Ettaler Edel-Hell
Klosterbrauerei Ettal

Ettaler Edel-HellEttaler Edel-Hell
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From:
Klosterbrauerei Ettal
 
Germany
Style:
Helles
Ranked #74
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
89
Ranked #15,954
Avg:
4.02 | pDev: 6.47%
Ratings:
17 | reviews: 10
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 18, 2025
Added:
Jul 04, 2023
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  1
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Reviewed by Wildmild from Maryland

4.21/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
I love the honey aroma. Taste is delicious, with the malt orientation of a Helles. A little grassy taste at first which dissipates with time and a little warming.
Beer is slightly hazy compared to other Helles.
Nov 18, 2025
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Rated by ttoadee from Texas

3.74/5  rDev -7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
RB transfer
Jul 15, 2025
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Reviewed by jzlyo from Iowa

3.86/5  rDev -4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Aroma is grainy/husky malts and a hint of citrus. The flavor is grainy/husky malts/hint of brown bread, fruit and a crisp/dryish/mildly bitter hop finish.
Jul 05, 2025
 
Rated: 3.71 by FLBeerGuy from Florida

May 09, 2025
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Reviewed by Tolianych_Pivomnabuhanych from Vermont

4.2/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Fairly pleasant light German Hell. It has a lovely light gold color and an aroma of summer grasses. The taste is very mild but in line with the style. A touch of sweetness and some lingering crackery maltiness. Not much in the hops department. I found it more delicious straight from the bottle.
May 07, 2025
 
Rated: 3.84 by Cpmitchno1 from Virginia

Jan 09, 2025
 
Rated: 4.25 by paulish from New York

Dec 19, 2024
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Reviewed by vette2006c5r from Minnesota

4.42/5  rDev +10%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Ettaler Edel-Hell pours a golden color with a small, long-lasting, lacing head. The aroma is quite sweet, with lovely grain. The flavor is sweet, zippy, bright, sweet grain, and many flavors. Good feel. Overall, this is a fantastic, no-frills helles lager packed with flavor.
Nov 05, 2024
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Reviewed by detgfrsh from Texas

3.81/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
From a bottle. Light amber color with thin white head. Lager yeast aroma. Medium body, light carbonation. Toasted malt with a peppery hop finish. Easy drinking
Oct 20, 2024
 
Rated: 4 by bigred89 from Maryland

Sep 03, 2024
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Reviewed by mushroomcloud from Texas

3.83/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
16.9oz bottle with no visible freshness date.
2 finger bubbly white head with good retention and settles in as a solid cap.
Soft gold body with a touch of haze. Early thin lacing patterns that continue throughout.
Doughy malt nose with a lightly spicy hop perfume.
Bready, sweet malt...a savory (saline?) note followed by grassy, spicy hops.
Light body with a soft mouthfeel and low to medium carbonation. Hint of sweetness in a medium length finish.
Not convinced that this was the best example of this beer but it's good enough to make me want to pursue a freshie.
Good to Very Good.
Jun 16, 2024
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Reviewed by keithmurray from Connecticut

4.35/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Appearance - golden body with white head

Smell - honey, bready,

Taste - honeyed bread, grass, herbal,

Mouthfeel - medium bodied, medium carbonation, bready upfront, clean finish on the back end. Refreshing

Overall - this is a nice beer, really crisp and refreshing, with good flavor. Worth a shot for those who like the style
May 26, 2024
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Reviewed by tekstr1der from New Hampshire

4.57/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This one blew away my mediocre expectations. Enjoyed on Mother's Day 2024. I generally enjoy beers from this brewer, but this may be my fave yet. An absolutely delicious display of slightly-sweet bready malt character. I'll need to find more. Superb.
May 15, 2024
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Reviewed by VABA from Virginia

4/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a golden color with a slight head and lacing
Aroma has floral and spice hints
Taste has a floral and spice flavor
A medium bodied well carbonated beer
A good Helles
Oct 09, 2023
 
Rated: 3.8 by Myboymi from Kansas

Sep 16, 2023
 
Rated: 3.9 by kjkinsey from Texas

Aug 18, 2023
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Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia

3.77/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From the half liter bottle, it pours a clear light yellow golden color with a modest white head that slowly diminishes, leaves some spotty lacing and eventually becomes a thin layer. The nose gets light bready malt with a light hop enhancement. The taste has a light hop bite to go along with the light malt flavor.
Jul 04, 2023