Novella
Luppolo Brewing Company in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Lager - Helles Regular|
Score
6.46
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Dry Hopped Helles
A refreshing sonnet to modern brewing methods, where novel hop products sing harmoniously in tune with the use of premium German malt. Lagered slow and with the utmost care, Novella features Riwaka Amplifire hop oil from New Zealand for a Southern Hemiphere burst of flavour. Delve into aromas of white grape and citrus zest with layered flavours of bright tropical fruit. Light bodied with a snappy finish, Novella is your new ‘happily ever after’ lager for a hop-forward refreshment without all the bitterness. The end.
A refreshing sonnet to modern brewing methods, where novel hop products sing harmoniously in tune with the use of premium German malt. Lagered slow and with the utmost care, Novella features Riwaka Amplifire hop oil from New Zealand for a Southern Hemiphere burst of flavour. Delve into aromas of white grape and citrus zest with layered flavours of bright tropical fruit. Light bodied with a snappy finish, Novella is your new ‘happily ever after’ lager for a hop-forward refreshment without all the bitterness. The end.
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4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Dull, slight haze. Thick head but otherwise not looking great. Bright aroma brings herbs and fruits, wine gums, lots of good stuff. On the palate, all that is missing; it’s a yeasty, too sweet helles. All I learned here was that Riwaka Amplifire is great.
Tried
on 08 Sep 2026
at 04:01
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
On tap @ The Drake, Victoria, BC. Dorada muy bonita, ligeramente transparente y con espuma muy cremosa. Escaso aroma a grano con alguna nota floral. En boca es suave y muy cremosa con perfecto punto de amargor y cierto predominio lupulado con notas cítricas y herbales. Muy agradable.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Jul 2026
at 10:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges and laces slightly. Aroma has straw and wet grass with a bit of earthy hay and a hint of biscuit underlying. Flavor has grains and biscuit with hay and a bit of grass coming through.
Tried
from Draft
at
Luppolo Brewing Company
on 29 Jul 2026
at 20:23
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
473ml can. Pours a clear yellow gold with a medium, frothy, long lasting, white head that leaves thick, soapy curtains of lace. Aroma of toasted bready pale malt, grapefruit and herbal hops. Sweet fruity flavour of toasted grainy pale malt, grapefruit, lime, passionfruit and grassy hops in a dry, mild bitter finish. Light body with a watery texture and average carbonation. Refreshing and easy to put back.
Tried
from Can
from
Andrew Hilton Wine and Spirits
on 14 Sep 2025
at 04:15
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery. Clear golden with medium white head. Nice fruity notes, super smooth, tad watery in the finish. Light grassy bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
at
Luppolo Brewing Company
on 08 Jul 2025
at 22:00
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5
On tap at Luppolo, pours a clear blonde with a medium white head. Aroma has some unfermented wort, moderate bitterness, and crunchy herbal notes — not getting any NZ hops. Flavour is dry and somewhat soapy, with moderate bitterness without any real hop flavour, and a crunchy, herbal finish. Not digging the hops here, and I find little else to appreciate. Not bad but not one of Luppolo’s better lagers.
Tried
from Draft
at
Luppolo Brewing Company
on 01 Jun 2025
at 22:57
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
On tap at Luppolo. Pours clear blonde with a white head. Dry grass and cracker malts on the nose, a bit soapy. Flavour has straw, dry grass, pale malts; a bit soapy. Nice dry finish. Crisp, but thin and soapy. Not great.
Tried
from Draft
at
Luppolo Brewing Company
on 01 Jun 2025
at 17:36