Helles
Humble Sea Brewing Co. in Santa Cruz, California, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Helles Regular|
Score
7.13
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Munich Helles a double decocted, naturally carbonated, and horizontally-lagered German lagerbier with Hallertau Mittelfrüh hops
AROMA: Crackery malt, spice cabinet, lemon blossom
FLAVOR: Bread crust, fresh hay bale
MOUTHFEEL: soft, low bitterness
RAD DETAILS: Remember when we brewed The Authentic DDH? We meant for it to be a one off, so we gave it a joke name that no one ended up getting but then you all fell in love with it and it won Best in Show at CA Craft Beer Cup (which blew our tiny domes to smithereens & we’re so damn grateful!). We think it represents our lager program perfectly and we’ll be having around as much as freaking possible.
AROMA: Crackery malt, spice cabinet, lemon blossom
FLAVOR: Bread crust, fresh hay bale
MOUTHFEEL: soft, low bitterness
RAD DETAILS: Remember when we brewed The Authentic DDH? We meant for it to be a one off, so we gave it a joke name that no one ended up getting but then you all fell in love with it and it won Best in Show at CA Craft Beer Cup (which blew our tiny domes to smithereens & we’re so damn grateful!). We think it represents our lager program perfectly and we’ll be having around as much as freaking possible.
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7/10
Tried
on 03 Jun 2026
at 17:19
8/10
Delish, crisp bready biscuits
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jul 2025
at 21:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at Pita Kabob. Pours clear antique gold with small white head. White cracker malt with slight spicy esters. Faint flora on the aroma as it warmed. Solid, rounded mouthfeel from the malt.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jul 2024
at 19:25
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 7
Poured from a 16 oz can dated October 05, 2023. Aroma is malt forward with nice bready, grain notes. Hints of floral, herbal hop notes. Hints of alcohol. Pours a clear, gold color with a large, thick, fluffy, white head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers in clumps on the edges. Medium high lacing and faint legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with moderately strong bready grain notes. Medium low bitterness and hints of alcohol. Light herbal, floral hop notes. Mouthfeel is light bodied and smooth with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a really nice expression of the style. The malt profile comes through really nicely in the aroma and flavor. Complimentary hop notes balance the malt sweetness, although the bitterness may be a touch strong. Really nice body.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Dec 2023
at 02:18
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Rated at Mash Craft Beer Festival 2023. Smooth, slightly bready and malty with some grassy hops and hay
Tried
on 10 Nov 2023
at 19:39
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft, taster. @Mash Beer Festival 2023, Barcelona (Spain) 27/10/2023 [#6.818 Global - #1.184 United States of America - #2 Humble Sea Brewing Co.] Pours clear golden with a visual carbonation and a big off-white head. Aroma: honey, cheese and crackers. Taste: crackery malts, lemonade. Easy to drink and refreshing. Next one please!
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Nov 2023
at 10:49