Merry Mischief Gingerbread Stout - Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

kristiekatk

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Merry Mischief Gingerbread Stout, a 9% ABV milk stout, pours black with a creamy 2-finger mocha head, with thick, sticky lacing. The aroma is more subdued than what you would expect though; toffee, toasted malts, and very light gingerbread.
I guess I wanted a creamy, spicy stout bomb. What I got was, well, it was comparable to taking a pumpkin beer, an English ale, and a milk stout and shaking them around in a beer snowglobe.
Flavor is very heavily spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger; almost like pumpkin pie spicing. Roasted malts, a mild and earthy hop bitterness, caramel, and a hint of lactose round out the flavor. It’s well-carbonated, the body medium-light, but lacking some of that smooth and full-bodied creaminess that I look for in a milk stout.

Serving type: bottle

12-15-2012 22:25:23 | More by kristiekatk

cofeeguru

Minnesota

3.25/5  rDev -11.7%

06-19-2013 22:29:03 | More by cofeeguru

martinproulx15

Maryland

4.75/5  rDev +29.1%

06-15-2013 02:55:01 | More by martinproulx15

LuisCaraballo

Georgia

3.25/5  rDev -11.7%

06-08-2013 00:02:30 | More by LuisCaraballo

TriageStat

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

06-02-2013 22:16:16 | More by TriageStat

TheDoak

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +15.5%

05-27-2013 23:53:13 | More by TheDoak

tzieser

Arizona

4.25/5  rDev +15.5%

05-27-2013 07:36:21 | More by tzieser

shockrocker65

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +22.3%

05-26-2013 23:55:12 | More by shockrocker65

Spaz7

California

4.25/5  rDev +15.5%

05-24-2013 21:46:11 | More by Spaz7

Falcon91Wolvrn03

California

4.08/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance – Pours a pitch black color with a chocolate colored thick head and good lacing.

Smell – A powerful sweet gingerbread scent. The gingerbread smell is so strong, I can’t smell anything else. I really like it!

Taste – A so-so semisweet chocolate, malt, a hint of coffee, and gingerbread cookie. The gingerbread isn’t nearly as pronounced in the taste as it is in the smell, but it’s there.

Mouthfeel – Good carbonation, medium body, slightly creamy, and if you burp you’ll feel the ginger. ;-)

Drinkability – I found this beer very drinkable, especially for a 9%abv. I wished the sweet gingerbread was slightly more pronounced in the taste, but a good beer nonetheless.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 04:12:08 | More by Falcon91Wolvrn03

drgonzo2k2

California

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

05-19-2013 14:21:23 | More by drgonzo2k2

LeahM

New York

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

05-19-2013 03:25:16 | More by LeahM

Matt73

New York

3.25/5  rDev -11.7%

05-15-2013 18:03:53 | More by Matt73

Zimm

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +8.7%

05-15-2013 17:31:06 | More by Zimm

erialbill

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

05-15-2013 12:54:08 | More by erialbill

russwilliam

New York

2.75/5  rDev -25.3%

05-15-2013 03:16:20 | More by russwilliam

Nolen12

Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev +15.5%

05-14-2013 19:13:12 | More by Nolen12

amcaleh

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

05-12-2013 16:31:41 | More by amcaleh

marshmeli

New York

2.5/5  rDev -32.1%

05-10-2013 20:57:26 | More by marshmeli

rph97

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

05-09-2013 23:11:07 | More by rph97

tommyguz

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -25.3%

05-09-2013 02:23:44 | More by tommyguz

BigBry

Alberta (Canada)

3.98/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

22 ounce bottle, part of the Sam Adams Christmas Pack, thanks for sharing M and B.

Pours very dark brown body, almost black, with a thick, tan head. Foam lasted nicely, leaving some lace ribbons down the side of the glass.
Smell has a nice opening shot of gingerbread, and other spices. Roasted, dark malts with some sweetness, nice Christmas spiciness.
Taste is one of a classic sweet stout to start. Solid, toasted malt base, the come the extra flavors of gingerbread, dark chocolate or cocoa, molasses.
Medium bodied mouthfeel, low to medium carbonation, smooth and creamy.
A unique spice blend, gingerbread definatley comes through. Might be a bit too much if one were to consume the entire bottle - but works great to share.
A nice suprise, glad to have found this one.

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2013 18:30:31 | More by BigBry

McBraniel

Virginia

2.75/5  rDev -25.3%

05-02-2013 03:42:46 | More by McBraniel

FullObs

Illinois

1.5/5  rDev -59.2%

04-30-2013 15:22:48 | More by FullObs

FliryVorru

Alabama

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

04-29-2013 17:48:49 | More by FliryVorru