Halfway Crooks Beer

Halfway Crooks Beer is a Summerhill brewery founded by Andrew Bainbridge, a career engineer and longtime homebrewer, and Joran Van Ginderachter, a Belgian-trained brewer. Opened in summer 2019 at 60 Georgia Ave SE, it specializes in traditionally executed lagers, pilsners, and mixed-fermentation Belgian-influenced beers, served across a cozy bier café and bar, an open-air "Dak Bar" rooftop, and an adjacent biergarten (both dog-friendly). For non-drinkers, the draw is Brevet Pils, the brewery's own non-alcoholic German-style pilsner (under 0.5% ABV) with notes of subtle fennel, oyster crackers, lemon, and tangerine. As co-owner Shawn Cooper told Atlanta Magazine, brewing it is a technical challenge that requires halting fermentation and pasteurizing for shelf stability. Brevet Pils is poured on-site and distributed in six-packs, making this a rare Atlanta brewery offering a credible house-made NA option.

“It's not beer—it's kind of a hybrid. You basically have to heat the product up to get to a certain pasteurization unit in order to ensure that there's no living organisms in the NA product for shelf stability.”

— Shawn Cooper, Halfway Crooks co-owner

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