Helles Golden Lager
von Trapp Brewing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A great exaple of the German Helles style.

I suspect I’ve tasted examples of Helles style beer before in Germany or elsewhere without knowing it. But this is the first time I’ve ever tried it just to see if I liked it. So I’m not a well-informed reviewer, but I do like the beer quite a bit. The flavor doesn’t appeal to me like Trapp’s Bohemian Pilsner, but I will most definitely be buying it again. Very crisp and refreshing and a pretty beer to look at, with its deep gold color.

Decent beer - nothing flashy or splashy, but a reliable representative of the style. Floral and herbal aromas suggestive of fresh grains and open fields, some chewy malts impressions and a relatively clean finish. Amply carbonated and smooth, light on the palate. Worth checking out.

 

 

Taster at Von Trapp. Clear golden pour, soft white head, lacing. Clean, grainy aroma, bread. Taste is grainy, malty, biscuity, sweet. Creamy mouth feel.

Pours a clear gold with a slight head. Not much aroma, a little citrus maybe. Flavor is citrusy and sour, slight sweetness. Maybe a bit of cracker, a little muted. Prefer other offerings from Von Trapp.

 

12oz can stamped best by 2/28/23 into a tall lager glass.
L: Pours straw pale bright yellow w a thin white head to holds its edge foam well, VG carbo w very large & fine bubbles to the end, no lacing.
S: Bready doughy malts, herbal hops, a bit floral. Clean & simple.
T: Gently sweet and bitter, bready malts, a short pale hop sensation, fresh clean and bright, very light lemon, lightly floral throughout, light grains.
F: Pleasantly straight ahead for the style, crisp, clean w a med-light body and semi-fast moderately drying finish.
O: Winning taste & great feel. Extremely well balanced and crushable year-round. An EZ drinking American -made Helles that is excellent in its style.