8 Maids-A-Milking
The Bruery in Placentia, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Series|
Score
7.36
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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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Stuu (34926) reviewed 8 Maids-A-Milking from The Bruery 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, cocoa powder, caramel, cream, taste is similar, sweet.
Lameth (4946) ticked 8 Maids-A-Milking (2015) from The Bruery 7 years ago
Old balsamico vinegar ans fruity dry finush
Bytemesis (16171) reviewed 8 Maids-A-Milking from The Bruery 7 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Pours inky black, large creamy brown head, dissipates slowly, nice lacing. Aroma is roasty, lactose, chocolate a bit of dust, molasses. Flavor is pretty sweet and medium bitter, roasty molasses chocoate. Full body, creamy mouthfeel.
SHIG (13859) reviewed 8 Maids-A-Milking from The Bruery 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle: Poured a brown black with tan head. Aroma is Belgian yeast and chocolate. Taste is fruity, malty some yeast.
ineedbeer (4093) reviewed 8 Maids-A-Milking from The Bruery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Poured from a 750 ml bottle. Aroma is full of milk chocolate with lighter dark chocolate and roast notes. Some spicy Belgian phenolics with clove and anise. Some light dark fruit and raisin notes. Press black with a medium sized, thick and creamy, light mocha head that recedes fairly quickly to the edges where it lingers. Flavor is fairly sweet with lots of milk chocolate as well as lighter lactose and dark chocolate. Light roast notes. Medium light raisin, prune and plum. Quite a bit of Belgian phenolics with anise, clove and allspice. Some light alcohol spice. Mouthfeel is medium full bodied and somewhat creamy with medium carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall, an alright beer but I’m not a huge fan of the Belgian yeast. I’m glad the lactose isn’t super strong though as some milk stouts go over the top with the lactose.
madmitch76 (40205) reviewed 8 Maids-A-Milking from The Bruery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
24th November 2016
Grand tasting at Craft Islington with Hackobock. Thanks to Wingman for the Keg share. Bruery on tap? Whatever next?! Clear amber beer, tidy pale tan head. Smooth palate, softish and viscous, decent fine carbonation. Malt cream and mild chocolate. Tangy dark fruits. Smooth finish leaves a warming afterglow. Smooth and drinkable if relatively simple.
gunnfryd (21869) reviewed 8 Maids-A-Milking from The Bruery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Cafe Sara 261116.Black color with a tan head. Aroma is sourness, roasted malt, coffee, chocolate. lactose. Flavor is sourness, roasted malt, alcohol, lactose, raspberries, chocolate, coffee. Full body. Very nice beer.
IpaPils (12168) reviewed 8 Maids-A-Milking from The Bruery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Svart med fingerhøyt beige skum. Lukter solbær vingummi, kaffe, havre og mørk sjokolade. Fyldig. Søtlig start, solbær, svisker, salt lakris, mørk sjokolade, portvinfølelse, trevirke og vingummi. Middels lang.
Troopie (5640) reviewed 8 Maids-A-Milking from The Bruery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draught. Black pour with thin tan head. Malty aroma. Very full bodied with lots of malt and milk character, some chocolate and a tiny bit if licorice. Edge of the tongue Belgian yeast finish. Worth the price
Fergus (31281) reviewed 8 Maids-A-Milking from The Bruery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Keg at the craft beer Co Islington. Many thanks to the Wingman for this one. An oily dark brown black coloured pour with a lasting mid tan head. Aroma is nutty brown choc, milky, lactose, jammy fruits, unrefined sugars, jammy, strawberry shortcake. Sugary. Palate is thick and sugary, milky, moderate carbonation. Sticky boozy. Good.