T(welve)-8

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

Eight maids not for cleaning

Seven avian vampire teasers

Six plans a-hatching

Five collaborations

Four miles of nowhere

Three tropical tree eggs

Two staring wings

And an icy raven looking needy

I complain about all those birds, but the other gifts aren't all that easy to match up either.  This year the maids a-milking was one of the harder ones, for some reason nothing stood out that was maidenly or milky.  Finally, there's a good stout that has a good picture on it.  It's a little more like a sexy maid than a milkmaid, although I don't think she's quite that either.  More like somebody who's going to be doing some milking of a slightly different kind.  Hopefully, in a nice warm room.  It's from Estonia, a brewery called Pühaste, so I think this Dekadents ought to be formulated for warm indoor spaces, no matter what's going on outside.

Pouring out, it's lighter than expected, although the dark brown color is pretty strong once the glass is full.  The aroma is a lot fuller than the coloring, sticky, syrupy, heavy chocolate and toast.  The first impression of the taste is similar, but quickly followed by a blast of licorice, wrapped up in a return of toasty, burny sensation.  It's a heavy, melted milkshake of a beer, extra thick.  It doesn't have excessive sweetness, with just that pop of mediciny licorice.  It's not hard to get down at all, although the full texture does not encourage chugging.