Winter Helles
Matchless Brewing

Beer Geek Stats
From:
Matchless Brewing
 
Washington, United States
Style:
Helles
ABV:
5.1%
Score:
+6 ratings needed
Avg:
3.86 | pDev: 2.07%
Ratings:
4 | reviews: 3
Status:
Inactive
Rated:
Mar 17, 2020
Added:
Feb 16, 2020
Wants:
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by Sound_Explorer:
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Rated by Sound_Explorer from Washington

3.92/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Feb 17, 2020
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington

3.76/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured from 16oz tall can into a tulip. No canning date.

Appearance: rich golden hue with just a little bit of haze and a thick finger of frothy ivory foam atop. It's a good looking beer, but for the style it ought to be crystal-clear.

Smell: lightly sweet aroma with a lot of good maltiness and a bit of graininess; hop aroma is minimal and, if anything, is a little grassy. Not too bad!

Taste: malty, perhaps a little biscuity, and quite yeasty. It's a tasty lager, although I feel like it could be cleaner.

Mouthfeel: medium body with a big carbonation and creaminess. It's legit!

Overall: a decent enough helles. Perhaps not 100% authentic to the style, but a tasty beer nonetheless.
Mar 17, 2020
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Reviewed by DefenCorps from Oregon

3.8/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Canned Dec 2019, purchased at Market of Choice.

A mildly hazy orange with a dense, off-white head with good retention and lacing, this looks solid. The nose is quite excellent with punchy, earthy, mildly lemony hops with a great, bready, grainy, gristy pils malt. Very clean and well balanced. The palate opens with a surprising bitterness, clean and mildly resiny, with lemon peel, dust, a little earth along with a moderate pils malt flavor. Lightly toasted, mildly decocted with a light sweetness present, the flavors up front are quite excellent. The mid-palate, however, does fall off a little, with the sweetness a little more noticeable and the bitterness not entirely working with the slightly watery mouthfeel. Bitter and mildly sweet on the finish, this is quite good.
Mar 07, 2020
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Reviewed by Mister_Faucher from Washington

3.94/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
16oz single picked up at PCC in Bothell, Washington.
Canned on 12/16/2019. Served in a pint glass.

Look- Clear golden straw color. Nice rocky bright white head that slowly recedes to a thin cap of foam, moderate lacing. Very active carbonation streams visible.

Smell- Sweet bready malt, coriander, banana, a bit of clove, earthy/floral notes.

Taste- Fruit and honey up front, sweet bready malts, dry floral/earthy hops and light spice.

Feel- Medium/light bodied. Crisp with a semi-dry, lightly bitter finish. Medium/heavy carbonation on the tongue. Very refreshing.

O- A very nice and crushable helles, a great representation of the style, Not really on par with the traditional German offerings but definitely worth trying.
Feb 16, 2020