Helles
Helles is the most difficult beer we brew here at Offset. It’s a very “naked” beer with nowhere for any flaws to hide. When you drink fresh Helles in and around Munich it can be a real eye opening experience. Simple and designed to be drunk in mass quantity yet at the same time incredibly complex and nuanced. To us Helles is all about malt complexity and depth of flavor. It’s a beer where the Pilsner malt should really sing. For this batch we used 100% Schuema from the fine folks at Noble Brewing Supply. We employed a multi step mash regime with a single mashout decoction. After a slow, cold fermentation with the most traditional of German lager yeasts we krausened this Helles in the lagering tank with some fresh fermenting Oktoberfest for natural carbonation and a some additional malt complexity. After 6 weeks of lagering the beer is incredible and by far our best, and most authentic, Helles to date.