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AleSmith Speedway Stout

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12224.34/5.04.33/5.012%99.5Snifter
Commercial Description:
Bottle conditioned.
Speedway Stout is a HUGE Imperial Stout, with pounds and pounds of coffee added during conditioning for a little extra kick! This is a limited-edition Formula and it'll definitely get you racing! It is available in 750 ml. champagne bottles. Appearance: Jet Black, with a toast-brown head. Flavor: Starts with a strong coffee and dark chocolate sensation, then fades to a multitude of toasty, roasty and caramelly flavors. Finishes with a nice fullness but dry enough not to be cloying. Aroma: COFFEE! And some other stuff. And coffee. Mouthfeel (body/texture): Velvety smooth texture. Clean and crisp, full-bodied. Warmth from the high alcohol content lightens up the feel a bit. Still, you won't fool your taste buds -- this beer is HUGE!
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 Slipstream (746), USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/101/58/105/514/20
Jan 5, 2009    Updated: Jan 6, 2009
2006 bottle that was totally flat, much to the annoyance of my cousin. The label looks like it belongs on a malt liquor. Aroma of whiskey, coffee, and caramel. Oil like pour. Flavor of cofeee, herbs, tar phenol, and caramel. It begins with sweetness followed by a bakers chocolate and hop bitterness. Complex and rich on the palate. Good flavor, but a little overrated, and it was hurt by the loss of its carbonation. This deserves another try.


plaidtopia (8), , Washington, USA
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4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
Jan 5, 2009  
Wonderfully strong blend of chocolate and coffee, sweet and bitter. Complex palate that lingers long after and walks that same line. Only the bitterness holds it back.


 pjweaver (133), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/516/20
Jan 4, 2009  
Blind tasting. Big chocolate coffee aroma and flavor. Dark chocolate and french roast coffee, bitter and warm. Toasty malts on the back of the mouth. Dry and smokey. Decent.


 sauceyhops (104), carlsbad, California, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/517/20
Jan 3, 2009  
Bottle. Pours black with nose of chocolate, coffee and patent malts. Very smooth flavor for such a heavy beer. Bitter chocolate, deep roasted malts, and the ever present hint of roasted coffee mingle pleasantly on your palate. Awesome stout.
Earlier Rating: 6/14/2008 Total Score: 4.6
Tasted at the VIP session of the Real Ale Festival. Pour is black with small, dark brown head. Aroma is chocolate, coffee, and roasted malt. I was pretty impressed with the balance of the flavor. Strong roasted flavor with coffee. Hints of chocolate and oak. Very smooth finish... I would have to say that this is my favorite stout to date.


 luttonm (281), Belgrade, Serbia
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/517/20
Jan 2, 2009  
Thanks to Trevor211 for a glass. Dark pour with intense floral, coffee bean and dark chocolate nose. Smooth, toffee, bitter hop espresso. Really nice and refined, up there with the other big imp stouts i love.


 Headbanger (1582), Aurora, Illinois, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Jan 2, 2009  
750 ml bottle (Courtesy of Hopscotch during the CU/WVU throwdown 9/17/08)-Pours a pitch black with a nice tan head and an aroma of coffee, chocolate, roasted malt, and vanilla. The flavor was the same. This full bodied brew is very smooth. Overall this beer KICKS ASS.


 trevor211 (504), Seattle, Washington, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/518/20
Jan 1, 2009  
Big thanks to MrChopin for this gem. Pours solid black with a great tan head that dissipates to a ring around the edge of the glass. Smells like chocolate. Flavor notes include tons of dark, creamy chocolate. Deep, sweet, freshly roasted coffee, molasses and dark brown sugar. This is one powerful brew, and every note comes through beautifully without dominating. I was surprised at how well the other flavors kept the coffee in check. This is utterly fantastic. Best stout I’ve had yet.


 edfitz (114), Toledo, Ohio, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/104/519/20
Dec 31, 2008  
Jet black with a tan head. Aroma of dark chocolate and coffee. Silky smooth with a warm alcohol finish. Taste of coffee, chocolate, roasted nuts, caramel. This is so velvety and complex I cannot possibly give it’s proper due. This is THE impy stout that all others should bow down to.



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