Isartor
Schilling Beer Company in Littleton, New Hampshire, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Helles Regular|
Score
7.30
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Named after the ancient gate in Munich, this traditional full-strength helles pours a bright pale gold. Featuring a pleasant bready malt profile, Isator finishes soft with a balanced, light honey character and a hint of floral hops.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to mug.
Appearance: copper/bronze in color with a little bit of transparency but honestly, it's really faint and a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: light floral to herbal, subtle sourdough then biscuity bready tones
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine malty sweet tone; finishes leaning into the sourdough and floral parts and a touch of dryness
Texture: light to medium bodied, very sessionable; very smooth along the tongue - nothing distracting; great carb
Overall: a very nicely done Helles lager worthy of coming back to.
Can to mug.
Appearance: copper/bronze in color with a little bit of transparency but honestly, it's really faint and a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: light floral to herbal, subtle sourdough then biscuity bready tones
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine malty sweet tone; finishes leaning into the sourdough and floral parts and a touch of dryness
Texture: light to medium bodied, very sessionable; very smooth along the tongue - nothing distracting; great carb
Overall: a very nicely done Helles lager worthy of coming back to.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Mar 2026
at 16:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Big pint pours a clear gold with a ring of white head. Nose has honey and light grist, light esters, lightly vegetal. Flavor is malty and chewy, some buttered bread, some yeast. Finished medium bodied, some bite. Nice. 7 4 7 4 14
Tried
on 09 Jul 2023
at 17:33
7.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Can at home. Clear gold colored and smaller sized head. Nose is caramel and bready and herbs. Tastes peppery, sourdough, herbaceous, some lemon, caramel. Smooth palate.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jun 2023
at 03:12
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Brewery draught, 12/16/22. Clear blonde-brass, medium-sized, white head, moderate retention. White grape, honeysuckle, traditional yeast giving a touch of sourdough. Clean, cracker, biscuit and honey like malts. Herbal hops give just enough acidity but are otherwise all aromatically lush herbs. Soft, white grape, honey and white bread malts, nice and rich, drying out nicely with herbs and pepper on the finish. Classic yeast, can't tell from a real German helles. Clean, balanced, nice and malty and drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Dec 2022
at 20:57
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours slightly hazed gold into a shaker. Bright white head with good retention recedes leaving gloppy sheets. Earthy multigrain aromas. Soft with sweet honey, multigrain bread and caramel upfront turning to hay before the medium length bark finish.
Tried
on 17 Nov 2022
at 22:30