Helles Lager
Meanwhile Brewing Co.
- From:
- Meanwhile Brewing Co.
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- Helles
Ranked #189 - ABV:
- 4.7%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #24,740 - Avg:
- 3.82 | pDev: 13.35%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 14, 2025
- Added:
- Jul 01, 2022
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Released for the (originally scheduled) January 20 Adrian Conner (Hell's Belles) concert.
Bready. Floral. Grassy.
MALT: Pilsner
HOPS: Hallertau Blanc, Hersbrucker
YEAST: Augustiner
18 IBU
Bready. Floral. Grassy.
MALT: Pilsner
HOPS: Hallertau Blanc, Hersbrucker
YEAST: Augustiner
18 IBU
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Reviewed by ttoadee from Texas
3.89/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Clear light gold pour, head disappears almost immediately. Nose is Pils and floral.
Taste is sweet Pils, herbal nip, floral notes, new mown hay. Mouthfeel is light, with steady carbonation despite the lack of head. Finish is fresh chewey bread with a slightly bitter hop jelly.
Jul 28, 2025Taste is sweet Pils, herbal nip, floral notes, new mown hay. Mouthfeel is light, with steady carbonation despite the lack of head. Finish is fresh chewey bread with a slightly bitter hop jelly.
Reviewed by hankboris from Texas
3.73/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Less honeyed sweetness than I’d expect from other Helles (particularly German imports) but a LOT of earthy noble hop character which Meanwhile uses as a sort-of signature,, malts are full n bready rather than sweet. Still crisp, still refreshing. Medium mouthfeel.
Jan 16, 2025
Reviewed by ouch444 from Texas
2.17/5 rDev -43.2%
look: 3 | smell: 1 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.25
2.17/5 rDev -43.2%
look: 3 | smell: 1 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.25
asked for the cheapest beer on tap after a closing shift.
had two bloody marys and a double vodka soda before.
easy on the taste but its like the whisper of a beer. oh well… at least i’m reaching my water intake tonight
Nov 25, 2024had two bloody marys and a double vodka soda before.
easy on the taste but its like the whisper of a beer. oh well… at least i’m reaching my water intake tonight
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.48/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.48/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Bottle pour at the Mountain Brewers Beer Fest. Clear golden pour, small frothy white head. Grainy aroma, biscuity malts. Taste is crisp and clean, bready, grassy. Mild bitter bite. Nice.
Jun 09, 2024
Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts
3.76/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.76/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Draft at madrone coffee in Austin
Small fizzy head with no retention, clear light straw color
Nose light cereal grain malt, hint of straw and dough, very light overall, faint corn
Taste more cereal grain up front, corn breakfast cereal and doughy malt, a bit of sweetness, a little rich malt depth possibly single decoction but hard to tell, light herbal floral hop, dry crisp finish with med light bitterness
Mouth is med to lighter bod, med creamy frothy carb
Overall not bad, wish it had a bit more aroma, also lack of head may have a part in that. Maybe needs a bit more protein rest in the mash
Feb 19, 2023Small fizzy head with no retention, clear light straw color
Nose light cereal grain malt, hint of straw and dough, very light overall, faint corn
Taste more cereal grain up front, corn breakfast cereal and doughy malt, a bit of sweetness, a little rich malt depth possibly single decoction but hard to tell, light herbal floral hop, dry crisp finish with med light bitterness
Mouth is med to lighter bod, med creamy frothy carb
Overall not bad, wish it had a bit more aroma, also lack of head may have a part in that. Maybe needs a bit more protein rest in the mash
Reviewed by elNopalero from Michigan
4.16/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.16/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a clear, bright golden color. Light, almost indiscernible aroma that gives way to a snappy, crisp flavor. I get a hint of biscuit and a pinch of hop. Clear and clean.
Jul 01, 2022
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