Helles

Friday, January 25, 2008

A bottle of Augustiner Helles

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Examples

Löwenbräu Original
Spaten Premium Lager
Weihenstephaner Original Bayrisch Mild
Hofbräu München Original
Augustiner Bräu Lagerbier Hell
Hacker-Pschorr Münchner Helles
Andechser Hell

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Etymology

The word Helles is short for Hellbier or Helles Bier (meaning pale beer), in order to distinguish it from Dunkelbier or Dunkles Bier (dark beer), which is another type of beer typical for the region, being darker in colour and sweeter than Helles.

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A typical glass of Helles