Bavarian Lager
GoodLife Brewing Company & Bier Hall
- From:
- GoodLife Brewing Company & Bier Hall
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Helles
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +3 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.97 | pDev: 9.32%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 10, 2026
- Added:
- Jun 03, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
NO SCORE
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A true German Helles style lager recipe combined with European and US hop varietals make this beer crisp and refreshing. Clean American bittering hops along with a few late additions of German Czech Saaz hops provide pleasant hop aroma and put a NW spin on this traditional style. It is a light and drinkable beer with a clear golden straw color.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by smithj4:
Rated by smithj4 from New York
3.6/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Jul 14, 2022
3.6/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Jul 14, 2022
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by ricke49 from Oregon
4.11/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.11/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Exceptionally well balanced.
Hop - Malt - Mouthfeel all come together at an ideal point to produce a great drinking lager.
The brew has a slight haziness.
The can art is quite tasteful.
Jan 10, 2026Hop - Malt - Mouthfeel all come together at an ideal point to produce a great drinking lager.
The brew has a slight haziness.
The can art is quite tasteful.
Reviewed by Sinfull from New York
3.5/5 rDev -11.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -11.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Clear, golden color. Medium-sized, white head. Bread and grass in the aroma. Light, malty taste with balancing pleasant bitterness. A good, refreshing beer.
Mar 07, 2025
Reviewed by lordofthewiens from New Mexico
3.94/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A mostly clear yellow color with a quickly dissipating white head.
Aroma of bread and flowers.
Taste of toasted bread, followed by hops.
Light bitterness, drinks easily.
Oct 23, 2022Aroma of bread and flowers.
Taste of toasted bread, followed by hops.
Light bitterness, drinks easily.
Reviewed by TheBricenator from Oregon
4/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look: Clear medium yellow with a quick-forming head that rapidly settles to a lid, leaving good lacing behind
Aroma: Floral hops, soda crackers, pilsner malt, and a light sweetness
Taste: Liquid crackers and bread, along with a nice floral bouquet kick it off and develop nicely. A mild honey-like sweetness follows and joins in before flowers and crackers regain strength and close it out
Mouthfeel: Light but full, very clean and crisp throughout, medium-high carbonation, and a crisp, clean finish with minimal felt dryness
Overall: This is delicious. This is a really nice Helles and I can’t believe I passed on it a couple of times before finally trying it as it is tasty and quite impressive – a great American interpretation of one. Particularly hitting the spot after the second straight day of record-breaking 110+ degree heat here in the Pacific Northwest as well
Nov 16, 2021Aroma: Floral hops, soda crackers, pilsner malt, and a light sweetness
Taste: Liquid crackers and bread, along with a nice floral bouquet kick it off and develop nicely. A mild honey-like sweetness follows and joins in before flowers and crackers regain strength and close it out
Mouthfeel: Light but full, very clean and crisp throughout, medium-high carbonation, and a crisp, clean finish with minimal felt dryness
Overall: This is delicious. This is a really nice Helles and I can’t believe I passed on it a couple of times before finally trying it as it is tasty and quite impressive – a great American interpretation of one. Particularly hitting the spot after the second straight day of record-breaking 110+ degree heat here in the Pacific Northwest as well
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