Paradox Brewery ParaHelles

ParaHelles

 

Paradox Brewery in North Hudson, New York, United States 🇺🇸

  Lager - Helles Regular
Score
6.41
ABV: 4.5% IBU: 30 Ticks: 10
ParaHelles is our balanced, German-Style Helles. It’s super light and refreshing and leads with a nice bready character that only gets easier to drink as you go. With a salute to all of those in the military and specifically the airborne division; we hope you feel a bit of patriotism when sipping on this fine, crispy brew.
 

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7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Reviewed from notes.
Can to mug.
Appearance: golden yellow color, subtle transparency, two finger white foamy head fell off and left light lace.
Aroma: light earthy/floral hops with some caramel-ish toned malts
Flavor: all the prior noted aromas are arranged semi-sweet with a super light bitter component underneath; finishes briskly with the malts
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, nice smoothness along the tongue with a touch of dryness
Overall: as far as I know it's a good Helles lager and one I would return to.

Tried from Can on 06 Feb 2026 at 01:24


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

440ml can. Poured a clear yellow golden colour with a short-lived, frothy white head. The aroma is malt, light funky, herbal. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a crisp, malt, light toffee, herbal, light woody hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with average to soft carbonation. Really doesn’t have a whole lot going for it.

Tried from Can on 21 Nov 2023 at 16:14


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Can from Home Bargains, Reading. Yellow-gold with a light haze and a thin white head. Light fizz, maybe a tad watery. The lemony aroma doesn't really continue into the taste - instead there's dust, butter and some Belgian yeast notes. A little toasted banana bread in the finish. The Belgian ale flavour gets stronger as you drink more. It's an interesting take on the helles style but I'd like less dust. It's ok overall.

Tried from Can on 17 Jul 2023 at 19:58


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can from home bargins. Light hazed golden colour with a white head. Crisp light sweet and malty. Light body.

Tried from Can on 21 Jun 2023 at 19:15


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

US Pint can (473ml): BB November 2023, drank while BBQing at home on 3rd June 2023. Weak white head on a misty golden body, more grainy/malty than hop bitter. Light citrus fruit leaning, but it's on the sweet side and very easy to drink.

Tried from Can on 04 Jun 2023 at 10:24


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can from Home Bargains, Byfleet. Aroma has doughy malts, cut through with a citrus, spice and metallic streak. Opaque copper gold. Frothy foamy translucent white head. Medium lemon juice sourness. Sherbert edge. Metallic. Underlying malts. Slightly watered down. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry finish. Enjoyable, although, as mentioned before, just seems a tad watered down in terms of impact.

Tried from Can on 28 Apr 2023 at 18:30


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can from Home Bargains. Misty deep yellow pour, white head. Gentle sweetness to it, reminiscent I suppose of a helles lager. Good drinkability, light bitterness. Expected a thinner flavour profile for the price point, but it's actually quite decent.

Tried from Can on 10 Apr 2023 at 17:34


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Can from Home Bargains, Salford. Clear golden with a thin head. Slightly dry tasting, hints of banana wheat character, but not overly flavoursome in this respect.

Tried from Can on 09 Feb 2023 at 22:59


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can from Home Bazargains. It pours lightly hazy golden - blonde with a medium frothy white head. The aroma is damp grain, doughy white bread, rich tea biscuit, custard creams, grassy, herbal and nougat. The taste is crispy, dry, snappy, bitter-sweet, clean, straw, lightly toasty grain, grass, slightly herbal and peppery spice with a dry finish. Average body and fine, prickly carbonation. Well put together and rounded. Quenching.

Tried from Can on 14 Jan 2023 at 18:32


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

[16oz can from Home Bargains, Bracknell.] A hazy pale straw coloured pour with a fast fading white head; sweet grainy aroma; sweet grainy taste with a touch of spice and some grassy bitterness; then a trace of banana in the finish.

Tried from Can on 22 Dec 2022 at 22:28