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Oct 29, 2026
Denny LewisHOST
So let's talk about beer styles.
Denny LewisHOST
A traditional Pilsner would be high on my list, along with a Helles, even a Vienna lager and a light malt forward ale.
Denny LewisHOST
In those beers, a delicate hop character can contribute complicity without dominating a malt or fermentation profile.
Denny LewisHOST
Contessa could also be useful when a brewer wants to create a familiar European-inspired beer with But using
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Denny LewisHOST
And HBC1134, is it limited to a single recipe or a single stage of brewing? A brewer could use it for some of the kettle bitterness.
Denny LewisHOST
It can add later for flavor or explore whole cone hops for a more pronounced aromatic contribution.
Denny LewisHOST
For a traditional German-style Pilsner or Helles, I'd be interested in using it as a primary aroma variety.
Denny LewisHOST
For a Czech-style lager, I'd want to compare it with Saz to see how the floral, herbal, and spicy
Aaron DahlGUEST
It's
Don TseMODERATOR
off-brow Helles that has been brewed for 300 years.
Don TseMODERATOR
I really don't like the IBU level.
Don TseMODERATOR
Right, that's probably an actual review.
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Don TseMODERATOR
Where do you want to be? Who do you want to be with? And what do you want to be drinking?
Erika RosenfeldGUEST
Erica.
Erika RosenfeldGUEST
I want to be drinking Oxlanker Law's Helles Lager.
Erika RosenfeldGUEST
I want to be at a campfire in the woods.
Rockne Van MeterGUEST
And I came away from that.
Rockne Van MeterGUEST
Helles was the only, it didn't, nothing else mattered.
Rockne Van MeterGUEST
It was just like the best beer I ever had.
Rockne Van MeterGUEST
From Augustiner.
Rockne Van MeterGUEST
Augustiner Helles.
Rockne Van MeterGUEST
We got off the train, you know, airplane train.
Rockne Van MeterGUEST
Yeah.
Rockne Van MeterGUEST
downtown and went there and we spent like nine hours straight actually it was might have been like 12 straight we got off at like at like noon and then we didn't get back until you know we closed it down um that was the first year we went there a couple months ago as well um but yeah ever since that trip uh hellas has been my favorite beer german hellas i don't you know drink uh much um craft beer, if you will.
CeeHOST
It's not like Czech.
CeeHOST
More than Helles, but less than the Czech.
CeeHOST
Killer,
Andrew SilverGUEST
man.
James SimpsonHOST
Mitchell Loeb.
James SimpsonHOST
Meet Testudo Lager, a 5% ABV Helles-style lager named after Maryland's beloved turtle mascot.
James SimpsonHOST
The Terrapin.
James SimpsonHOST
Terrapin.
Wendy TaylorHOST
Same.
Darrell StarrGUEST
Well, my next big one I think is on my list is a Helles right now.
Rob WilsonHOST
Okay.
Rob WilsonHOST
That's another one that's delicate and you've got to have your stuff together.
Wendy TaylorHOST
It is.
Wendy TaylorHOST
Interestingly enough, when I first started drinking beer, I did not like a Helles.
Wendy TaylorHOST
I thought it was too bitter.
Wendy TaylorHOST
And now as my palate has grown, I'm like, oh, I actually really like this.
Em HuttoGUEST
I've been drinking a lot of them.
Julie RhodesHOST
Maybe you're wondering if Helles is
Em HuttoGUEST
trending.
Em HuttoGUEST
You've seen a lot more SKUs of that particular beer style lately.
Em HuttoGUEST
I certainly have.
Em HuttoGUEST
This is a real example.
Em HuttoGUEST
Maybe you email your local newspaper writer that has the food beat asking if they've seen any local Helles SKUs.
Em HuttoGUEST
And if they think that's a trend worth digging into, and maybe they want to try yours.
RogerHOST
They impart very little flavor to a beer.
RogerHOST
And this is an English style Helles, which if you're wondering, is that a thing? Not really.
RogerHOST
But the English do love to drink lagers in pubs.
RogerHOST
They usually drink like mass market, pretty boring lagers.
Brienne AllanGUEST
Yeah.
Brienne AllanGUEST
But I also didn't want to sit there and tell people, like, oh, I don't drink the Helles because I don't like Helles and then think that I'm saying that the Helles is bad.
Brienne AllanGUEST
You know, and it's hard when it's just a preference.
Brienne AllanGUEST
And I was just like, I just don't have the passion for learning about, you know, like German or English techniques.
Frank BellGUEST
... thing here for Colony Days.
Frank BellGUEST
But we do a Czech pilsner, Czech dark lager, some other German styles, Helles lager.
Frank BellGUEST
So we do quite a bit of those traditional European styles you mentioned earlier.
Frank BellGUEST
As far as, you know, a lot of them are on the drinkable end, but we do do some of the bigger ones as well.
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