The Bruery 8 Maids-A-Milking is the eighth verse of the brewery’s “Twelve Beers of Christmas” series.
The 2015 verse is 8 Maids-a Milking, and if you haven’t guessed the style yet, it’s a milk stout. An 11.5% alcohol by volume milk stout to be exactly. Meant to be drank now, or cellared until the series completes in 2019.
8 Maids-A-Milking is suitable for aging up to four years (soon after the release of “Twelve Drummers Drumming”) when cellared properly.
The Bruery 8 Maids-A-Milking is available in 750 milliliter bottles. Released in mid-October in the tap room, and headed to distribution towards the end of the month.
Style: Imperial Milk Stout
Availability: 750ml Bottles, Draft. One time release.
Arrival: October, 2015
11.5% ABV
The last seven years of releases in the series includes:
7 Swans-A-Swimming – Belgian-style quadrupel (2014)
6 Geese-A-Laying – Belgian-style Dark Ale, with cape gooseberries (2013)
5 Golden Rings – Golden Ale, with cinnamon, allspice, ginger, pineapple (2012)
4 Calling Birds – Belgian-style Dark Ale, with gingerbread spices (2011)
3 French Hens – Belgian-style Dark Ale, partial French oak aged (2010)
2 Turtles Doves – Belgian-style Dark/Porter Blend, with pecans and cocoa nibs (2009)
A Partridge in a Pear Tree – Belgian-style dark ale with candi sugar (2008)