ParaHelles
Paradox Brewery
- From:
- Paradox Brewery
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Helles
Ranked #188 - ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #24,782 - Avg:
- 3.82 | pDev: 6.81%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 29, 2025
- Added:
- Jul 05, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
ParaHelles is our balanced, German-Style Helles. It’s super light and refreshing and leads with a nice bready character that only gets easier to drink as you go. With a salute to all of those in the military and specifically the airborne division; we hope you feel a bit of patriotism when sipping on this fine, crispy brew.
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Reviewed by metter98 from New York
3.8/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A: The beer is crystal clear yellow in color and has a light to moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high bright white head that quickly settled down, leaving a small patch of bubbles on the surface and a narrow collar around the edge.
S: Light to moderate aromas of biscuit and cracker malts are present in the nose.
T: The taste has flavors of pale malts along with notes of biscuit malts. There is a slight amount of bitterness.
M: It feels light-bodied and clean on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is lighter in body compared to others in the style, making it very easy to drink.
Serving type: can
Jul 21, 2022S: Light to moderate aromas of biscuit and cracker malts are present in the nose.
T: The taste has flavors of pale malts along with notes of biscuit malts. There is a slight amount of bitterness.
M: It feels light-bodied and clean on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is lighter in body compared to others in the style, making it very easy to drink.
Serving type: can
Reviewed by edthehead from Maryland
3.93/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Can pour into a tulip glass.
Clear golden appearance with a soapy head and good retention. Grain, celery, green pepper, herb notes. Light medium body and carbonation, soft lively mouthfeel.
Jul 16, 2022Clear golden appearance with a soapy head and good retention. Grain, celery, green pepper, herb notes. Light medium body and carbonation, soft lively mouthfeel.
Reviewed by hopsputin from New Jersey
3.83/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
A: slightly muddy yellow copper color with a small bright white head
S: bread and lemongrass. Some sweet citrus and grass. A touch of citrus and crackers
T: crisp grass and sweet grains. Lemongrass and a slight earthy citrus note. Very faint. Mild bready backbone
M: light mouthfeel with high carbonation
O: a pretty nice Helles. Could use a bit more out of the malts, but there’s nothing wrong with this
Jul 13, 2022S: bread and lemongrass. Some sweet citrus and grass. A touch of citrus and crackers
T: crisp grass and sweet grains. Lemongrass and a slight earthy citrus note. Very faint. Mild bready backbone
M: light mouthfeel with high carbonation
O: a pretty nice Helles. Could use a bit more out of the malts, but there’s nothing wrong with this
Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts
3.53/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
3.53/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
No can date
Pours a large frothy foamy 2 finger head with moderate retention, mild wispy lacing, very clear golden tan color
Nose is sweet grain, some pilsner malt, vanilla cake batter, doughy but sweet dough, hint if pilsner corn, very light floral hop
Taste brings grainy sweet malt, fair sweetness, corn bread, little vanilla cake batter, doughy in general, little cereal, soft lager, light floral hop with med light bitterness, drier mild crisp bitterness finish
Mouth is med to lighter bod, soft lager, med to a bit higher frothy carb
Overall meh, didn't bring the big pilsner malt depth and was way too much on the sweet batter side, and very bland
Apr 19, 2022Pours a large frothy foamy 2 finger head with moderate retention, mild wispy lacing, very clear golden tan color
Nose is sweet grain, some pilsner malt, vanilla cake batter, doughy but sweet dough, hint if pilsner corn, very light floral hop
Taste brings grainy sweet malt, fair sweetness, corn bread, little vanilla cake batter, doughy in general, little cereal, soft lager, light floral hop with med light bitterness, drier mild crisp bitterness finish
Mouth is med to lighter bod, soft lager, med to a bit higher frothy carb
Overall meh, didn't bring the big pilsner malt depth and was way too much on the sweet batter side, and very bland
Reviewed by Watergrainhops
3.49/5 rDev -8.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -8.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
16oz can into a tulip pint glass.
Super clear in the glass, very pale yellow color. Malty sweetness, bready, lemony, floral, and a slight honey flavor. Super easy to drink, balanced, good level of carbonation making it drink very dry. It may be slightly hoppier than you'd expect but in a good way.
It's one of the better Helles' I've had from a craft brewery- granted it seems like craft breweries just started making lagers regularly. Would recommend on a hot day as a thirst quencher. Would also pair well with a meal as it won't compete with the food.
Oct 13, 2021Super clear in the glass, very pale yellow color. Malty sweetness, bready, lemony, floral, and a slight honey flavor. Super easy to drink, balanced, good level of carbonation making it drink very dry. It may be slightly hoppier than you'd expect but in a good way.
It's one of the better Helles' I've had from a craft brewery- granted it seems like craft breweries just started making lagers regularly. Would recommend on a hot day as a thirst quencher. Would also pair well with a meal as it won't compete with the food.
Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
3.69/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.69/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
neat slow pour lager type here, served in a dimpled mug, and overall a light warm weather drinker, not technically perfect, but a pretty good rendition of a style id like to see more of in this country, and frankly a beer i could still make a day of even though it has a little astringency, isnt as clean on the ferment as the best of them, and is a little bit lacking the kind of lager crispness i want from this style. that said, its still pretty quintessentially german to me, the malt is right, light as it is, and the yeast is familiar in that way too, this is a helles through and through. the mineral profile of the water is close, the hops are delicately dosed but floral and a little bitter too which is nice, and this refreshes more because of its finishing dryness, high carbonation, and minimal nature than because its super tidy and brisk or anything, but overall i liked this, especially with their pizza they do at the brewery. neat they are doing so many classic lagers, this wasnt as good as some of the others, but its close. really epic spot they have created here, glad to see them doing so well!
Jul 29, 2021
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
3.83/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
This one pours a light golden yellow color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.
This smells like sweet malt, not too sweet honey, breadiness, and lightly grassy hops.
This is maybe just a hair too sweet for the style, but it's still pretty tasty nonetheless. The (slightly too-) sweet malt character is accentuated by a drying grassy hop character, and a more enjoyable light crackery/bready flavor.
This is light bodied, clean, and crisp, with a wonderful drinkability.
This isn't exactly nailed, but it's pretty close.
Jul 05, 2021This smells like sweet malt, not too sweet honey, breadiness, and lightly grassy hops.
This is maybe just a hair too sweet for the style, but it's still pretty tasty nonetheless. The (slightly too-) sweet malt character is accentuated by a drying grassy hop character, and a more enjoyable light crackery/bready flavor.
This is light bodied, clean, and crisp, with a wonderful drinkability.
This isn't exactly nailed, but it's pretty close.
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