Ottakringer Helles

Helles

 

Ottakringer in Vienna, Vienna, Austria 🇦🇹

  Lager - Helles Regular
Score
5.23
ABV: 5.2% IBU: - Ticks: 153
A timeless classic. We have been brewing Ottakringer Helles ever since the brewery was established. It has been in a constant state of change and has developed its taste with time: The best hops and malt, and mild spring water from our in-house brewery well provide an even balance between a light malt aroma with fruity notes and pleasant bitterness. The straw colour and fresh yeast aroma are trademarks of this beer.
 

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6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle, smallish head, light clear golden colour, hrebal and biscuity malt aroma, flavour of honey with mellow herbal bitterness and an emapthic lemony sournss. fresh and extremely drinkable, quite lovely.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Mar 2012 at 06:49

5.9/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 5 Texture 5 Overall 6
Two times: 500ml bottle from wiennashop.at. Price was 2,65 Eur (10.11.2010) and 330ml bottle from Auchan. No w obu przypadkach fajna i trwala sniuezno biala pianka, zlociste i klarowne lekko chmielne, malo slodowe, prawie jak pils. Dobra pozycja dolnofermentacyjna.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2012 at 04:08

5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Yellow can, yay... 0.5L can indeed. Golden beer with big wobbly white head quickly reducing. Nose of CO2. Sweet taste. Aroma of white grapes, wet bread and some flowery notes. Some soft strawy hops in the finish. Unexpectedly thick body and slick feel.
Tried from Can on 16 Dec 2011 at 12:24

5.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottle. Gold with a white head. Grainy aroma with some earthy hops, mild herbs. Watery. Sweetish and grainy with modest herbal notes. Sound enough but rather dull.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Sep 2011 at 04:20

6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Golden with a small white head. Aroma of grain, bread and straw. Sweetish bready malt flavour with a bit of biscuit, and an herbal/mint note
Tried on 10 Sep 2011 at 03:23

4.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
33 cl bottle @ Jet Lounge, Vienna airport, BBE 28.03.12
Rather typical aroma to a pale lager with grain and hints of cardboard, but also some butter. Flavour has grainy, non-sweet malt and butter. Decent helles.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Sep 2011 at 01:07

4.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 3
Bottle from Billa, Hainburg. Bottle. Yellow color with small white head. Aroma of toasted bread, grain, grass. Taste, grainy, some bread, bittersweet finish. Average.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2011 at 13:19

5.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
zuletzt getrunken am 12.7.2025 im Zoo Schönbrunn
Das Bier wurde beim "European Beer Star" 2017 als bestes Bier in der Kategorie "German-Style Helles/Lager" ausgezeichnet, was natürlich von der Brauerei beworben wird.
Das Bier ist wirklich nicht schlecht, aber es ist und bleibt ein Industriebier, an dem sich auch die Obdachlosen in Wien erfreuen. Aus den Craftbierschmieden und Gasthausbrauereien kommt aber besseres.

Alternativ erhältlich im X-Field in Wien: Das X-ield ist das klassische Lagerbier und quasi Hausbier des Lokals und überzeugt durch Bodenständigkeit und Spritzigkeit. Es erinnert in das klassische Ottakringer. Nix spezielles, aber angenehm zu trinken und sehr solide. Ein Bier, das von Wien bis Canberra alle zufrieden stellen kann.
Tried from Can on 21 May 2011 at 14:35

5.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
14th December 2007
Bottle in Salzburg, Austria. Smooth malty lager. Dry sweet malty finish. Unremarkable but okay.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Jan 2011 at 09:05

5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottle @ Papsø-Grand-Tasting, September 2010. Pours clear golden with a small off white head. Nose is sweet malts. Tart grainy flavor. Medium to thin body.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Oct 2010 at 01:43