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Halfway Crooks Beer
- From:
- Halfway Crooks Beer
- Georgia, United States
- Style:
- Schwarzbier
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- +3 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.07 | pDev: 2.7%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 18, 2026
- Added:
- Dec 30, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Brewed with German malted barley and German roasted barley, and patiently lagered for 6 weeks. Notes of bittersweet chocolate and the most subtle roast. It's like the bash shell, yeah?
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by CarolinaCardinals from North Carolina
4.08/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Picked up a 16 oz can from the Hot Spot gas station cooler on Brevard Road (NC-191) 12-5-25 for $5.39. No canning date (Sometime this fall based on Untappd CI's); consumed 2-18-26. Cold stored since purchase.
Beer poured dark brown with a very nice tan head that has some hang time.
Nose has notes of medium roasted malts and dark chocolate.
Taste is a medium roasted malt base that emits a nice chocolate flavor. Hopping is spot on as this balances out nicely in the end.
Mouthfeel is light bodied and smooth.
Overall, you can always count on a nice lager from HCB!
Feb 18, 2026Beer poured dark brown with a very nice tan head that has some hang time.
Nose has notes of medium roasted malts and dark chocolate.
Taste is a medium roasted malt base that emits a nice chocolate flavor. Hopping is spot on as this balances out nicely in the end.
Mouthfeel is light bodied and smooth.
Overall, you can always count on a nice lager from HCB!
Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
3.99/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
on draft, served in stemmed pint glass
opaque black in color, thick off-white colored head. good head retention. Moderate roast, fairly dry finish. Medium bodied. Overall a solid schwarzbier
Oct 30, 2022opaque black in color, thick off-white colored head. good head retention. Moderate roast, fairly dry finish. Medium bodied. Overall a solid schwarzbier
Reviewed by JohnnyHopps from Indiana
4.31/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Appearance - The beer was deep black in color with an off-white head.
Smell - The smell of deep roasted malts radiated from the glass.
Taste - At the front, the beer was pleasantly bitter. It had notes of roasted malts and light coffee. The body seemed a bit thin, which helped contribute to the dry finish.
Mouthfeel - As previously stated, the body was a bit thin.
Overall - Another great lager from Halfway Crooks.
Oct 08, 2022Smell - The smell of deep roasted malts radiated from the glass.
Taste - At the front, the beer was pleasantly bitter. It had notes of roasted malts and light coffee. The body seemed a bit thin, which helped contribute to the dry finish.
Mouthfeel - As previously stated, the body was a bit thin.
Overall - Another great lager from Halfway Crooks.
Reviewed by ChainGangGuy from Georgia
3.95/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.95/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Pours a very dark brown body with a goodly-sized head comprised of lightly tanned foam.
Smell: Roasted malt accentuating a light, dry coffee ground hint alongside a bit of caramel and toasted nuts. Minute touch of herbal hops.
Taste: Bready, lightly roasty with a sweet sense of dark nutty caramel and chocolate glaze, though the roastiness is appreciable and acruing, gaining some added traction with the inclusion of herbal, lightly spicy hops. Finishes semi-dry with a lingering toast-roast combination.
Mouthfeel: Medium-light body. Medium carbonation.
Overall: Just a shade sweeter on the front end than I'd prefer, but otherwise a very nice, local schwartz.
Apr 04, 2020Smell: Roasted malt accentuating a light, dry coffee ground hint alongside a bit of caramel and toasted nuts. Minute touch of herbal hops.
Taste: Bready, lightly roasty with a sweet sense of dark nutty caramel and chocolate glaze, though the roastiness is appreciable and acruing, gaining some added traction with the inclusion of herbal, lightly spicy hops. Finishes semi-dry with a lingering toast-roast combination.
Mouthfeel: Medium-light body. Medium carbonation.
Overall: Just a shade sweeter on the front end than I'd prefer, but otherwise a very nice, local schwartz.
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