Harvest Helles
Yazoo Brewing Company

12 ounce can, canned 07/21/21. Welp, that's on me because I've had this can a while. Thanks to Brutaltruth for this one! Served in a dimpled mug, the beer pours a somewhat hazy gold color with about an inch off-white head. Head retention is OK, small amount of lacing. The brew smells decent enough, like bready malt, lemon and pear. Taste is similar to the aroma, but there's also a bit of grassiness noticeable too. Maybe it's held up well since the can has been in the fridge for a long time. Mouthfeel/body is light/medium, it's smooth and a bit creamy with a moderate amount of soft carbonation. I liked this, but probably should have drank it fresher.

From the 12 oz can in a snifter. This decent little helles pours a chill
hazed golden with a nice head of white foam that settles to a thick
ring and clumping layer with light lacing. Nose of breaded malts,
spicy hops, and hints of peach and pear. Flavors surpass the nose
with a nice presentation of peach, pear, light breaded malts, spicy
hop notes, and honey sweet malts. Nice mouth feel; medium light
body, light carbonation, and a sweet yet balanced lightly dry
finish.

Overall--solid

Cheers

Had Harvest Helles poured from 12-oz. can, bottom stamped "PKGD:07/23/21" into pilstulpe.

Pours cloudy light-gold with 1/2-finger near-white head, with some retention, leaving practically no lace. Lots of bready malt in aroma off pour, and then spicy hops predominate, with some sharp stone fruit. Begins simply sweet then sharp stone fruit and spicy hops take over and carry into a bit sticky rather than clean finish.

Atypically cloudy, unusually spicy and sharp aromas, and flavor follows, so that bready promise of initial aroma is not delivered. Unsubtle and unHelles, but drinkable.

Good helles lager.

 

 

True to form for a traditional Helles. Malt dominated with a trace of hops. A clean finish.