Samuel Adams Reveals New Cherry Chocolate Stout For 2026

This morning, I’ve got your first look at an exciting new fruited dessert stout coming from Samuel Adams in Boston, Massachusetts for the 2026 release calendar: Cherry Chocolate Stout. This upcoming seasonal beer leans fully into rich, indulgent, holiday‑dessert flavors, exactly the kind of limited‑edition stout that drives winter craft‑beer excitement, search traffic, and collector interest.

Cherry Chocolate Stout is brewed as a flavorful ale featuring natural cherry, decadent chocolate, and smooth vanilla flavors, creating a layered, confection‑inspired profile built for cold‑weather sipping. Samuel Adams is positioning this release as part of its “Holiday Indulgence” lineup, in perhaps a collection of dessert‑themed beers designed to showcase bold flavor combinations, nostalgic winter aromas, and crowd‑pleasing seasonal ingredients.

This 2026 vintage will land at 6% ABV & 20 IBU, giving it enough body and richness to support the cherry‑and‑chocolate character while still staying approachable for holiday parties, mixed 12‑packs, and winter beer‑share lineups. The brewery will package Cherry Chocolate Stout in 12‑oz cans, continuing Samuel Adams’ push toward modern, shelf‑friendly packaging across its seasonal and specialty offerings.

Expect this release to generate plenty of interest among fans of fruited stouts, pastry stouts, dessert beers, and winter seasonal craft beer. Full release details, distribution info, and tasting notes will follow as Samuel Adams rolls out its 2026 holiday lineup, so stay tuned for more updates as this Cherry Chocolate Stout gets closer to launch.

Label Text Samuel Adams Cherry Chocolate Stout:

“SMOOTH AND DECADENT, THIS CHOCOLATE STOUT IS TOPPED WITH NOTES OF CHERRY
AND VANILLA, FOR A SIP OF TRUE HOLIDAY INDULGENCE.”

About Samuel Adams:

Samuel Adams is a leading independent, American craft brewer that helped to launch the craft beer revolution. The brewery began in 1984 when Founder and Brewer Jim Koch used a generations-old family recipe to brew beer in his kitchen. Inspired and unafraid to challenge conventional thinking about beer, Jim brought the recipe to life with hopes drinkers would appreciate the complex, full-flavor and started sampling the beer in Boston. He named the flagship brew Samuel Adams Boston Lager in recognition of one of our nation’s founding fathers, a revolutionary man of independent and pioneering spirit. Today, Samuel Adams is one of the world’s most awarded breweries and remains focused on crafting the highest quality beers through innovation and experimentation in the relentless pursuit of better. Samuel Adams remains dedicated to elevating and growing the American craft beer industry overall, including providing education and support for entrepreneurs and fellow brewers through its philanthropic program, Brewing the American Dream, which helps others pursue their American Dream. For more information, visit www.SamuelAdams.com.

Our Story

Our passion for never settling, and brewing quality, flavorful beers started with our founder, Jim Koch. He brewed the first batch of Boston Lager in his kitchen – a recipe that belonged to his great great grandfather that he found in his father’s attic back in the early 1980’s.

But, even though we grew, we continue to be an independent craft brewery that’s committed to brewing only the best-crafted beers for our drinkers.

At our Boston Brewery, we’re still trying new things every day; some good, and, well, some not-so good. We learn from the process, and never give up on the journey towards the next tasty beer. It’s our commitment to you that keeps us innovative, inspired, and striving to become better every single day.

In his National Best Seller, Quench Your Own Thirst: Business Lessons Learned Over a Beer or Two, Jim offers unprecedented insights into the whirlwind ride from scrappy start-up to thriving public company. knows what they want, and moves forward bravely with an uncompromising spirit, despite the risks. Jim Koch took an entrepreneurial risk in 1984 to brew a better beer for the U.S. beer drinker. Now one of America’s leading independent craft breweries, Samuel Adams helped start a craft beer revolution that redefined the way people think about beer.
From pioneering aging beer in used spirit barrels to the innovative brewing process behind Sam ’76, we are constantly innovating.

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