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Declared alcohol
- Bottle 1<0.5%
- Bottle 20.0%
- Bottle 3<0.5%
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Sweetness
1Athletic BrewingNot yet tasted
2GrolschNot assessed
3Halfway Crooks BeerNot assessed
Body
1Athletic BrewingNot yet tasted
2GrolschNot assessed
3Halfway Crooks BeerNot assessed
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| Taste | |||
| Record Differs | Research record | Tasted | Tasted |
| Score Differs | Research record | 80/100 |
88/100 |
| Verdict | Research record | Grolsch 0.0% is a Dutch pilsner at 0% ABV, full-bodied, with the brewery's signature green-hop character. | Halfway Crooks' Brevet Pils is a nonalcoholic German-style pilsner from Atlanta — under 0.5% ABV (about 0.3%), arrested fermentation via Chiber, 12 oz cans. |
| Flavor Differs | Research record | Fruit | Fennel, Biscuit, Lemon, Orange |
| Sweetness Differs | Research record | — | — |
| Body Differs | Research record | — | — |
| Likeness | Research record | — | A genuine German-style pilsner that happens to sit under 0.5%: crisp bitterness and cracker malt supply the structure alcohol usually would. |
| Alcohol & production | |||
| Alcohol level Differs | <0.5% | 0.0% | <0.5% |
| Product facts | |||
| Origin | Milford, Connecticut, and San Diego, California, United States | Enschede, Netherlands | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Bottle size | 12 fl oz (355 ml) can | 500 ml | 12 fl oz (355 ml) |
| Evidence | |||
| Verification Differs | Producer documented | Secondary source | Press sourced |
| Sources | 5 sources | 4 sources | 7 sources |
| Last verified | 2026-10-23 | 2026-10-21 | 2026-10-24 |