König Ludwig Hell
König Ludwig Schlossbrauerei Kaltenberg
- From:
- König Ludwig Schlossbrauerei Kaltenberg
- Germany
- Style:
- Helles
Ranked #335 - ABV:
- 5.1%
- Score:
- 82
Ranked #34,819 - Avg:
- 3.56 | pDev: 15.17%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 12
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 21, 2026
- Added:
- Oct 08, 2010
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Alexc11 from Canada (QC)
3.72/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pour clerce golden colour with foamy head keeping good retention and strong lacing. Light grainy, floral notes. Faint sweet cereal and malt taste. Quite light and crisp overall as expected for a Hell. Low bitterness and moderate carbonation.
May 21, 2026
Reviewed by Bavarican from Germany
3.28/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.28/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
On tap at my local Ice Hockey Statium in the Alps. Very grainy, straw,flowery,citrusy ( a bit of a sour note),biscuity malt, some gentle bitterness. not my favoured Helles but a good one
Jun 15, 2025
Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
3.69/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I tried a 0.5L stein of this beer off the tapper an Irish Pub near Fredrichstrasse station in Berlin. It poured a clear golden with white head that eventually dissipated and did not leave much lace. The scent had grain and malt notes. The taste was nicely balanced an easy to drink with grain presence. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it is a good beer.
Oct 02, 2022Reviewed by drmeto from Germany
3.17/5 rDev -11%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.17/5 rDev -11%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
L:
-pours a clear straw golden with a medium to big,foamy,white head
-medium tto high carbonation visible
S:
-lightly herbal,hay,grainy,honey
T:
-Follows the nose
F:
-medium carbonation
-light to medium body
O:
Very average but drinkable Helles.
Oct 07, 2020-pours a clear straw golden with a medium to big,foamy,white head
-medium tto high carbonation visible
S:
-lightly herbal,hay,grainy,honey
T:
-Follows the nose
F:
-medium carbonation
-light to medium body
O:
Very average but drinkable Helles.
Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania
3.89/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.89/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Kaltenberg International "Konig Ludwig Hell"
,5L / 3,19€ vom fass @ Bräuhaus Füssen, Füssen, DE on 18 September 2017
Notes: Slightly hazy golden body beneath a full head of frothy bright white that holds well before dropping to become creamy. Sweetish grainy malt with a hint of fruitiness and a suggestion of hops in the background. As the aroma suggests, it's lightly sweetish and grainy with just a hint of apple-like fruitiness and only a mild suggestion of hops in the background, but with a balancing median bitterness. Mainly dry finish with a dollop of maltiness passing fairly quickly. Medium leaning towards medium-light in body and gently crisp then smooth across the palate. Fairly basic overall, but drinkable in quantity if desired.
Sep 19, 2017,5L / 3,19€ vom fass @ Bräuhaus Füssen, Füssen, DE on 18 September 2017
Notes: Slightly hazy golden body beneath a full head of frothy bright white that holds well before dropping to become creamy. Sweetish grainy malt with a hint of fruitiness and a suggestion of hops in the background. As the aroma suggests, it's lightly sweetish and grainy with just a hint of apple-like fruitiness and only a mild suggestion of hops in the background, but with a balancing median bitterness. Mainly dry finish with a dollop of maltiness passing fairly quickly. Medium leaning towards medium-light in body and gently crisp then smooth across the palate. Fairly basic overall, but drinkable in quantity if desired.
Reviewed by JustCamIt from Virginia
3.02/5 rDev -15.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.02/5 rDev -15.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Had 0.5L on draft in a Berlin restaurant. It had a foamy head atop a clear golden body. The taste was slightly sweet with a tiny trace of hops at the end. Very easy to drink and forget.
Apr 30, 2017
Reviewed by PhilsPils from Texas
4.12/5 rDev +15.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.12/5 rDev +15.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from bottle into a Konig Ludwig Pilsner glass at Hotel Falkenstein, Pfronten Germany. Beautiful clear golden color with a snowy white head. Subdued nose but very pleasant. The taste is wonderful and the mouthfeel is great as well. Very smooth and decidedly malty as a Helles should be. Hops aroma and taste are negligible...just enough to keep the malt from making it too sweet. This is a fine Helles, very much in the mold of the best Munich lagers. Too many lagers that purport to be Hells are over-hopped and short on malt and would more accurately be described as Pils but this one is right on.
May 06, 2016
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