Tuatara Helles

Brewed by Tuatara Brewing Company
Style: Dortmunder/Helles
Reikorangi, Waikanae, New Zealand

Nice golden lager. Wasn’t expecting too much but i was pleased with the taste. Subtle is the key. I got lots of gentle tropical fruit and a good malt balance. Mate i was drinking with said it tasted like an ’unwashed toilet’ Roll on the mainstream breakthrough

Malthouse. Tap Pale golden, grainy slightly sweet aroma not overly inviting aroma ( just a lager!) mouthfeel was subtle and nothing overly anything...good balance of malt,hops good session beer, maybe a little dry on the finish but another decent drop

Beautiful clear, light golden. Sweet aroma, tropical fruits, almost pineapple. Sweet malt mouthfeel with a biscuit arrowroot cum cereal note showing through. light crisp hop notes and a little drying cloyness in the finish. Very nice.

Draught on launch night at Malthouse.
Pours pale golden, white head. The aroma I found to be somewhat grainy and sweet, reminding me of cheaper lagers.
The flavour was sweet also, but is saved by a subtle hop bitterness. A subtle but sessionable brew.
This was released to be kind of mainstream to try and introduce more to the brand, and succeeds in the former. While I hope it succeeds in the latter, Helles just doesn’t stack up to the others in Tuatara’s range.

Draft on the launch day at the Malthouse. Poured a light golden yellow, clear with a crisp white head. Light hop aroma. Subtle malt start with a light bitter finish. Very good example of a Helles and a little too drinkable.