Restaurant
Unclaimed profilePax River Ale House
Lexington Park, MD · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
Pax River Ale House runs a beer-first program with a draft list that moves from lagers and pilsners through pale ales, IPAs, stouts, porters, Belgian tripels, and ciders. A separate bottles and cans section includes Budweiser, Coors Light, Corona, Yuengling, Bud Light, and Miller Light. The Maryland presence is concrete: The Truth from Frederick, EVO Pure Pilsner from Salisbury, Loose Cannon from Baltimore, Heavy Seas Belgian Tripel from Baltimore, and 9thulys Patuxent Pale Ale from Prince Frederick. A Zero Proof section covers sweet and unsweetened iced tea, coffee, hot tea, sodas, and ginger ale.
- What should I order?
- Start with a Maryland draft pour such as The Truth Imperial IPA, EVO Pure Pilsner, Loose Cannon India Pale Ale, or 9thulys Patuxent Pale Ale. If you want a nonalcoholic option, the Zero Proof section lists sweet or unsweetened iced tea.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Anyone choosing by style rather than by a single house pour, including drinkers who want a Maryland-brewed draft or a straightforward bottle or can. The Zero Proof list also gives non-drinkers a dedicated section rather than a default soda.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- Maryland breweries are named across the list, including Frederick, Salisbury, Baltimore, and Prince Frederick, and a separate bottles and cans section supplements the draft.
Beverage categories
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Beer
The draft list covers lagers, pilsners, pale ales, IPAs, stouts, porters, Belgian tripels, and ciders.
Menu strengths
- — Draft selection spans a wide range of styles, from lagers and pilsners to Belgian tripels and ciders.
- — Multiple Maryland regional breweries are named on the menu, including Frederick, Salisbury, Baltimore, and Prince Frederick producers.
- — A separate bottles and cans section supplements the draft list.
Standout selections
- — The Truth Imperial IPA, 8.7% ABV, from Frederick, MD.
- — EVO Pure Pilsner, 4.8% ABV, from Salisbury, MD.
- — 9thulys Patuxent Pale Ale, 4.7% ABV, from Prince Frederick, MD.
- — Heavy Seas Belgian Tripel, 9.5% ABV, from Baltimore, MD.
Nonalcoholic
A Zero Proof section lists Coke, Diet Coke, Cherry Coke, Sprite, Fanta Orange, Rootbeer, Ginger Ale, sweet and unsweetened iced tea, coffee, and hot tea. The iced tea appears in both sweet and unsweetened form.
Menu strengths
- — Zero Proof section includes sweet and unsweetened iced tea, coffee, and hot tea.
- — Sodas listed are Coke, Diet Coke, Cherry Coke, Sprite, Fanta Orange, Rootbeer, and Ginger Ale.
Standout selections
- — Sweet Iced Tea, listed under Zero Proof.; Unsweetened Iced Tea, listed under Zero Proof.
- — Sweet Iced Tea — Listed under Zero Proof.
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