Helles Belles

Westerham Brewery in Westerham, Kent, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Lager - Helles Regular

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6.03

ABV: 4.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 9

A traditional German style lager, brewed to a recipe from our friend, Markus Lotz of the Marktbrau in Nidda near Frankfurt. Lagered or matured for 4 weeks unlike the yellow fizz normally drunk in Britain today. The beer is made with lager malt, carapils malt and noble German Spalt Select and Hallertauer Perle hops. Fermented with a lager yeast and then cold conditioned or lagered for 4 weeks. An experiment in bringing the real thing to Kent.

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6.5

Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Helles Belles from Westerham Brewery 10 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Magnet, Broadstairs, 19/03/2025.
Clear golden blonde topped with a white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is pale malts, cereals, toasted grains, hedgerow.
Taste comprises pale malts, corn husk, stale bread, grains.
Medium bodied, light prickly carbonation, light drying close.
Okay logger.

Tried on 19 Mar 2025 at 14:39

eurosoba (18570) ticked Helles Belles from Westerham Brewery 2 years ago

17/09/2021. ORANGERY CAFE, Ham House, Ham Street, HAM, Greater London, England (NATIONAL TRUST)

Tried on 17 Feb 2023 at 10:22

MusingAnorak (11819) ticked Helles Belles from Westerham Brewery 6 years ago

Tried from Draft on 25 May 2019 at 15:05

6.1

danlo (13133) reviewed Helles Belles from Westerham Brewery 6 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

440ml can. Gluten Free. Pale golden colour, white foamy head leaving lacing and aroma of malt, grain, grassy. Taste is sweetish malty, grainy, bready, fruity with grassy, metallic hop bitterness. Light bodied, soft carbonation, dry grassy bitter finish. Quite OK

Tried from Can on 01 May 2019 at 19:29

6.1

Jow (8309) reviewed Helles Belles from Westerham Brewery 6 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5

Not sure what prompted me to grab but was little tipsy and had wandered into the Vineyard sonlugged some brew back to America. Lighter gold small head. Nose is straw and light fruit. Tastes of bitter straw, grains, lemon, little melon light pale malts. Lightly bitter. Kinda grainy. Lighter bodied.

Tried on 28 Mar 2019 at 00:56

5.8

Anders37 (30296) reviewed Helles Belles from Westerham Brewery 13 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask @ Charlies Bar, Copenhagen. Pours a pale golden color with s small white head. Has a fruity malty grainy aroma with weak hoppy hints. Fruity malty grainy weak hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty grainy finish.

Tried from Cask on 12 Sep 2012 at 06:19

5.4

Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Helles Belles from Westerham Brewery 13 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. A light yellow beer with a white head. The aroma has notes of dusty hops and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of wheat, lemons, and hay, leading to a lightly bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 25 Aug 2012 at 11:37

yespr (55501) reviewed Helles Belles from Westerham Brewery 13 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

From cask at Charlies. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is grassy and mild fruity. Bitter, grassy and straw. Lagerish. Bitter and grassy finish.

Tried from Cask on 18 Aug 2012 at 05:25

5.4

yngwie (24278) reviewed Helles Belles from Westerham Brewery 13 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at the Wharf. A clear, golden beer almost without head. Lightly grainy noise, but it’s mostly on the fruity side. Some spiced, hoppy notes. Soft and thin on the palate. Pleasant fruitiness in the flavour, with a backdrop of pale malts. Some bitterness, wouldn’t hurt with some more. A very easy drinkable one. Too boring though. 120816

Tried from Cask on 17 Aug 2012 at 00:40