Hell
Wayfinder Beer
- From:
- Wayfinder Beer
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Helles
Ranked #25 - ABV:
- 4.9%
- Score:
- 91
Ranked #10,075 - Avg:
- 4.08 | pDev: 6.13%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 32
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 18, 2026
- Added:
- Jun 25, 2017
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
Crisp, light, refreshing, brilliantly effervescent with a floral noble-hop aroma.
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Ratings by eppCOS:
Reviewed by eppCOS from Colorado
4.04/5 rDev -1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev -1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
L - Clear, bubbly, great head, lacing. All check. Proper Helles appearance.
S - biscuit-cracker malts for miles, a bit of a tinge of orange on the back end of the nose. INteresting.
T - More tasty sourdough on the mouth, with some cracker dry malt biscuit finishing on the back end of the taste. Eesh.
F - Great balance, mouthfeel, proper below 5% Helles Lager (dammit, other brewers!)
O - Happy to have found this at my local, first Wayfinder, impressed, and hopefully not the last one I try from them but I suspect it's a drop from GABF timing.
Sep 22, 2023S - biscuit-cracker malts for miles, a bit of a tinge of orange on the back end of the nose. INteresting.
T - More tasty sourdough on the mouth, with some cracker dry malt biscuit finishing on the back end of the taste. Eesh.
F - Great balance, mouthfeel, proper below 5% Helles Lager (dammit, other brewers!)
O - Happy to have found this at my local, first Wayfinder, impressed, and hopefully not the last one I try from them but I suspect it's a drop from GABF timing.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by argock from Virginia
3.98/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
04/18/25. Poured into a Samuel Adams Perfect Pint.
A: Brilliant gold with 1-finger white foamy head with good retention but not a lot of lacing.
S: Aroma is light but pleasant with soft pils malt breadiness and floral noble hop notes.
T: Flavor is solid with more grassy hop character and a similar pils malt breadiness but not sweet or strong.
M: Light bodied with moderate carbonation and a dry finish.
O: Excellent lager but I prefer a bit more malt forward version of helles.
Aug 30, 2025A: Brilliant gold with 1-finger white foamy head with good retention but not a lot of lacing.
S: Aroma is light but pleasant with soft pils malt breadiness and floral noble hop notes.
T: Flavor is solid with more grassy hop character and a similar pils malt breadiness but not sweet or strong.
M: Light bodied with moderate carbonation and a dry finish.
O: Excellent lager but I prefer a bit more malt forward version of helles.
Reviewed by Sinfull from New York
4/5 rDev -2%
look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -2%
look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Clear, golden color. Big, white head.Hay, bread, biscuit, and grass in the aroma. Malty, crisp, thirst-quenching. This brewery certainly knows how to make good lagers.
Jul 29, 2025
Reviewed by VABA from Virginia
4.12/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a nice clear light golden color with a nice head and lacing
Aroma has malt and hop hints
Taste has malt and hop flavors
A light bodied well carbonated crisp beer
A good Helles
Jun 01, 2025Aroma has malt and hop hints
Taste has malt and hop flavors
A light bodied well carbonated crisp beer
A good Helles
Reviewed by elNopalero from Michigan
4.42/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Enjoyed at the brewery while sitting out on the patio. Perfect setting!
Fantastic version of the style. Brilliant golden yellow in the glass, with a wonderful nose and fantastic crisp sip. No wonder it is their flagship.
Jan 01, 2025Fantastic version of the style. Brilliant golden yellow in the glass, with a wonderful nose and fantastic crisp sip. No wonder it is their flagship.
Rated by pathman from Ohio
4.75/5 rDev +16.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.75/5 rDev +16.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
07/14/24 can @ home
Jul 14, 2024
Reviewed by Beersnake from California
4/5 rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured at fridge temp. Pours a murky yellow with a good inch of white head. Bubbles rising throughout. The nose is crisp and refreshing. Biscuits, pine, orange, wheat, slight leather. Very nice. Can't wait to try it.
The taste is wonderful. Orange, slight toffee, slight citrus peel, lemon, crackers, and a slight peppery note.
The mouthfeel is light and crisp. Overall, a great helles!
Oct 09, 2023The taste is wonderful. Orange, slight toffee, slight citrus peel, lemon, crackers, and a slight peppery note.
The mouthfeel is light and crisp. Overall, a great helles!
Reviewed by Nife from California
4.56/5 rDev +11.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.56/5 rDev +11.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Excellent domestic example of a munich helles. Beautifully balanced malt with hops bitterness. And it actually has some of the old school early hops addition bitter quality- rare to find in recent us craft beers.
Jul 14, 2023
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
4/5 rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Taste at brewery. Pale golden pour, clear, spotty head. Sweet, grainy aroma. Taste continues with more sweet grainy notes. Slick, smooth a d delucious.
Apr 17, 2023
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