2020 GBS Season

2020 GBS Release Schedule

All Gingerbread Stout and variants releases are at all of our Hardywood taprooms. Saturday hours in Richmond and West Creek are 12 – 9pm.

November 7: Gingerbread Stout + Christmas Pancakes
November 14: Bourbon Barrel Gingerbread Stout+ Gingerbread Porter
November 21: Christmas Morning
November 28: Kentucky Christmas Morning
December 5: Fluffy GBS + Christmas Island – Brewery Only Releases!
December 12: Complete Set Pick-Up

Complete Sets are SOLD OUT. Still interested in a GBS: Complete Set?
Join the Waitlist HERE!

This year’s 2020 GBS The Complete Set includes:

Two (2) 16 oz cans The Original Gingerbread Stout, 9.2% ABV, Imperial Milk Stout with Virginia grown Hawaiian white ginger and local wildflower honey. 100 Rating, BeerAdvocate Magazine, 2012 Bronze Medal, Herb and Spice Beer, World Beer Cup, Top 25 Milk Stout in the World, BeerAdvocate.com.

Two (2) 16 oz cans Christmas Morning, 9.2% ABV, Gingerbread Stout with locally roasted Mexican Chiapas coffee. Top 25 Milk Stout in the World, BeerAdvocate.com, 2015 Gold Medal, Specialty Beer, RateBeer Best.

Two (2) 16 oz cans Christmas Pancakes, 9.2% ABV, Gingerbread Stout with local maple syrup, Outstanding Rating, BeerAdvocate.com.

Two (2) 16 oz Can Gingerbread Porter, 9.2% ABV, Imperial Porter with local white ginger and local wildflower honey, lactose free. 

Two (2) 16 oz cans Fluffy GBS, 9.2% ABV, Gingerbread Stout with toasted marshmallows. Brewery Release Only!

Two (2) 16 oz cans Frosty GBS, 9.2% ABV, Imperial White Milk Stout with local white ginger and local wildflower honey, with coffee and cacao nibs for depth of flavor. Complete Set Exclusive!

One (1) 750 mL corked & caged bottle Bourbon Barrel GBS, 11.5% ABV, Gingerbread Stout Aged in a combination of A. Smith Bowman and Heaven Hills Bourbon Barrels. 2017 Gold Medal by Style, Rate Beer Best, Top 20 Milk Stout in the World, BeerAdvocate.com.

One (1) 750 mL corked & caged bottle Kentucky Christmas Morning, 11.6% ABV, Gingerbread Stout aged in a blend of A. Smith Bowman and Heaven Hills Bourbon barrels with locally roasted Mexican Chiapas coffee. Top 10 Milk Stout in the World, BeerAdvocate.com.

One (1) 750 mL corked & caged bottle Bourbon Barrel Caliente GBS, 13% ABV, A colossal version of our Gingerbread Stout conditioned with ancho chiles and extra cinnamon, aged 26 months in Heaven Hills Bourbon barrels. New!! Complete Set Exclusive! 

One (1) 750 mL corked & caged bottle 2020 GBS Barrel Blend, 12.3% ABV, An exquisite blend of Gingerbread Stout aged 16 months in Basil Hayden Bourbon barrels, Bourbon Cru aged 21 months in Basil Hayden Bourbon barrels, our long boil Barleywine aged 21 months in Basil Hayden Bourbon barrels, and Foolery aged 21 months in Basil Hayden Bourbon barrels. New!! Complete Set Exclusive!  

One (1) 750 mL corked & caged bottle Christmas Island, 11.5% ABV, Gingerbread Stout with toasted coconut aged 15 months in Caribbean Rum barrels. Brewery Release Only!

One (1) 750 mL corked & caged bottle Rum Barrel Aged Frosty GBS, Frosty GBS Aged in Caribbean Rum Barrels. New!! Complete Set Exclusive! 

One (1)  2020 GBS Commemorative Ornament, locally handcrafted ornament by Drocy Woodworks. New!! Complete Set Exclusive!

*Cost: $169.95 + tax for local pick-up
*Cost: $174.95 + tax for local delivery within a 25 mile radius of Richmond, VA
*Cost: $199.95 + tax for shipping within VA & DC GBS Complete Set Shipping is excluded from the 2021 Family Tree Shipping Program.
*Your purchase is non-refundable*

Three ways to get your set

This year, we have three different ways you can get your GBS Set.

1. Pick it up
2. Have it delivered for (within 25 miles from our Richmond brewery)
3. Have it shipped (within VA and DC only)

*Limit: 3 GBS Complete Sets per person (Unlimited pre-purchase per person for 2020 + 2021 Family Tree members)
*Pick-up Location: Hardywood West Creek. We are unable to accommodate pick-ups at any other taproom location.
*Pick-up Dates: Friday, 12/11 – Saturday, 12/19 during regular taproom hours (Family Tree members have extended pickup window until 1/10/2021). Please make all necessary arrangements for you or a proxy to collect your GBS Complete Set on these pick-up dates. We are unable to accommodate pick-ups prior to Friday, 12/11.
*Delivery Dates: Friday, 12/11 – Sunday 12/20 we will be offering local delivery within a 25 mile radius of Richmond for a $5 fee.
*You and/or your proxy must be 21+ years of age to purchase and/or pick up your GBS Complete Set. Valid ID will be required at pick up.

*If you purchased a set and need to make changes to your pick-up, local delivery, or shipping preferences, you must do so by 12/19*