8 Maids-A-Milking
(has 2 batches)
The Bruery in Placentia, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Series|
Score
7.40
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Imperial Milk Stout
8 Maids-a-Milking is the 8th beer in our "12 Days of Christmas" series, and we'd be udderly crazy to release anything but a milk stout. So we made an imperial milk stout to stand up to whatever Old Man Winter throws our way from now through 2019 with the final release of our series. 8 Maids-a-Milking is brewed with lactose, which is commonly referred to as milk sugar. It's the only type of sugar that is unfermentable by yeast, which adds more perceptible creaminess and sweetness to the finished beer. This mouthfeel and sweetness is complemented by robust layers of milk chocolate, subtle spice accents from our house Belgian yeast and roasty, cafe elements indicative of our take on the style. Celebrate the seasons with the best of both worlds: enjoy some now, and lay a few down for up to 4 years to be enjoyed upon the release of 12 Drummers Drumming.
8 Maids-a-Milking is the 8th beer in our "12 Days of Christmas" series, and we'd be udderly crazy to release anything but a milk stout. So we made an imperial milk stout to stand up to whatever Old Man Winter throws our way from now through 2019 with the final release of our series. 8 Maids-a-Milking is brewed with lactose, which is commonly referred to as milk sugar. It's the only type of sugar that is unfermentable by yeast, which adds more perceptible creaminess and sweetness to the finished beer. This mouthfeel and sweetness is complemented by robust layers of milk chocolate, subtle spice accents from our house Belgian yeast and roasty, cafe elements indicative of our take on the style. Celebrate the seasons with the best of both worlds: enjoy some now, and lay a few down for up to 4 years to be enjoyed upon the release of 12 Drummers Drumming.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Black Colour with small beige head.Aroma of licorice and 🍫 nice roasted and toasted with bready and malty mout feels light bready and smooth finish.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Amager Bryghus Taproom Bryggen
on 13 Feb 2026
at 14:58
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample at Palace Hall 13/12/2025 Malmö December tasting - sweet and lightly roasted malty with some creamy sweet milk chocolate, vanilla and light coffee roast, sweet malty finish.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2025
at 18:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Flarra på Willehill med P.N. Svag lite syrlig doft med viss svag lagringsdoft. Smaken först lite småkärv sedan viss sötma, kanske något bär, sedan nästan lite kolatoner o avslutningsvis en fin balanserad efterbeska. God
Tried
on 24 Aug 2025
at 15:39
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Flarra stor The Bruery provning 3 olika jämföres med ölsommelieren innan badet. Här har vi rostad malt lite vanilj och nåt bär samt svagt choklad . Turligt nog känns inget av Belgien 🇧🇪 smak alls. Puuuuh tur det för flarror som heter nåt med Belgian style brukar vara otäcka . Jo god The bruery men lååååång från de bästa.
Tried
on 24 Aug 2025
at 15:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Flight.
Poured dark brown in color, near black.
Madeira notes, some plums, roastedness, alcohol warmth.
Poured dark brown in color, near black.
Madeira notes, some plums, roastedness, alcohol warmth.
Tried
from Draft
at
Taproom Uba ja Humal
on 26 Jun 2025
at 12:27
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 9
Overall 8
The Bruery puts out some fine imperial stouts while I like their Belgian ales even more. So it is an Belgian style imperial milk stout this time, the best of all worlds. For this sampling my ABGB snifter is prepared to receive a pour from the 2024 edition 12.7 oz bottle. I determine a plenty-dark-enough brown body topped by a steady cover of khaki tan foam. The scent is fairly nuanced with chocolate and grain, not really striking. The taste is somewhat of an improvement. Chocolate certainly, malt, pecans, some roastiness, wheat bread, comparable amounts of sweetness and bitterness and an appreciated thick sensation. There are others better in the 12 Days of Christmas compilation.
Tried
from Bottle
at
The Bruery
on 22 Jun 2025
at 00:20
7/10
Magus, mõru, suhkrune, puuviljane, röstine, kohvine. Ok.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jun 2025
at 14:45
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Dark ruby colour and small beige head. Toffee, malts, berries in the nose. Medium-bodied. Toffee, malts, some berries. Ok.
Tried
from Draft
at
Taproom Uba ja Humal
on 14 Jun 2025
at 09:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Black colour, small brown head. Liquorice, chocolate, mild syrup with some toasted and alcohol tones. Flavour is dried fruits, alcohol, some toffee and mild toasted tones.
Tried
from Draft
at
Taproom Uba ja Humal
on 14 Jun 2025
at 09:19
8.8/10
Coffee, vanilla and milk
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 16:30