6.8

Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 9

OK, thought I did the big W helles but it turns out that was the 'original 5.1' helles, not this 'new 4.8' helles. Oh well, I wonder how close it tastes to the original. Well, let's find out from this pounder can! BTW, its not actually a 16oz pounder can, its really a half liter - 0.9 oz more than a pounder, heheh. I've always had a special place in my beer tasting heart for the Weihenstephan brews, never had a bad experience with them across all the big W styles. And, the can says they are the world's oldest brewery to boot! This one pour crystal clear glowing pale with a big foaming head that fades quickly to a 1/4 inch berber carpet. Very nice clean lager nose with a hint of metallic sweetness. First taste is quite light for a helles, and it has a decent co2 level. From a glass, co2 level is lacking but big swigs from the can yield a fine cutting effect. The taste is very refined, never cloying as with so many domestic attempts at this style. I'm telling you, this is one of the better helles I've had in a long time; even better than Northern Row Hustler, St. Louis Summer Lager, Noble Creature Alex Fox and even Lowenbrau Original! I really did like that Lowenbrau! Yes, this stuff is tasty fun and easy with some hints of fresh cut hay in there, has some of the finer civilized qualities of Straub's original brew. As a macro pale lager lager lover myslelf, I think most cheap pale macro lager lover will find this quite attractive, its even quite cheap! Less than 3$ for a 500mL single can dude! I bet in a pack, you could get this for less than $2 each.

6.5

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

Bottled 500ml. -Clear golden coloured, medium sized white head, grainy and light bready nose. Grainy, bready, light herbal and touch of hay with short dryish finish. Ordinary but drinkable.

6.4

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6.5

"Weihenstephaner Helles", Flasche von Getränke Hoffmann, Steglitz, 8.7.2025. - Goldgelb, klar. - In Nase wie Antrunk solides, leicht brotiges helles Malz von einiger Tiefe, erfreulich dezente Malzsüße mit einem Hauch von Honig und sortentypisch milde aber frische orangenfruchtige Hopfung. Durchschnittlich rezent. Im Abgang milde zitrusfruchtige Hopfenherbe. - Solides Helles mit etwas mehr Charakter als sonst oft.

7

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 6.5

Clear gold with a moderate white head. Extraordinary pure and clean.
Dry. Malty. Less bready. Subtle still steady spicy hop presence. Light bitterness. Good.

7.2

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6

Pours a semi-clear golden with some white head. Nose is bread malts, hay, honey and herbal notes. Taste is sweetish, there’s malts, honey and hay with herbal and grassy touches. Closes with a sweet, malty finish, has a light yet rich body and average to high carbonation.

6

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

Can. Clear gold with a three finger head. Aroma is bread, slight sour mash. Taste is slightly sweet upfront, bread in the middle with a well balanced finish.

6.1

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

Clear golden colour with lasting thin head. Malty taste. Quite flavoursome and decent body for the style.

6.3

Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Herber, mild getreidiger Beginn. Überraschend geringe Süße, spritzig, die Herbe steigt an, erfrischend, milde Bitterkeit. Frisch, rund, problemlos. 7/9/11/9/11/9

6.4

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

Bottle from Rewe in Freising. Pale gold with a tall, foamy head. Clean,bready malt nose with a bit of spicy, lemony hop. Slightly worty. Worty, lemony, simple flavor with light oxidation. Simple and disappointing. Not sure why they added this to the lineup.