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A woman is laughing and holding an ERDINGER Brauhaus Helles in her hand at a folk festival.

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Brauhaus

A woman is laughing and holding an ERDINGER Brauhaus Helles in her hand at a folk festival.
A woman is laughing and holding an ERDINGER Brauhaus Helles in her hand at a folk festival.
A woman is laughing and holding an ERDINGER Brauhaus Helles in her hand at a folk festival.
A woman is laughing and holding an ERDINGER Brauhaus Helles in her hand at a folk festival.
ERDINGER
Brauhaus
A woman is laughing and holding an ERDINGER Brauhaus Helles in her hand at a folk festival.
A woman is laughing and holding an ERDINGER Brauhaus Helles in her hand at a folk festival.
A woman is laughing and holding an ERDINGER Brauhaus Helles in her hand at a folk festival.
ERDINGER
Brauhaus
A woman is laughing and holding an ERDINGER Brauhaus Helles in her hand at a folk festival.
A woman is laughing and holding an ERDINGER Brauhaus Helles in her hand at a folk festival.
01 / 03
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A man is holding two bottles of ERDINGER Brauhaus Helles in front of his leather trousers.

“Helles” – a traditional Bavarian lager from Erding

ERDINGER Brauhaus stands for the long Bavarian lager tradition of the beer-brewing town of Erding. The passion for beer has been lived here for...

Ingredients for making ERDINGER Brauhaus lined up in glasses on a table.

Bavarian brewmaster quality

It’s the carefully selected ingredients and the low-impact production process in accordance with Bavarian brewing traditions that make our “Helles” lager so special.
Ingredients for making ERDINGER Brauhaus arranged in glasses on a table.

Here’s how it’s brewed:

We use only malted barley and bottom-fermenting yeast for our “Helles” – for our “Weissbier”, we use malted wheat, malted barley and top-fermenting yeast! We also use more hops for “Helles”.
Two brewers are checking the malt for the production of ERDINGER Brauhaus.

How to get the right flavour:

Like the “Edelreifung” (bottle fermentation) for “Weissbier”, the longer cold storage time for our “Helles” is a sign of quality. True to the brewer’s motto “old and cold”, we store our “Helles” in tanks at low temperatures for an extended period. Unlike our “Weissbier”, which matures in the bottle after the main fermentation process, “Helles” is a Bavarian lager that matures at very low temperatures in the tank for several weeks. This gives it its harmonious flavour profile.
Two brewers are taking a beer sample of ERDINGER Brauhaus Helles.

What makes it so crystal clear:

During the longer cold storage time, proteins and other cloudy substances slowly settle in a natural clarification process. In addition, we filter our “Helles” before bottling – for pure Bavarian lager enjoyment!
Ingredients for making ERDINGER Brauhaus lined up in glasses on a table.

Bavarian brewmaster quality

It’s the carefully selected ingredients and the low-impact production process in accordance with Bavarian brewing traditions that make our “Helles” lager so special.
Ingredients for making ERDINGER Brauhaus arranged in glasses on a table.

Here’s how it’s brewed:

We use only malted barley and bottom-fermenting yeast for our “Helles” – for our “Weissbier”, we use malted wheat, malted barley and top-fermenting yeast! We also use more hops for “Helles”.
Two brewers are checking the malt for the production of ERDINGER Brauhaus.

How to get the right flavour:

Like the “Edelreifung” (bottle fermentation) for “Weissbier”, the longer cold storage time for our “Helles” is a sign of quality. True to the brewer’s motto “old and cold”, we store our “Helles” in tanks at low temperatures for an extended period. Unlike our “Weissbier”, which matures in the bottle after the main fermentation process, “Helles” is a Bavarian lager that matures at very low temperatures in the tank for several weeks. This gives it its harmonious flavour profile.
Two brewers are taking a beer sample of ERDINGER Brauhaus Helles.

What makes it so crystal clear:

During the longer cold storage time, proteins and other cloudy substances slowly settle in a natural clarification process. In addition, we filter our “Helles” before bottling – for pure Bavarian lager enjoyment!
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Many people are playing beer pong at several tables in a hall with ERDINGER Brauhaus branding.

