Hoppin' Helles
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company

Hoppin' HellesHoppin' Helles
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From:
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
Helles
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
73
Avg:
3.17 | pDev: 15.14%
Reviews:
81
Ratings:
549
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 09, 2022
Added:
Aug 17, 2013
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  107
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Ratings by logicalparadox:
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Reviewed by logicalparadox from New York

3/5  rDev -5.4%
Looks like this is now renamed "Helles Yeah". OK. Poured from a 12 OZ bottle into a pint glass.

Not terrible. But I agree it's a very macro feel. On the other hand, it's a very light, crisp lager, and I'm wondering if I'm not just biased to the style because it reminds me of so many American "light beers". Underwhelming, to be sure, but it's not a terrible tasting beer. If you're in the mood for something very light, this will fit the bill, but it's not going to turn heads.
Sep 01, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.46 by alexvhrk from Wisconsin

May 09, 2022
 
Rated: 3.19 by JohnDon from Texas

Oct 11, 2018
 
Rated: 3.38 by Tripel_Threat from Michigan

Mar 11, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Jan 01, 2018
 
Rated: 3.17 by BenHoppy from Michigan

Nov 23, 2017
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Reviewed by mothmanscott from Georgia

3.31/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
From notes taken in 2014: Pours a clear deep straw producing 3 fingers of finely bubbled, foamy, glowing white, head that leaves a nice ring and wash of lacing. Aroma is a hoppy Munich Helles lager: biscuity malt, a hint of toast, lager yeast, honey, grass, lemon, certainly more hoppy than is expected for this malt forward style. Taste is hop forward for the style which apparently was their goal with grassy & lemon hops, biscuit malt, toasty grain, lager yeast, honey & pepper. Mouthfeel is light bodied with high carbonation, peppery but smooth. Hoppy for the style but don't expect a hop bomb.
Mar 06, 2017
 
Rated: 2.5 by Nichols33 from Massachusetts

Jan 22, 2017
 
Rated: 2.75 by Cuervo_PCB from Florida

Aug 28, 2016
 
Rated: 3.15 by dag1991 from Ohio

Jul 17, 2016
 
Rated: 3.25 by joegallows from Massachusetts

Apr 25, 2016
 
Rated: 3.25 by Brent_B from Iowa

Mar 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.25 by Mtn from Texas

Feb 25, 2016
 
Rated: 3.61 by Octoberist from Pennsylvania

Jan 22, 2016
 
Rated: 3.25 by Zylod from West Virginia

Jan 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.26 by icemanexit from Indiana

Nov 22, 2015
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Reviewed by Libeertarian from Montana

3.69/5  rDev +16.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Rebranded as "Helles Yeah." Same beer, though.

Pours a bright, transparent amber. Lots of upward streaming bubbles in this pokal. Fine white head is lower retention but leaves a perfect film on liquid surface. Lacing is pretty decent. On the nose, pasta and grain, a strange funkiness that didn't take me long to get used to, and herbal, almost lemony hops. Tastes more like a Pilsner (the hops make the difference) than a Helles. Palate is crackery throughout. Very strong malt presence. There's a grassy-sweetness hiding here as well. Light lemon notes in the front, with hop bitterness kicking in about half-way through, rindy more than herbal, but not too powerful. Peppercorn retro-olfaction. Light bodied and crisp, but high level of long-lasting carbonation, both prickly and sudsy prevent this beer from feeling thin. I swear this beer is underrated. To the taste, as good as just about any pilsner. One of my favorite year-rounds from Leinenkugel.
Oct 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by nuebs from South Dakota

Oct 05, 2015
 
Rated: 2.83 by travis875 from Kentucky

Sep 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by WholeLottaTricks from Louisiana

Aug 16, 2015
Hoppin' Helles from Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company
Beer rating: 73 out of 100 with 549 ratings