinburgh. Sweetish malt with grainy notes, hint of fruit. On the sweet side for Helles, I prefer a more bitter Helles. Still, acceptable Lager.
Tried
from Cask
at
Guildford Arms
on 04 Jul 2025
at 00:08
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Old rating - A 330ml bottle brought back from Scotland by my wife. Pours a amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, malt, fruits & straw. Medium carbonation. Crisp slightly bitter finish. Passable, but not a helles.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2025
at 21:25