Merry Maker
Samuel Adams in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.14
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This rich dark gingerbread stout entices with the aromas of the holidays. The flavor of gingerbread comes alive, beginning with the smooth sweetness and heartiness of dark roasted malts and a touch of wheat. But it’s the intensity and spices of cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, & ginger that add a wicked kick for a jolly playful brew full of merry mischief.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught. Black pour, lots of licorice anise etc, even though it says ginger cinnamon, OK but too spicy/herby and not enough malts oomph to finish.
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 01:23
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. Deep brown almost black. Nice big, brown foamy head that quickly disappears. Aroma is gingerbread. Taste is also gingerbread sweet. Almost too sweet. Very light notes of chocolate and cinnamon.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2025
at 06:54
8/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:49
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
2015 bottle. Killer nose, like a liquid gingerbread cookie just oozed into your glass, full of spice yet with strong mocha stout undercurrents. Pours a thick brown-black with a modest beige head and very little lace. Taste comes across appreciably restrained, the spicing apparent but not overwhelming on the palate. Instead, loads of anise and bakers chocolate are on the forefront, while the spices wait until the fade to make their presence fully known. A bit thin and cola-ish on the back end, with a growing sweetness that gets a bit medicinal as the pint warms. Still, not bad as far as gingerbread stouts go, and the ABV is well-hidden.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Nov 2017
at 16:12
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Aroma: molasses, gingerbread spices Appearance: black with a brown head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, creamy, soft carbonation, long finish, Delicious
Tried
on 23 Dec 2015
at 17:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750 ml bottle from Costco. Nose is definitely gingerbread with cinnamon and hints of bubblegum and chocolate. Black with a medium dark cinnamon tan head. Flavor is lightly sweet and gingerbread spicy with a hint of bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2015
at 18:11
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From tap. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Roasted, spiced. Herbal. Dry and spiced. Bitter and herbal finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jan 2015
at 18:55
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Inky black with large spongy tan head, aroma not so prominent, low carbonation, slightly sweet roasted malt taste with nutmeg, caramel, ginger and clove flavors, long finish with mocha aftertaste. Quite sweet, leaves a sticky feeling on your lips. Interesting concoction!
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2014
at 18:35
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. A- Cinnamon, nutmeg, roasty, ginger, caramel, malty, cloves. A- Dark brown color, dark liquid, off white head. T- Cinnamon, nutmeg, spices, roasty, malty, cocoa, caramel, coffee. P- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, roasty spiced finish. O- I had two beers before this one. An Oatmeal Stout and a Gingerbread Ale. Had I mixed those two together, this is what I would’ve gotten. A perfect blend between a stout and a spiced ale. Not a wower for me, but a pleasant surprise for sure.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Dec 2014
at 23:11
5/10
Thick. Nice gingerbread taste. Very sweet.
Tried
on 19 Nov 2014
at 17:57