Framinghammer - Gingerbread
Jack's Abby Craft Lagers in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Imperial Baltic Winter|
Score
7.36
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Our classic Framinghammer recipe. Heavy notes of gingerbread.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown in the pour but seemed more of a black color in the glass with a quarter finger of khaki foamy head which slid off gently and barely left any lace
Aroma: gingerbread up front, milk chocolate settles in the secondary; sweet coffee, light dark fruity notes further underneath
Flavor: encompasses a nice blend of the prior noted aromas and finishes the same way
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper; pretty smooth along the tongue - nothing distracting (wow and not even anything from the gingerbread - hey I believe we got a winner out of these Framinghammer variants)
Overall: yup, this is probably the best one out of the variants of Framinghammers - I am pretty sure I'd return to this one.
Can to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown in the pour but seemed more of a black color in the glass with a quarter finger of khaki foamy head which slid off gently and barely left any lace
Aroma: gingerbread up front, milk chocolate settles in the secondary; sweet coffee, light dark fruity notes further underneath
Flavor: encompasses a nice blend of the prior noted aromas and finishes the same way
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper; pretty smooth along the tongue - nothing distracting (wow and not even anything from the gingerbread - hey I believe we got a winner out of these Framinghammer variants)
Overall: yup, this is probably the best one out of the variants of Framinghammers - I am pretty sure I'd return to this one.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Mar 2026
at 13:46
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at home late night. Beautiful night cap. Rich dark pour some head. Nose is dark bread, soy sauce, chocolate and some gingerbread. Overall the gingerbread is subdued but present in flavor, rich espresso and chocolate, soy umami. Hides abv pretty well. Enjoyable
Tried
on 06 Jan 2026
at 20:46
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Canned 10/30/2024, drunk 03/06/2025.
Clear, dark mahogany with dark auburn. Medium-sized, dull-tan head slowly to cover.
Woah! Don't know if it's the additional age on the can contributing, but that smells NICE! Gingerbread is certainly there, but it's intertwined pretty well with the lager and provides both comforting bread and sweet malt notes as well as spicy ginger. None of which is overdone. No alcohol or excess sugar. Very aromatic and well-presented/clean.
Malty, rich, with a hint of roast, touch of dark coffee and soft caramel, vanilla, black licorice and round, slightly spicy ginger. Nothing aggressive or overly dry. Malty without excessive sweetness or syrupiness. No alcohol noted. Rich, soft and comforting. Was pretty disappointed there were no BA Framinghammers this year, but the non-BA versions they released have been surprisingly well-done.
Clear, dark mahogany with dark auburn. Medium-sized, dull-tan head slowly to cover.
Woah! Don't know if it's the additional age on the can contributing, but that smells NICE! Gingerbread is certainly there, but it's intertwined pretty well with the lager and provides both comforting bread and sweet malt notes as well as spicy ginger. None of which is overdone. No alcohol or excess sugar. Very aromatic and well-presented/clean.
Malty, rich, with a hint of roast, touch of dark coffee and soft caramel, vanilla, black licorice and round, slightly spicy ginger. Nothing aggressive or overly dry. Malty without excessive sweetness or syrupiness. No alcohol noted. Rich, soft and comforting. Was pretty disappointed there were no BA Framinghammers this year, but the non-BA versions they released have been surprisingly well-done.
Tried
from Can
at
Jack's Abby Brewing
on 06 Mar 2025
at 21:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Black pour. Thin foam around the rim. Gingerbread and vanilla, with black coffee notes. Vanilla palate.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2025
at 22:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Gingerbread, graham cracker nose. Dark brown, thin tan head. Coffee, gingerbread, Full body, easy carbonation, creamy mouthfeel. Well crafted. I'm just not a fan of gingerbread, especially in stouts.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2025
at 22:09
Gingerbread snap Jones. A little sweet.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Dec 2024
at 20:36