# Festively Spiced Stouts Trader Joe's Ginger Beard Spiced Stout Blends Baking Spices By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2020-12-16 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spiced-stout References: [traderjoes](https://www.traderjoes.com/digin/post/ginger-beard-spiced-stout) The Ginger Beard Spiced Stout by [Trader Joe's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-gingerbread-ice-cream) is a dessert beer that's made with a blend of baking spices that offer a taste of the holiday season. The beer is described as "a tribute to both ginger cookies and festive facial hair," and it has notes of gingerbread, malt and molasses. Available only for a limited time in six-packs, the [seasonal bottled beer](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/haunted-harvest-pumpkin-spice-ale) is said to be best enjoyed with [holiday cookies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/levain-bakery1), especially the sweet and spiced ones that inspired this particular flavor. This exclusive beer from Trader Joe's is one of the many dessert beers created over the years, which have previously included products like pumpkin ales and chocolate pastry beers from Trader Joe's. Image Credit: Trader Joe's ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.4/10 - Popularity: 13% | Activity: 21% | Freshness: 9% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Drinking](https://www.trendhunter.com/drinking) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Holiday-inspired Beers:** Breweries can create seasonal beers that feature traditional holiday flavorings to appeal to consumers' desire for limited-edition, festive offerings. - **Dessert Beers:** Breweries can experiment with incorporating dessert flavors like gingerbread, pumpkin and pastry into their beers to offer a unique, indulgent drinking experience. - **Limited-time Offerings:** Creating exclusive, seasonal beers like Trader Joe's Ginger Beard Spiced Stout can help generate hype and excitement among consumers for limited-time offerings. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Breweries:** Breweries can explore unique combinations of flavors and seasonal beers to attract consumers who are looking for unique drinking experiences. - **Retail:** Retailers can partner with breweries to offer exclusive, limited-time products like Trader Joe's Ginger Beard Spiced Stout to appeal to consumers' desire for novelty and seasonal offerings. - **Food and Beverage:** Food and beverage companies can leverage the growing popularity of flavored beers to create new products and expand their offerings. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Triple Ginger Ice Creams](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-gingerbread-ice-cream.md) - [Indulgent Holiday Stouts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stone-xocoveza-tres-leches.md) - [Festive Holiday Beers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/festive-holiday-beer.md) - [Soft Gingerbread Spice Cookies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/german-iced-gingerbread-soft-spiced-cookies.md) - [Canned Brewed Ginger Beers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brewed-ginger-beer.md) - [Cookie-Flavored Milk Stouts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peanutbutter-milk-stout.md) - [Festive Cake-Flavored Beers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cake-flavored-beer.md) - [Festively Wintry Beer Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beer-collections.md) - [Silky Smooth Festive Porters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/festive-porter.md)