Nirvana Bavarian Helles Lager

Not quite as light as we would like

3/5
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ABV:

0.3%

Typical Price:

£1.99

Review

If you like a lager that tends more towards the malt than the hop, Nirvana’s Bavarian Helles  lager might well be for you. We thought it didn’t quite nail its “helles” promise – the colour a shade too gold, the roasted barley malt too dominant, making this neither light nor bright but instead quite a heavy, rounded lager in the mouth, with the hop very much a secondary flavour struggling to get its sharpness through the overall sweetness. For the determined, a good swish around the gums does release some nice tropical flavours but, even then, the malt still dominated. If that’s your thing, then great – after all, it did bag a bronze at the World Beer Awards. But for us, while it is a pleasant enough beer, this one misses the target.

Makers Notes

“our flagship lager is crisp, clean and immaculately balanced, standing head and shoulders above the rest. a true bavarian icon.”

Tasting Notes

  • Colour: gold
  • Nose: uninspiring
  • Head: foaming white
  • Taste: malt-heavy with hops struggling to come through
  • Mouthfeel: full, rounded
  • Finish: malty

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Other Drinkers' Ratings

Type
Lager
Medals/Awards
World Beer Award: Bronze
ABV achieved by
brewed for low alcohol content
Origin
UK
Producer
Nirvana
Bottle size (ml)
330
Calories Kcal/100ml
20
Principal ingredients
malted barley, hops, water, yeast
Fermented
Yes
Sugars
1.09
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