Paolozzi Helles Lager
Edinburgh Beer Factory in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴
Lager - Helles Regular|
Score
6.25
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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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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
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
5.5/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
tap at Marine Hotel in North Berick Scotland. Solid german style Helles - decent
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Aug 2025
at 20:57
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
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Van tap bij Frankenstein & Bier Keller in Edinburgh. Zoetje, licht caramel, wat bloemig, citrustonen, wat malttonen, fruitje. (9-5-2025).
Tried
from Draft
on 09 May 2025
at 19:02
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:16
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Big can from McAldi - clear gold with a little white top. Grassy, light on the malt, flowery hop. Decent enough.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Aug 2024
at 19:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at The Scran & Scallie. Clear gold, white head. Light malt, floral notes, hay, refreshing.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Oct 2023
at 01:37
04/12/2015. TEUCHTERS, 26 William Street, EDINBURGH, Midlothian, Scotland
Tried
on 27 Feb 2023
at 17:05