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#22 Munich Helles Lager
Venn Brewing Co.
- From:
- Venn Brewing Co.
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- Helles
- ABV:
- 5.1%
- Score:
- Needs more ratings
- Avg:
- 3.82 | pDev: 5.5%
- Reviews:
- 5
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 11, 2023
- Added:
- Feb 18, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
Clean, crisp, crushable.
Germany’s all-malt version of a light lager.
Malts: Pilsner, Munich.
Hops: Hallertauer Mittelfrüh.
Yeast: German Lager
Germany’s all-malt version of a light lager.
Malts: Pilsner, Munich.
Hops: Hallertauer Mittelfrüh.
Yeast: German Lager
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by gatornation:
Reviewed by gatornation from Arizona
3.75/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a clear light golden color. Smell is floral grassy hops with biscuit malt and gran. Taste follows the nose with a quenchable hops Lager that crisp and nicely carbonated. Venn makes some decent Lagers.
Aug 30, 2018More User Ratings:
Reviewed by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota
3.96/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.96/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
16 oz can filled 5/23/23 into a Becher glass.
L: Pours very lightly yeasty light yellow with good steady large carbonation bubbles, a fizzy 1" white head that recedes quickly to edge foam, no lacing.
S: Lightly bready, apple, quite clean and fairly unexpressive.
T: Gently sweet, a splash of apple, bright tasting light fruits, pine, green melon, a hint of banana, light hop bitterness in the finish. Has a long light linger of resin. Finish is clean.
F: Crisp, clean, medium-light body with a bright snap, a moderately smooth center with a fast, slightly drying finish.
O: I'm happy with this beer. A really snappy drinking common beer. Tastes are easy and the feel is bright and clean. It is very good to excellent in its style.
Sep 11, 2023L: Pours very lightly yeasty light yellow with good steady large carbonation bubbles, a fizzy 1" white head that recedes quickly to edge foam, no lacing.
S: Lightly bready, apple, quite clean and fairly unexpressive.
T: Gently sweet, a splash of apple, bright tasting light fruits, pine, green melon, a hint of banana, light hop bitterness in the finish. Has a long light linger of resin. Finish is clean.
F: Crisp, clean, medium-light body with a bright snap, a moderately smooth center with a fast, slightly drying finish.
O: I'm happy with this beer. A really snappy drinking common beer. Tastes are easy and the feel is bright and clean. It is very good to excellent in its style.
Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin
4.14/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.14/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Appearance: Pours a completely clear, light pale golden color with an average white head. SRM of 5. (3.75)
Aroma: Strong aromas of pale malts, bread malts, some light cereal and cream. Hints of honey. (4.00)
Flavor: Strong flavors of pale Munich malts, earthy bread melts, with some bread dough and yeast in the middle. Yeasty, soft, dry on the finish. Some light cereal and cream not sweetness linger. (4.00)
Feel: Medium bodied strong carbonation pictures soft, smooth, creamy. (4.50)
Compared to Utepils Helles 6/2023: Pours lighter, similar head. Milder aromas. More yeast, cereal, cream flavors. Less honey, earthy Munich malts, and floral notes. Slightly lighter and cleaner.
Overall: Great take on a German Helles here. Light and clean, yet full and bready/yeasty. Incredible drinkability. One up in my books for a German Helles. (Rating: 4.14)
Jun 28, 2023Aroma: Strong aromas of pale malts, bread malts, some light cereal and cream. Hints of honey. (4.00)
Flavor: Strong flavors of pale Munich malts, earthy bread melts, with some bread dough and yeast in the middle. Yeasty, soft, dry on the finish. Some light cereal and cream not sweetness linger. (4.00)
Feel: Medium bodied strong carbonation pictures soft, smooth, creamy. (4.50)
Compared to Utepils Helles 6/2023: Pours lighter, similar head. Milder aromas. More yeast, cereal, cream flavors. Less honey, earthy Munich malts, and floral notes. Slightly lighter and cleaner.
Overall: Great take on a German Helles here. Light and clean, yet full and bready/yeasty. Incredible drinkability. One up in my books for a German Helles. (Rating: 4.14)
Reviewed by ZAP from Minnesota
3.45/5 rDev -9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.45/5 rDev -9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Light to medium aroma of pils malt...flavor follows similarly with that light sweetness to the malt along with a mild spicy hop impression..lightly flavored though......feels pretty thin in body...almost like a Helles Light...drinks clean...a bit too thin for me but a good option if you want something closer in body to a AAL Light but with Helles like flavors..
Jun 24, 2023Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
3.85/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Tap pour at the brewery. 16oz tap served in weizen type glass.
Clear, pale gold colored body. Minimal head but lots of streaming bubbles. Minimal lacing.
Aroma is sweet, light roast malt and spicy hops.
Taste follows nose with the sweet malt dominating and the spicy hops contributing.
Light lager mouth feel. Clean and refreshing.
Easy drinking, malt driven, well done Helles.
Feb 18, 2018Clear, pale gold colored body. Minimal head but lots of streaming bubbles. Minimal lacing.
Aroma is sweet, light roast malt and spicy hops.
Taste follows nose with the sweet malt dominating and the spicy hops contributing.
Light lager mouth feel. Clean and refreshing.
Easy drinking, malt driven, well done Helles.
#22 Munich Helles Lager from Venn Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
3.82 out of
5 with
6 ratings
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