Samuel Adams Merry Mischief clone?

[12stones]

This beer is a new release this year, but I'm wondering if anyone that's had it has tried to clone it yet. I've found a couple untried recipes, but hoped maybe someone in the BN Army could help out. If you haven't tried it, I suggest you do!

[speed]

So, what is it?

[12stones]

It's a gingerbread imperial stout. Fantastic, smooth, amazing aroma... Would like to brew some myself.

From their website:

Flavor: Reminiscent of real gingerbread. Sweet and roasty with notes of cocoa and a slight nuttiness from the dark malts combined with the complexity and heat of its spices.
Color: 200 SRM
Original Gravity: 21.5° Plato
Alcohol by Vol. /Wt: 9.0%ABV – 6.9%ABW
Calories/12oz: 300
IBUs: 25
Malt Varieties: Samuel Adams two row pale malt blend, wheat, Special B, Paul’s roasted barley, and flaked oats
Hop Varieties: East Kent Goldings and Fuggles
Yeast Strain: Samuel Adams ale yeast
Special Ingredients: cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, & ginger
First Brewed: 2012

[Pharmbrewer]

I haven't tried this or cloned it but I have made a gingerbread beer that won a local contest last month.

I would work it up with the ingredients listed to resemble an imperial stout of some sort, ferment with a clean ale yeast then soak those spices in 6-8oz of vodka (or alcohol of your choice, rum works well in this) for 2 weeks and add to taste at packaging.

Prost!
PB

[12stones]

I haven't tried this or cloned it but I have made a gingerbread beer that won a local contest last month.

I would work it up with the ingredients listed to resemble an imperial stout of some sort, ferment with a clean ale yeast then soak those spices in 6-8oz of vodka (or alcohol of your choice, rum works well in this) for 2 weeks and add to taste at packaging.

Prost!
PB

Cool. What was ur OG/FG on this?
Did you use molasses?

[Pharmbrewer]

I believe my OG was 1.072 and my FG was 1.016. I did add molasses but will not do so again in the future, I feel like it gave the beer a slight metalic like taste that faded with time. It did not have the mollasses type cookie flavor. I used a lot of biscuit malt some melanoiden and toasted oats.

I can get the full recipe for you if you like.

Good luck!

[12stones]

That would be great. Thanks!

[Pharmbrewer]

12 lbs marris otter
1 lbs munich
1.5 lbs biscuit malt
1 lbs toasted oats
0.25 lbs melanoidin

1 oz N brewer @ 60 min

1tsp nutmeg
1tsp clove
1tsp cinnamon
1+1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp allspice

soak the spices in your choice of hard alcohol Rum works well with this recipe and add to taste at packaging.

Prost!