icicles dripping!

On the eighth day of Beermas I went and bought for me

Eight icicles dripping

Seven sea monsters swimming

Six owls nesting

Five malts of gold

Four avian hallucinations

Three French magicians

Two love ya dearlies

And the simplest answer there could be 

I feel confident that I have been imaginative for day 8.  Yes, there's a probable maid on the label, but it's not a milk stout and the milking isn't obvious...but don't those icicles look a little like teats?  Just what you wanted to think about with your beer, I'm sure.

Eis Zäpfle comes from Rothaus-Bräu, and I am surprised to see it is made as a Märzen.  Most of the beers of that style that I've seen have been quite a bit darker in color, but the rules were made to be broken.  

Light, straw colored beer, very fluffy head, it's very German in its appearance.  It has a little bit grass and grain in the smell, but its not especially strong.  At first the flavor is very much a German lager, a little sweet and a hint of bitter, but then a wave of bitterness breaks over the tongue, followed quickly by a sort of appley sweetness.  It actually seems right for a wintery beer, having some stimulating, perhaps even medicinal bitterness and a little energy giving sweet.  It's supposed to be enjoyed "ice cold", and letting it warm up does give it a tangier flavor.  It's not an unpleasant change, though, perhaps a little less refreshing, but perky and energetic.