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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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap @Luppolo Station (Rome). Nera, densa, impenetrabile, schiuma écru media, discretamente persistente. Al naso lievito belga, pan di spagna imbevuto al rum, liquirizia, frutta secca, uva passa, spezie. In bocca è abboccata, speziata, con chiusura amara e leggermente acidula. Corpo pieno, carbonazione medio-leggera. Splendida!
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Nov 2024
at 15:18
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
750mL bottle, pours a deep dark brown / near-black, almost no head. Aroma is definitely somewhat oxidized, with a touch of lactose and cardboardy bready malt. Flavour is off, with tons of lactose and cardboard. I doubt this was great fresh but it's definitely past its prime now.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2023
at 18:08
9.4/10
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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
7.8/10
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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
8.1/10
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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.
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
7.4/10
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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
7.9/10
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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