Helles Belles
Westerham Brewery in Westerham, Kent, England 🏴
Lager - Helles Regular|
Score
6.03
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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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6.5/10
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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.
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
17/09/2021. ORANGERY CAFE, Ham House, Ham Street, HAM, Greater London, England (NATIONAL TRUST)
Tried
on 17 Feb 2023
at 10:22
5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 25 May 2019
at 15:05
6.1/10
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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
6.1/10
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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
5.8/10
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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
5.4/10
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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
6/10
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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
5.4/10
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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