Hümber Helles

On a chilly December Sunday afternoon, a cheery little lager is just what the doctor ordered. Enter Hümber Helles, a Helles lager from Toronto’s Great Lakes Brewery. The 4.8%, 12 IBU pale lager is sunny-hued and brightly carbonated, with a modest crown of white suds. The beer is sold in 473mL cans.

Hümber has sweet hay and grain aromatics. Behind a mellow mouthfeel, it has a sweet and grassy flavour with just a speck of bitterness evident at the back end.

Hümber Helles Lager is fairly enjoyable; however, it’s too sweet and that affects the crispness negatively, making the beer a little less refreshing than I’d have wanted it to be.

Rating: 7.0 out of 10.