Pintje
Halfway Crooks Beer

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From:: Halfway Crooks Beer
: Georgia, United States
Style:: Czech / Bohemian Pilsner
ABV:: 5.2%
Score:: +2 ratings needed
Avg:: 4.09 | pDev: 3.67%
Ratings:: 8 | reviews: 1
Status:: Active
Rated:: Aug 12, 2024
Added:: Jan 21, 2021
Wants:: 0
Gots:: 0

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In Flemish a pint is called a Pintje. A Pintje is usually a pilsner. There is a similarity in the pronunciation of Pintje and what the Flemish call a pinky. A Pintje comes in 25cl. Ordering bier is easy and common, usually with a light tap on the table, holding up a pinky and then the number of biers you and your friends would like, or maybe just you. The softest tap is heard, the biers arrive in correct numbers. the biers are goed, the company is goed. We normally order a Pintje at the Sporting Pigeon which has a chill vibe unless there is a soccer game on, then it is a chill vibe, too. People play a type of billiards, bingo, and cards in the back. There are Pintje holders under the table, so they do not get in the way of the cards. If you win bingo, you win canned goods of all kinds. We miss those days in Belgium so we made a Belgian Pilsner called Pintje. We curated our bar to have a similar vibe. Our bar is closed for now, so this pint will be more of the American size in 16oz cans, but we will pour it in steps in a 25cl glass at home. We suggest you do, too. Brewed with Belgian Pilsner, hops we would use in Belgium, and lager yeast. Pintje is goed. It is very goed. We are happy with it and hope you will be. It was lagered for 6 weeks, and krausened, so there is a soft carbonation and refinement we love about it. It simple and elegant. It reminds us of Belgium.

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Rated: 4.11 by wisegreensoul from Idaho

Aug 12, 2024

Rated by Bloodbuzz99 from Georgia

4/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Can from brewery 2021

Aug 03, 2024

Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

4.28/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

a belgian pils they call this, a a darn fine lager, expertly refined, super drinkable but also distinct enough to stand out from the crowd, i really dug this, somehow my first beer from these guys, but i know who they are. i love the approach here, clean beer, good ingredients, epic execution and attention to detail. sunny blonde beer with nice clarity and shine and an impressive head on it, looks more like a belgian ale, nearly two inches all and all airy and wispy, looks awesome. the smell is the purest european pils malt, like so fine, mineral forward, crackery and clean, and then herbal hops over top, less yeast driven than anticipated but the use of the belgian preface confused me for a flash, this is just brisk and minimal lager yeast well deployed, and the flavor is as refreshing and balanced as the nose. the hops add freshness, subtle floral character, and the most subtle back end bitterness which really leaves this clean on the swallow. the water chemistry is dialed, and this is obviously made by people who are priding themselves on quality, makes me want to drink more of their beers! insanely perfect carbonation on it, soft but active, and the texture is really light without this feeling thin in any way. i could drink 30 of these, wish i could. one of the best lagers ive had of any persuasion so far this year, the overall quality is off the charts, the recipe is mellow but interesting, and its wicked for this time of year as the weather turns. i hope to drink more of this one very soon!

May 21, 2024