Ottakringer Helles
Viennese pale lager · Ottakringer · Beer & spirits · Vienna
worth it
Why it's worth it
Ottakringer is Vienna's own city brewery and its Helles has taken gold at the World Beer Awards. It is the easy, sessionable pour to order or buy when you want the local Viennese beer. For adult travelers.
Taste
Light, crisp Helles lager with floral and crackery malt notes, mild bitterness and a lively fizzy mouthfeel
Why this rating
You can’t get this at homerare or import-only in Czechia
Reviewers rave about it2 sourced review quotes on file
A local icona well-known local classic
Easy to findstocked in mainstream chains at everyday prices
Scores 7 of 10 on our published rubric.
Where & what you'll pay
Billa
Spar
Hofer€EAN 9007600306915If you know Czech shelves
Czech pale lagers (e.g. Gambrinus) are the everyday analog
Sources
“won gold at the World Beer Awards”
www.beeradvocate.com (review)“it would make quite a good session beer... incredibly drinkable”
www.beeroclockaustralia.com (review)
Curated 2026-07-06. Image: Open Food Facts contributors, CC-BY-SA.