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Helles Belles

Jun 222013

Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5.1%
Brewed By Ninkasi Brewing Company
272 Van Buren Street
Eugene
Oregon
USA
North America
(541) 344-2739
http://www.ninkasibrewing.com/

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Münchner (Munich)-Style Helles Traits

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Beer Style Description

This beer should be perceived as having low bitterness. It is a medium-bodied, malt-emphasized beer with malt character often balanced with low levels of yeast produced sulfur compounds (character). Certain renditions of this beer style approach a perceivable level of hop flavor (note: hop flavor does not imply hop bitterness) and character but it is essentially balanced with malt character to retain its style identity. Malt character is sometimes bread-like yet always reminiscent of freshly and very lightly toasted malted barley. There should not be any caramel character. Color is light straw to golden. Fruity esters and diacetyl should not be perceived. There should be no chill haze. Created in Munich in 1895 at the Spaten brewery by Gabriel Sedlmayr to compete with Pilsner-style beers.

Alcohol By Volume Range

4.7-5.4

IBU's Range

16-22

Aroma

Pleasantly grainy-sweet, clean Pils malt aroma dominates. Low to moderately-low spicy noble hop aroma, and a low background note of DMS (from Pils malt). No esters or diacetyl.

Appearance

Medium yellow to pale gold, clear, with a creamy white head.

Flavor

Slightly sweet, malty profile. Grain and Pils malt flavors dominate, with a low to medium-low hop bitterness that supports the malty palate. Low to moderately-low spicy noble hop flavor. Finish and aftertaste remain malty. Clean, no fruity esters, no diacetyl.