Helles Lager - Fordham Brewing Company

al3

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A - Cloudy light orange, no lacing or retention. Some floaties that look like they don't belong.

S - Sweet, grainy, slightly fruity.

T&M - Taste follows the smell. Sweet, grains, a touch of fruit, apricot. Feel is light, but with some body, a bitter and butter note on the finish. Well carbonated.

D - an easy drinker

Overall, a good beer, but the flavors seem muted, I expected a little more from the label claims. I doubt I would seek the bottle version out again, but it was interesting enough that I would try on tap.

Serving type: bottle

03-25-2010 00:35:12 | More by al3

bubseymour

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -0.6%

05-19-2013 17:11:40 | More by bubseymour

fearfactory

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -0.6%

05-18-2013 22:41:37 | More by fearfactory

Eriktheipaman

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +20.7%

05-17-2013 01:25:58 | More by Eriktheipaman

TonyTalon

Wisconsin

3.25/5  rDev -7.7%

05-02-2013 01:42:17 | More by TonyTalon

Gatordaddy

Maryland

2.75/5  rDev -21.9%

04-13-2013 23:29:53 | More by Gatordaddy

Omnium

Pennsylvania

2.81/5  rDev -20.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75

Bottle > Pint Glass
A - Pours a lighter gold color, no head, no lacing.
S - Barely any aroma here, a little lager yeast at best.
T - Yeast, and a slight hint of lemon rind i think.
M - Slightly bitter, but not awful, nothing stays on with you.
O - This is just a regular beer, nothing special about it.

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2013 21:27:33 | More by Omnium

greyghost86

Delaware

3.75/5  rDev +6.5%

03-08-2013 22:26:54 | More by greyghost86

RickS95

Indiana

3.58/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

I don't care for the style, but this wasn't bad looking. It's a bit darker than what I expected. Still clear, but it's darker than straw colored, instead a deep goldenrod shade. Despite the light shade of the helles, the head is a stark contrast in extremely bright white. A good two fingers thick, it retains well leaving a faint, splotchy haze behind.

It's got a nice malty nose to it. Slight savory overtones come wafting up and what I think is something lemony.

Everything in the nose shows up on the tongue. Malt backbone with savory hops dancing a little jig with kind of a yeasty finish.

In addition to not thinking the mouthfeel sucked, I actually enjoyed it a bit. There's the slightest addition of sweet citrus to balance out the German yeast and hops. It's still light bodied, but it's crisp and dry in the finish to round out the experience.

Overall it's nice beer for the style. It's easy to drink, and would be even better on a hot day. I generally avoid lagers, but I enjoyed this one.

Serving type: bottle

03-06-2013 02:54:47 | More by RickS95

WreckingBrew

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +6.5%

02-24-2013 20:39:38 | More by WreckingBrew

BMMillsy

Florida

2.75/5  rDev -21.9%

02-21-2013 04:12:59 | More by BMMillsy

Lipstraw

3.25/5  rDev -7.7%

02-17-2013 00:57:54 | More by Lipstraw

nitter

Ohio

3/5  rDev -14.8%

02-16-2013 22:00:52 | More by nitter

Mtooman

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +6.5%

02-16-2013 21:56:56 | More by Mtooman

AAG

Texas

3/5  rDev -14.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured it directly from a cold bottle into a pint glass.

Appearance - Nice pour; velvety, fluffy head; about 3 fingers worth of head initially but it faded fairly quickly. Light golden in color; almost transparent.

Smell - Pretty difficult to discern; lemon-like; zesty; a lager-smell; not too intense.

Taste - Lemon; subtle bitterness; refreshing; fairly simplistic, not much to elaborate on here; a standard lager in my opinion.

Mouthfeel - Slightly bitter; comfortable on the palate, though.

Overall - Average lager, not really something to write home about; a refreshing, light beer for a hot day on the beach. Not much to this one...

Serving type: bottle

02-09-2013 21:03:34 | More by AAG

taospowder

New Mexico

3/5  rDev -14.8%

02-09-2013 02:20:05 | More by taospowder

horshack7

Massachusetts

3.48/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: Poured into a Pilsner glass is a clear and golden colored beer with thin white head.

Aroma: Lemon zest in the front, herbal notes, grainy, floral hop dryness in the nose.

Taste: Biscuity with some light malty sweetness and some slight butteriness. Lemon zest, grainy, citrus hop. The mouthfeel is rather crisp with a good dry finish.

Notes: A good example of the style and drinkable. Cheers.

Serving type: bottle

02-07-2013 05:33:06 | More by horshack7

sdaly3

New Hampshire

3.25/5  rDev -7.7%

02-06-2013 12:17:46 | More by sdaly3

lordofthewiens

Maine

3.5/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pretty good beer, although I'm not sure I would buy this myself (it came in my January Beer of the Month Club shipment).

It was a pretty gold color with a tiny white head. There was an absence of lace.

The aroma was fresh, outdoors, grassy.

Taste was similar to aroma. Grassy hops, a little bread.

This was a crisp, refreshing beer that I could see accompanying a slice of pizza.

Serving type: bottle

02-02-2013 15:39:12 | More by lordofthewiens

jasonrking

3.25/5  rDev -7.7%

02-02-2013 01:52:40 | More by jasonrking

Celtics76

Rhode Island

2.74/5  rDev -22.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75

Poured this into a Heavy Seas pint glass. Yellow gold in color, minimal head with fast rising bubbles. Smells of grains, Budweiser. Tastes like your average run of the mill lager, a step above the macros but that's about it. I would tolerate this at the ballpark with a hot dog or something of that nature, but otherwise will not re-visit.

Serving type: bottle

02-02-2013 00:06:52 | More by Celtics76

kanno

3/5  rDev -14.8%

02-01-2013 02:22:24 | More by kanno

angusdegraosta

New York

3.65/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

For my 40th I got a gift for a Beer of the Month Club, and Fordham was one of the selections. So the Helles Lager is a good place to start. It has a nice orange gold color, and though there is some lacing, the head dissipates quickly. Smell has a light grassiness to it. The taste is solid for the style - grainy, a little herbal, not very bitter, and nicely balanced. The mouthfeel is similarly pleasant, with a pleasant malt presence. I definitely recommend this as a good lager.

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2013 01:29:58 | More by angusdegraosta

cliff1066

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -0.6%

01-06-2013 18:06:30 | More by cliff1066

kuhndog

New York

3.75/5  rDev +6.5%

12-30-2012 01:55:24 | More by kuhndog