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Experience Brauhaus

A couple looks down together from a mountain peak into the valley while drinking ERDINGER Helles Alkoholfrei.
Brand new! Our Helles Alkoholfrei
Of course - now also alcohol-free. Smooth. Carefree. Bavarian. Experience the refreshing taste of ERDINGER Brauhaus Helles now also alcohol-free.
A close-up of a hand taking one of the many ERDINGER wheat beer glasses lined up on the shelf.
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A couple looks down together from a mountain peak into the valley while drinking ERDINGER Helles Alkoholfrei.
Brand new! Our Helles Alkoholfrei
Of course - now also alcohol-free. Smooth. Carefree. Bavarian. Experience the refreshing taste of ERDINGER Brauhaus Helles now also alcohol-free.
A close-up of a hand taking one of the many ERDINGER wheat beer glasses lined up on the shelf.
Discover ERDINGER Fanshop
From stylish glasses to unique accessories - here you will find everything that makes the heart of a true ERDINGER fan beat faster.
A brewery guide explains something to a group in the brewhouse.
Brewery tours
A highlight for all beer fans - our brewery tour promises fascinating insights and enjoyable moments.
01 / 03
About ERDINGER Brauhaus
Werner Brombach enjoys an ERDINGER Brauhaus Helles in the beer garden.
Brewers with heart and soul
With great passion as a brewer with heart and soul, Werner Brombach has been brewing the best light beer in Erding for over 30 years. Now, with ERDINGER Brauhaus NaturRadler and ERDINGER Brauhaus Helles, he offers two bottom-fermented specialties throughout Germany under the strong ERDINGER brand umbrella. Two outstanding products that (pro) beer lovers and (natural) cyclists should definitely try. Cheers.
Beer town Erding in good weather.
Strong sender
ERDINGER Brauhaus is more than just a brand. The name stands for the great light beer tradition of the beer town of Erding. Because a passion for beer has been lived here for centuries. In the 17th century, it was even said: “Traunstein and Erding, Vilshofen and Schärding are the four places in Bavaria where the best beer is brewed.” And it should stay that way in Erding: Quality without compromise! Thanks to his attachment to his homeland, he is one of the last great Bavarian brewers of his generation to preserve a place for the best beer culture with the ERDINGER Brauhaus. He doesn't need a monastery, lakes or stories from the beer garden for this. Just a love of beer.
Two hands hold sustainably produced hops for ERDINGER beer production.
Best master brewer quality
Werner Brombach and his master brewers have always brewed only with carefully selected ingredients, the highest level of skill and the greatest passion - out of love for beer. It goes without saying that this ERDINGER Braumeister quality is also a top priority for the Hellen and the new NaturRadler!
01 / 03
Close-up of two ERDINGER Brauhaus Hell bottles in nature.

Facts about “Helles” Bavarian lager

Many names, one great taste: “Helles”, “Helles Lager”, “Hellbier”, “Bavarian Hell” or “Munich Helles” – no matter what it’s called, it’s the taste that counts! This bottom-fermenting Bavarian lager is characterised by its finely balanced hop and malt aromas.
Close-up of two ERDINGER Brauhaus Hell bottles in front of a leather trousers.

If you had to give a general description:

straw-yellow to gold in colour, always clear with a thick frothy head, “Helles” makes you thirsty just from looking at it. Pleasantly soft, subtle and yet lively, Bavarian lagers taste mildly aromatic and fruity-fresh – and go down very easily.
A man is holding an ERDINGER Brauhaus Hell in a glass against the light.

It all started here:

it was only the invention of the refrigeration machine by Carl Linde in 1876 that made it possible to brew beer with bottom-fermenting yeast at a consistently cool temperature all year round. The first “Hellbier” was sold in North Germany in 1894 – initially as a test. It passed this test with flying colours and just one year later, “Helles” was finally also available in Bavaria.
Close-up of two ERDINGER Brauhaus Hell bottles in nature.

Facts about “Helles” Bavarian lager

Many names, one great taste: “Helles”, “Helles Lager”, “Hellbier”, “Bavarian Hell” or “Munich Helles” – no matter what it’s called, it’s the taste that counts! This bottom-fermenting Bavarian lager is characterised by its finely balanced hop and malt aromas.
Close-up of two ERDINGER Brauhaus Hell bottles in front of a leather trousers.

If you had to give a general description:

straw-yellow to gold in colour, always clear with a thick frothy head, “Helles” makes you thirsty just from looking at it. Pleasantly soft, subtle and yet lively, Bavarian lagers taste mildly aromatic and fruity-fresh – and go down very easily.
A man is holding an ERDINGER Brauhaus Hell in a glass against the light.

It all started here:

it was only the invention of the refrigeration machine by Carl Linde in 1876 that made it possible to brew beer with bottom-fermenting yeast at a consistently cool temperature all year round. The first “Hellbier” was sold in North Germany in 1894 – initially as a test. It passed this test with flying colours and just one year later, “Helles” was finally also available in Bavaria.
01 / 03