Ever so slightly hazy copper and bronze coloured body with a very fast-dying, just off-white head that fades quickly and leaves just about nothing after a few seconds. Aroma of metal, malt, caramelised sugars, toffee, light apples and pears with a hint of spice, but some more treacle and raisins at the end - quite nice and still mild. Medium-bodied; Strong rich malty and nutty flavours show through with a smooth, but pungent body with some light medicinal and metallic, earthy and rustic bite. Aftertaste shows some deeper malts, quite a bit of sweetness from caramelised sugars and toffee with a slight rustic and dry note with a good deal of bitterness from malts with a light hit of hops towards the finish. Overall, a nice and crisp, quite malty beer with some slight medicinal, grassy and herbal flavours with a dash of sweetness near the end and a healthy bit of sweetness from the toffee and treacle. A good beer and one for when it gets slightly chilly here for Winter. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Total Wine in Alexandria, Virginia on 02-November-2020 for US$4,49 sampled at my house here in Washington on 13-January-2021.

Still too much gingerbread for me to love. Roast, cinnamon and nutmeg. Chocolate. Black pour with ok head. Tangy bitter end. Tap at Kettles and Grain.

2/1/2021. Bottle courtesy of SHIG, cheers! Pours clear pale gold with a small bubbly/frothy white head. Aroma of fruits, yeast, malt, caramel, soap and a metallic edge. Medium plus sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, average to soft carbonation. touch of spice to finish. Not as keen on this as I have been most other Hardywood beers.

16 ounce can. Opaque dark brown pour. Brief beige head. Roasted malt aroma has big notes of maple syrup. Roasted malt flavor has notes of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and maple syrup. Notes of molasses and cocoa in finish.

16 oz. can. Born on date: 10/29/20. Side-by-side with the base GBS. Aroma is maple and soft ginger. Flavor has a good amount of maple, light ginger, cocoa, and roast. Alcohol is pretty hidden. Well above average.

Can (10/26/20) pour from share with AirForceHops--thanks, Chris! Appearance is opaque black with no apparent sparkle, nice viscosity, thin ring of beige head and no lacing. Aroma is moderately strong gingerbread well balanced with roasted malts. Taste is initial strong gingerbread with later roasted malts. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with thick texture, soft, silky carbonation, hint of alcohol, and finish as taste. Overall, strong aroma and flavor as described.

Bottle. Shiny black pour. Huge coffee nose with ginger and chocolate behind it. Sweet coffee ginger and milk flavor, vanilla. Don't know who thought to put ginger and coffee together in a stout but he should be fired. A sweet nasty mess.