Style: India Pale Lager (IPL)

ABV: 7.0

90/100
Aroma: 11
Appearance: 3
Flavor: 18
Mouthfeel: 5

Halfway Crooks Beer Zero Cool

What the brewers say

“Notes of strawberry curd, lemon-lime soda, Gushers fruit snacks, white grapefruit.”

What our panel thought

“Bright lemon, candied lemon, rosemary notes in the aroma. Smooth, crisp flavor, with lemon zest and lemon flesh dominating a low bread backbone. Rosemary notes show up later and linger into a lemony herbal finish.”

What our editors thought

“Aroma hits a citrus nexus among tangerine, orange blossom, and lime, with a woody herbal back note behind a hint of fruit sweetness. The sip pulls in a tannic wood note, with pineapple sparkling over top. Quirky and obtuse.”

Review printed in: IPA: Bold, Cold & Controlled (Spring 2023) (View All Issues)


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Halfway Crooks Beer Exporrr

“Aroma of fresh-cut apples, blooming trees, baking bread. Dry, yet elegant, biscuity malt character with a refreshing, delicate plum-blossom hop character. Flavor adds hints of lemon zest, moderate rosemary and thyme herbal notes. Bitter, but well aligned with the subtle malt character.”

Halfway Crooks Beer MTRC

“Grassy Noble hops in the nose. Unexpected bright citrus notes hit the tongue first, followed by a slight sweetness that transitions nicely to a clean bitterness. Fairly bitter, leading into a slight hint of grain and a lemon-like hop finish. More German pils than helles. Very enjoyable and well balanced, crisp, and refreshing.”

Commonhouse Aleworks Oleander Pale Ale

“Light tangelo, medium lime, and a hint of kiwi in the aroma. Orange, honeydew, cantaloupe, and lemon rind in the flavor. Moderate amount of bitterness staves off any sweetness. Soft malt backbone but a light minerality really work.”

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