Our Impression:  We set forth to brew a Dortmunder Export-style lager, a slightly stronger and hoppier variant of a helles lager.  In doing so, we used a traditional triple decoction mashing regime with only pilsner malt, giving us more malt character, color, and attenuation, while keeping the grain bill very simple. In the kettle, we dosed with a very healthy amount of Noble hops.  We wanted the hop character to be very present, but we also wanted it to be different from that of a pilsner, which is typically brewed with Saaz.  Thus, we focused on more delicate and earthy german hop varieties. The result is a highly drinkable and well attenuated German-style lagerbier with slightly more character and depth than our helles lager.  This is the perfect fresh winter lager, and one of our favorite brews to date.