"Don't let the badge fool you - Peacemaker is popular with lawmen and outlaws alike. This well-rounded West Cost-style pale ale uses several hop varieties and a special blend of American and European malts for a unique and bountiful hop aroma with a balanced bitterness." 5.7% ABV
I was getting with my friends and college buddies to enjoy a dinner together and watch some football. The gang was supposed to meet late for dinner, and I had some time to burn, so me and my buddy went to the tap house within the Lonerider brewery to have a beer or two before dinner. I think I've had the Peacemaker Pale Ale before in the past, but they were offering the nitro version and I wasn't going to pass it up.
I ordered the half glass, which is somewhere in the neighborhood of an 8 or 10 oz pour. The beer poured a murky golden yellow color with a finger of off-white head. Since it's a nitro, that means the head goes on for near forever and it doesn't really go away. I detected odd aromas of yeast, malt, with a little bit of hop presence.
It doesn't taste much like your prototypical American Pale Ales. Maybe it's closer to a European version, I don't know. The malt flavors come in heavy, the hops are quite mild by comparison. I tried a sample of both the nitro and the regular version to compare the tastes to each other. The nitro is medium to full bodied with low carbonation. Very creamy mouthfeel, but when paired with the APA taste profile, it doesn't hit its mark. I prefer the non-nitro version better.
If you find it in nitro form, give it a try if you'd like, but it's just not really my thing. Agree or disagree? Just let me know!
Grade: C-
Price Paid: $2.50 (8 oz draught)
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