Ottakringer Helles
Viennese pale lager · Ottakringer · Beer & spirits · Vienna
7/10worth 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
Score breakdown
Where & what you'll pay
SparIf 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.