Helles Lager
Marks & Spencer Stores in Paddington, Greater London, England 🏴
Collab with: Harbour Brewing CoLager - Helles Regular
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Score
6.08
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Light and crisp Helles lager.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Train beer at King's Cross. Long day so had this with a pack of mouth puckering prawn cocktail crisps. Still prefer a Walkers cheese and onion. Anyway, no idea what this looks like as I had it from the can and the score gave the benefit of the doubt. Good taste with a malty thing going on. All in all OK.
Tried
from Can
from
Marks & Spencer (Various Locations)
on 18 Mar 2026
at 17:22
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can from M&S, Waterloo. Clear gold. Going to pretend that it has a frothy translucent white head based on can residue. Aroma has chewy malts with a citrus and spice edge. Flavourwise it has a citrus streak with loght underlying sweetness and equally light malts with a spicy edge. Light. Thin. Fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. OK.
Tried
from Can
from
Marks and Spencer (Various Locations)
on 08 Jan 2026
at 19:20
5.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
330 ml can, brewed for Marks & Spencer by Harbour Brewing Company. ABV is 4.5%. Purchased at M & S Food, Brighton. Clear pale golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of helles malts and fresh and grassy hops, hints of fresh white bread. Citric and fairly smooth mouthfeel. Flavour with the same elements. Fairly "neutral", but not bad.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2025
at 14:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml can from M&S in London, England. Pours a clear yellow color with a small white head and poor retention. Very little lacing. Slightly souring malt aroma. The taste follows the nose: Slightly souring pale malt flavor and barely any bread notes. Starting to go bad, or just a bad flavor? Light body. Lower than expected carbonation. Not bitter. Not so good.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Sep 2025
at 00:36
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
330ml can from M & S in Jersey. Pours pale golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of flora, citrus, sugar & malt. Light to moderate body. Light bitter finish. Very average
Tried
from Can
on 21 Jan 2025
at 20:44
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
330ml can. Clear gold, small white head, modest retention. Aroma of cereals, grain, lemon rind. Taste is very sweet for a lager, bready, cereals, lemon and light spicy hop notes. Light to medium bodied, fairly smooth, frothy carbonation. It doesn't really come together. A bit average.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:23
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
330ml. can. @Train London-Nottingham, England. 08/10/2024 [#7.824 Global - #941 England - #1 Marks & spencer Stores UK (My English brewery #285)] Pours clear golden with a small off-white head. Aroma: dough, crisp malts and corn. Taste: sweet bready malts. Clean palate. Next one, please!
Tried
from Can
on 05 Nov 2024
at 17:05
6/10
Tried
on 26 Jul 2024
at 21:57
6/10
Can local M&S 2024-05-26 Uddingston AR: fresh, crisp, bread, wee dry, rich carbonated AP: start colored body, frothy head F: fresh, crisp, bread, wee dry, rich carbonated
Tried
from Can
on 26 May 2024
at 07:38
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
330ml can from the Telford branch of M&S: BBE August 2024, drank at my dad's on 10th February 2024. Light golden body, wispy white crust. Not a lot going on aroma wise, or flavour wise to be honest, basic Helles, clean, clear and bland.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Feb 2024
at 16:05