Samuel Adams Merry Mischief Gingerbread Stout

Brewed by Boston Beer Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Boston, Massachusetts USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tumbler

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Shared by bfeld. Pour was brown black, thin initial head. Aroma of gingerbread (surprise), chocolate. Flavor included all of that and some molasses. Mouthfeel was full but highly drinkable, excellent ginger bread man flavors, the bready party being key, as I’m not a big ginger fan. Really done quite well, kinda like the pumpkin beers that taste like a pie vs. a spicey mess. Thanks, bfeld!

Pours a deep dark brown with a thin tan head that dissipates quickly. Trace amount of lacing. Aroma of ginger and brown sugar dominates, with a cloying sweetness that doesn’t leave room for much else. Taste is much more complex, however. Yes, the beer is sweet and ginger drives the flavor. But spices of nutmeg and cinnamon are more apparent, as is vanilla. Roasted malts are noticeable, but clearly in the background. Alcohol is well hidden. Mouthfeel is a watery, a bit thinner than might be expected for a stout. In sum, a mild, okay stout that allows some real Christmasy flavors come through.

Bottle. Pours near black with a thin head. Sweet malts, ginger, cinnamon, ginger bread, and lighter roasted malty notes. Pretty good balance of stout and spice.

Bomber bottle, batch 1. The aroma is dark malt and booze with some spice. The appearance is black with a thin tan head. The taste starts with spices which hold through out then the dark malt kicks in. I get the most ginger bread on the finish. The palate is a dry, dark with a little spiciness. Overall, a good holiday beer. Would buy again, but sparingly. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

A great pour with a lovely aroma of gingerbread that smells like the holidays. However the overall spice overpowers the rest of the beer. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Black,thick tan head,lacing. Smelled of pumpkin spices at first,cinnamon and nutmeg stick out more. Not liking the taste of this fairly cold so far,has some astringecy with acidic and saltiness as well.Its smooth somewhat sweet chocolatly,with a diet vanilla cola tone to it.Some roastyness in finish with a not so good taste left in your mouth,kind of diety fake sugar thing. There is some good flavors in this but,the finish is bad.It could be some harsh hard hitting clove/cinnomon astringency. Its worth trying once but not one of the small batch series that I like. It is a bit cloyingly sweet and has a cloying extract/spice flavor. I guess I think its a bit overspiced,so maybe this would be ok or better aged. If I were to pick up another,which I most likely wont,I would at least try to age it-something tells me it wouldnt be much better really though.

22 oz. Bomber: Pours coffee black with a medium frothy tan head that is mostly lasting leaving nice lacing. Roasty aroma has a gingerbread presence with hints of ginger and nutmeg. Sweet malty flavor is a mouthful of gingerbread with spicy cinnamon in the finish. Very smooth and well balanced. Easy drinking with a WOW factor!

Bomber->SA glass. Black with large tan head. Aroma of gingerbread, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, malt. Tastes of ginger and spices over malt and a touch of coffee. Good, not great.

Merry Mischief pours a deep, dark color with a rich beige head. It smells like a spiced beer. The spices dominate — cloves, ginger, nutmeg — hmm, like a gingerbread cookie. Go figure. The spices take the front seat in the flavor too. However, they are mitigated by the roasted, and slightly sweet, stout. The finish leaves behind a bit bit of sweetness and spice, with a "sufficient" alcohol warmth. At 9% ABV, this is a beer best enjoyed while sipping.

Draft. Black pour with brown head. Sweet Christmas scented spice and ginger toned aromas. Light gingerbread notes with rather bland stout tones. The texture is nice though.