Pistols At Dawn
Lonerider Brewing Company

Pistols At DawnPistols At Dawn
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From:
Lonerider Brewing Company
 
North Carolina, United States
Style:
American Stout
Ranked #9
ABV:
9%
Score:
93
Ranked #3,496
Avg:
4.2 | pDev: 9.05%
Reviews:
30
Ratings:
109
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 14, 2023
Added:
Nov 06, 2012
Wants:
  24
Gots:
  11
High noon will have to take a backseat as the fresh morning air is perfect for a duel. We present our stout brewed with roasted malts, oats, lactose, and locally produced chocolate and coffee. A rich, dark velvety beer with a fine oatmeal flavor.
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Ratings by mechamifune:
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Rated by mechamifune from North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%
Super impressed by this. By far the best thing i've had from Lonerider. Fantastic mouthfeel and melding of the cocoa, coffee, and dark malt flavors.
Nov 04, 2014
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by MutuelsMark from Kentucky

4.21/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Super dark in color. Nice tan head. Nose has a harsh char smell…at first. Taste is sweet with a hint of bourbon. Second smell gave off the similar sweetness with char. Very well done.
Nov 14, 2023
 
Rated: 4.81 by RoyalKaiju from Kentucky

Nov 14, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by kkazemi from North Carolina

May 15, 2023
 
Rated: 4.17 by HopBelT from Belgium

Jul 21, 2020
 
Rated: 4.16 by Mikemcgrath4 from North Carolina

Jun 18, 2019
 
Rated: 4.4 by JamesBondGA from Georgia

Dec 31, 2018
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Reviewed by Tony210 from New Jersey

4.06/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours very dark with minimal head. Not much to the nose, mostly faint chocolate. Big chocolate flavor, loads of coffee as well. Sweet and creamy, medium bodied. 9% is well hidden. Overall a nice brew, would love to see this ina barrel.

5/3/18
16 oz can from brewery
4.25 rating
May 04, 2018
 
Rated: 4.44 by RollDamnTide from Florida

Dec 17, 2017
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Reviewed by SawDog505 from New Hampshire

4.44/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
1000 review and a very nice stout to hit that number, thanks @jzeilinger for another excellent beer. Poured into my favorite Lost Abbey long stim tulip glass at near room temperature, vintage 2016. Pours, very dark near jet black, with a 2 plus finger mocha is head, that has excellent retention as it settles into a thin khaki layer of bubbles.

Smell is baker's chocolate, roasty expresso, vanilla, toffee, heath bar,and a hint of warming alcohol.

Taste follows cocoa nibs, roasty coffee, vanilla bean, toffee, heath bar, and a little hint of Kahlua in the lip smacking finish.

Mouthfeel is pretty darn big and vicious, kind of creamy, moderate carbonation, maybe a touch dry as you would expect, and drinks very easy for its ABV.

Overall this is a very one dimensional, but delicious dessert beer. No tricks, exactly what you would expect from its description on the can and that is not a complaint at all.
Mar 26, 2017
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Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania

4.05/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A big thanks to the founding father of the canquest, woodychandler, for this beer. Poured from a 12 oz. can. Has a black color with a1/2 inch head. Smell is of chocolate, some coffee. Taste is big on chocolate, coffee is present but in the background, light bitterness at the finish, no alcohol flavor. Feels creamy in the mouth and overall is a beer worth seeking out.
Mar 17, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by rspauldi from Texas

Mar 15, 2017
 
Rated: 4.05 by Knapp85 from Pennsylvania

Mar 05, 2017
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Reviewed by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania

4.18/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A - Dark brown/borderline black in color with a thick, creamy, toffee colored layer, sticky lacing.

S - The nose is filled with cocoa, cream, and some dark roast bitterness.

T - Consistent from start to finish, starts strong and ends strong. Cocoa, cream, roasted dark chocolate and ends with a lingering dark roasted bitterness. At 9%, the ABV is completely hidden and no warming on the way down. Impressive.

