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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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the CP&K, 18/07/16. Rich mahogany brown with a well appointed khaki cap. Nose is coffee grinds, roast malt, chocolate biscuit, earthy, dark fruit whisper. Taste comprises coffee cake, roast malt, charr, lactic tinge, chocolate, biscuit, dark fruit esters, light spice, black pepper. Medium + body, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light boost. Decent enough impy, sweetness is balanced and restrained, a touch overly lactic perhaps for my liking.
Tried
on 18 Jul 2016
at 10:23
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750 ml bottle into snifter, bottled on 9/30/2015. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big milk chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, toasted dark bread, vanilla, cream, light coffee, raisin, plum, fig, apple, cherry, date, pepper, clove, and yeast/roasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, lactose, and moderate fruity/spicy yeast notes; with great strength. Taste of big milk chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, toasted dark bread, vanilla, cream, light coffee, raisin, plum, fig, apple, cherry, date, pepper, clove, and yeast/roasted earthiness. Light roasted bitterness and yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of milk chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, toasted dark bread, vanilla, cream, dark fruits, and yeast/roasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, lactose, and moderate fruity/spicy yeast flavors; with a great roasted bitter/sweet and yeast spiciness balance and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Light dryness from bitter/spiciness as well. Light-medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy, and lightly silky/sticky/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is well hidden with only a small warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is a great Belgian imperial milk stout. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, lactose, and moderate fruity/spicy yeast flavors; very smooth and easy to sip on for the big ABV. Not overly roasty, but well rounded on stout complexity; without too much yeast influence. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2016
at 21:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750 ml bottle from Bottle King. Pours dark brown with a small froth of brown head. Aroma of chocolate milk, green coffee, yeast, spice, and booze. Flavor starts sweet, spice and some bitterness. Finishes of that green coffee bitterness. The mouthfeel is smooth and creamy, fairly full bodied. Finishes on the boozy, hot side. Big milk stout, not sure I've ever had one quite like this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2016
at 19:09
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft @ Mikkeller & Friends, Copenhagen. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty sweetish spicy chocolate aroma. Roasted malty sweetish spicy chocolate flavor. Has a roasted malty sweetish chocolate spicy finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 May 2016
at 03:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
This beer pours a dark brown color with some ruby around the edges, and a medium thin foamy tan head that recedes steadily to an outer ring. Stringy lacing on the glass. The aroma consists of chocolate malt, spice and fruit. Full-bodied with flavors of chocolate, caramel malt, spice and fruity yeast. The finish is cocoa and Belgian yeast. Above average overall.
Tried
on 09 May 2016
at 16:04
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft. A black beer with a dark brown head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, ash, fruits, and chocolate. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, over ripe fruits, chocolate, and roasted malt, leading to a dry roasted finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Apr 2016
at 08:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From tap. Pours hazy dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is phenolic, light herbal. Toasted malty. Slight spiced. Sweet, fruity, slight phenolic. Toasted malty. Lingering toasted malty finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Mar 2016
at 07:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle. Pours an opaque black with a medium, foamy, short lived, tan head that leaves spotty lacing. Sweet aroma of cola, milk chocolate, roasted malt, caramel, lactose, spice and a hint of coffee. Sweet flavour of cola , milk chocolate, lactose, licorice, roasted malt, vanilla, caramel, spice, molasses and coffee with a dry, slightly bitter, warming alcohol finish. Medium body with a creamy, smooth, oily texture and soft carbonation. Delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2016
at 00:12
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
750 ml bottle. Pours black with full off white head. Aromas of creamy coffee, milk chocolate, plastic, and oily roasted malts. Flavors of dark chocolate covered fruit, dark spices, and oily creamy coffee. A bit of heat and a very slight sourness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2016
at 21:17
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Capped 750 from Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours dark brown with ruddy glint/edges and a large foamy/creamy dark tan head. Aroma seems a bit smoky? With some chocolate. Med + body. Flavor is smoky?, chocolate, and some arguable coffee. Which might be fooling me on smoke? Obviously I am incapable of parsing this stuff. Except I’m sure there’s some spice. It’s rather far from dry, and barring chocolate not much bitter. Yet it’s damn tasty. Good on the Bruery!
Tried
on 01 Mar 2016
at 20:08