Scott W's Christmas brew reviews-Merry Mischief by Sam Adams

SmokinPhysics · 01-11-2013, 08:45 PM

Funny story: this beer is actually a spinoff of 100-rated (as per BA) and SAVOR award-winning Hardywood Park Craft Brewery's (Richmond, VA) Gingerbread Stout - even the label of Sam Adams' offering is a direct play on Hardywood's. Those Hardywood guys were pretty upset when Jim Koch announced Sam Adams would be doing a gingerbread stout.

T.G · 01-11-2013, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by SmokinPhysics

Funny story: this beer is actually a spinoff of 100-rated (as per BA) and SAVOR award-winning Hardywood Park Craft Brewery's (Richmond, VA) Gingerbread Stout - even the label of Sam Adams' offering is a direct play on Hardywood's. Those Hardywood guys were pretty upset when Jim Koch announced Sam Adams would be doing a gingerbread stout.

Spinoff or rip-off?

Spinoff would be something from the original creator or related to it. Based on your description, it sounds more like a rip-off, where there was no involvement from the original creator.

01-11-2013, 08:45 PM	#1
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