5C German Helles Exportbier

Question 1

5C German Helles Exportbier - Overall Impression

Answer 1

A pale, well-balanced, smooth German lager that is slightly stronger than the average beer with a moderate body and a mild, aromatic hop and malt character.

Question 2

5C German Helles Exportbier - Aroma

Answer 2

Low to medium hop aroma, typically floral, spicy, or herbal in character. Moderate grainy-sweet malt aroma. Clean fermentation profile. A slight sulfury note at the start that dissipates is not a fault, neither is a low background note of DMS.

Question 3

5C German Helles Exportbier - Appearance

Answer 3

Light gold to deep gold. Clear. Persistent white head.

Question 4

5C German Helles Exportbier - Flavor

Answer 4

Neither grainy-sweet malt nor floral, spicy, or herbal hops dominate, but both are in good balance with a touch of malty sweetness, providing a smooth yet crisply refreshing beer. Balance continues through the finish and the hop bitterness lingers in aftertaste (although some examples may finish slightly sweet). Clean fermentation character. Some mineral character might be noted from the water, although it usually does not come across as an overt minerally flavor.

Question 5

5C German Helles Exportbier - Mouthfeel

Answer 5

Medium body, medium carbonation. Smooth but crisp.

Question 6

5C German Helles Exportbier - Characteristic Ingredients

Answer 6

Minerally water with high levels of sulfates, carbonates and chlorides, German or Czech noble hops, Pilsner malt, German lager yeast. Newer commercial versions can contain adjuncts and hop extract.

Question 7

5C German Helles Exportbier - Style Comparison

Answer 7

Less finishing hops and more body than a Pils but more bitter than a Helles.

Question 8

5C German Helles Exportbier - Comments

Answer 8

Sometimes known as Dortmunder or Dortmunder Export. Brewed to a slightly higher starting gravity than other light lagers, providing a firm malty body and underlying maltiness to complement the sulfate-accentuated hop bitterness. The term “Export” is a beer strength descriptor under German brewing tradition, and is not strictly synonymous with the “Dortmunder” style; beer from other cities or regions can be brewed to Export strength, and labeled as such (even if not necessarily exported).

Question 9

5C German Helles Exportbier - History

Answer 9

The Dortmunder style developed in the Dortmund industrial region in the 1870s in response to pale Pilsner-type beers, it became very popular after World War II but declined in the 1970s. Other Export-class beers developed independently, and reflected a slightly stronger version of existing beers. The modern German style is typically 12-13 °P.

Question 10

5C German Helles Exportbier - Commerical Examples

Answer 10

DAB Original, Dortmunder Kronen, Dortmunder Union Export, Flensburger Gold, Gordon Biersch Golden Export, Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold

Question 11

5C German Helles Exportbier - OG

Answer 11

1.048-1.056

Question 12

5C German Helles Exportbier - FG

Answer 12

1.010-1.015

Question 13

5C German Helles Exportbier - ABV

Answer 13

4.8-6.0

Question 14

5C German Helles Exportbier - IBU

Answer 14

20-30

Question 15

5C German Helles Exportbier - SRM

Answer 15

4-7