M - Full and creamy body.

O - Never heard of this brewery, never heard of this beer, and glad I found it. Recommended.
Mar 01, 2017
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Reviewed by taxandbeerguy from Canada (ON)

4.07/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Pint on tap at Rib Eye Jack's. Not listed on the menu, but after requesting a cranberry stout, the waitress piped up and said there's also Pistols at Dawn. Hadn't heard of it before in my neck of the woods, but with a name like that it's hard to go wrong. Served in a pint glass.

Appearance - Bold and black like engine oil or fresh roasted espresso. A fine cap of deep tan head lingers on top. Impressive retention, some lacing. A great looking beer.

Smell - Really solid. Leaning chocolate, but hints of vanilla and definitely some mellow coffee in the nose. Very well integrated.

Taste - Like the nose. Middling sweetness with the chocolate flavor being a dark chocolate, however not the darkest chocolate. Some bitterness too and a mocha like flavor comes into play once the coffee is involved.

Mouthfeel - Super smooth, and hard to believe this is 9%. Sat back and drank this thinking it was 6-7%. Great texture, just a little bit chewy and carbonation is spot on.

Overall - Pistols at dawn is an impressive American Stout that, I'm glad to have tried, but unlikely to get the opportunity to again. Certainly worth the cost and stacks up nicely with some of the best stouts out there.
Feb 12, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by AngusOg from North Carolina

Jan 25, 2017
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

4.36/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Part of the celebration of the 2017 New Year here in PA includes the continued loosening of the restrictions on alcohol sales that have made our great & mighty Commonwealth MORE restrictive than Utah! Supermarkets are now allowed to sell beer and in quantities as low as singles. This may not seem like much, but for so long, Case Law was law. My local chains include Giant (eh) and Weis (decent) while others in the Commonwealth have Wegmans (coming) & Giant Eagle (I wish) and I scored this gem at the Red Rose Commons Weis for inclusion in The CANQuest (tm).

From the CAN: "Beer for Outlaws"; "Most Wanted Outlaw Series"; "High noon will have to take a backseat, as the fresh morning air is perfect for a duel."; "Pistols At Dawn is our brunch stout, a rich, dark velvety beer brewed with roasted malts, oats, lactose, exceptional cocoa nibs, and locally produced coffee from Counter Culture Coffee."; "Handcrafted".

Well, that was quick! My submitted pic has been approved & so a review CAN CANmence. As usual/always, it begins with a Crack! & inverted Glug to get the juices flowing & the beer pouring. I got an initial pseudo-cascade before I had to stop pouring or risk an overflow. I ended up with two fingers of dense, foamy, light-tan head with great retention that began to leave sticky lacing in its wake as it slowly fell. Color was Black/Opaque (SRM = 44), allowing garnet highlights at its edges. Nose had a heavy roastiness that I may or may not have associated with coffee. It was lightly smoky and definitely a dark beer of some stripe. Mouthfeel was thick, full and creamy! This coupled with the coffee, dark chocolate and light smokiness of the taste, put me in mind of an Arby's Jamocha shake. They may have the meats, but do they still have that shake? I have developed a mild lactose intolerance in my age and generally eschew ice cream and other dairy (unless it is cheese). This was really tasty, not at all sweet and in fact, sort of bitter. Finish was dry, bitter, but not overwhelming, which might be a CANcern. The 2016 batch shows as 9.0% ABV and did not drink at all like that. I was putting it down (perhaps) a little too rapidly. Perhaps the pistols were being aimed at me ... At any rate, this was a real find at my local (Lancaster, PA) Weis Market in Red Rose Commons and I have no regrets about its purchase.
Jan 04, 2017
 
Rated: 3.39 by TTripp725 from Pennsylvania

Dec 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.98 by BeerForMuscle from New Jersey

Nov 25, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by calcnerd from Pennsylvania

Nov 18, 2016
Pistols At Dawn from Lonerider Brewing Company
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