The Bruery 8 Maids-A-Milking

8 Maids-A-Milking

 

The Bruery in Placentia, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Imperial Series
Score
7.36
ABV: 11.3% IBU: - Ticks: 62
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.
 

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9.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5

Aus der Flasche (bottled 08.10.2015) im 2022-06 getrunken. Dieses Milkstout hat eine ganz kurzweilige beige Schaumbildung was aber aufgrund des Alters von fast 7 Jahren nicht verwunderlich ist. Was aber verwundertlich ist das in Nase und Gaumen anscheinend nichts von seiner Qualität eingebüßt hat. Hier im Glas ist eine flüssige Mousse au chocolat mit wunderbaren kräftigen Schokoladenaroma was mit einer sehr passenden Süsse abgerundet wird. Ein sensationelles Milkstout was nur noch von der BA Version übertroffen wird.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2022 at 17:51


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

2016 bottle. Pours black into a tulip. Mocha head with medium retention recedes to hug rim. Hot caramel, bourbon and espresso aromas. Soft with hot caramel, bourbon, oak, hot chocolate and espresso upfront turning to pumpernickel sourdough in the lasting finish. Slightly sour, but warming and delicious...

Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2021 at 01:45


8.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle 750ml @ My parent's place
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, lactose, dried fruits and alcohol. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and medium bitter with a long warm, roasted, chocolate, yeasty, dried fruity finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2021 at 15:57


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

750 mL bottle, original 2015 release. Pours black, with a big, foamy, beige head. The aroma is dates, macadamia, heavy cream, dark chocolate, and light soy. Very sweet and yeasty, with a touch of sour. Quality stout, if a little old.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jun 2021 at 02:10


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

750ml bottle, aged 4 years. Really has a true to style chocolate covered dark fruit tone, reminiscent of Caribbean Stouts. Thick, luscious chocolate tone fades into alcohol soaked molasses. The Belgian yeast takes it in even funkier direction, but is restrained and true to style as well, at times reminiscent of a dark Belgian Strong Ale. Lactose smooths is out, but this is still quite a whopper. Really good.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2020 at 06:25


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

750ml bottle pours out dark brown almost black topped with a small tan head. Nose is roast malts chocolate and some spice. Taste is more of the nice sweet chocolate roast spice.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2019 at 00:04


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

750ml Bottle from Jeremy. Near black pour with a small tan head. Sweet aroma, sugar, chocolate. A ton more chocolate in the taste, milk notes, toffee and a little spice. Full bodied and plenty warm.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Dec 2019 at 01:45


7

Botella @Cimmeria, Oviedo. 14/12/19 Color negro opaco corona de espuma beige, aromas tostados, sabor tostados, café cremosa, cuerpo denso.

Tried on 14 Dec 2019 at 20:56


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tap @ Mikkeller and Friends, Copenhagen. Pours pitch black with a big brown head. Aromas of malts, light tartness, lots of milk, dark fruits, chocolate, caramel. Taste is lactose-heavy, tart, milk chocolate, malty, roasty, dark fruits, yeasty. Ugh.

Tried from Draft on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:55


8

Tried on 29 Oct 2019 at 10:36