AleSmith Speedway Stout

Brewed by AleSmith Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
San Diego, California USA

2008 750 mL bottle in trade from Snojerk321- the man with more hookups in SD than a dozen pimps!!! Served in tulip as suggested on the bottle- with so many things going on right now for me, I figured it to be an opportune time to crack this puppy open! Poured blacker than the abyss of outer space, foamy dark tan with shades of brown one finger thick formed and left bubbles on the side of the glass. Huge aroma of coffee, dark roasted malt, dark bakers chocolate, and old fashioned beer awesomeness. Hits the mouth with a body wide enough to drive a Kenworth through easily, malt is highly enjoyable, hearty coffee with notes of caramel and cream in the middle, finish is lasting and has enjoyable warming experience. Not as good as my personal fav, but still hits a 10 on my awesome meter!!!

0.75l - Smoky, cocoa nose, thin tan head, some lacing. Creamy, milky stout, then mint, then some smoky hops. Good not great.

Poured black with a thick rocky 3 finger head that is burnt sugar at first then tan in color. Aroma is over poweringly coffee and chocolate, which dominate any other aroma. The tase is magnificant, huge chocolate and cofee flavors, combined with alcohol. The coffee and chocolate seem to mask the high ABV. This is the best beer I have ever had it is official.

Old engine oil black pour, dark tan head that lasted the entire glass. Looking at it from the side there were 3 layers, dark tan, reddish brown, then black. Roasted aromas, coffee and malt. Great creamy mouthfeel for such a big beer. Roast malt, some coffee, chocolate, mocha, a little lactic even. The alcohol is nearly non-existent for being 12%. Finishes much less bitter than many imperials. Lingering mocha latte. If there was an imperial milk stout, this could be it. The best of both, the roast, bittering and ABV of the imperial stout combined with the creamy mouthfeel and chocolate of a milk stout. At this point it is close, but I think this might be the best beer I’ve had nearly ever. I’ve rated the Bell’s double cream stout higher because it’s abv allows for more prolonged comsumption. This is the first time such a high expectation was met. That being said, I may be rating a little based on expectations. We’ll see after the other 3 I have age a bit. Will have to try the barrel aged.

Pours oily black with a brown head. Head dissapates quickly. Aroma is of raosted malt, caramel, chocolate, and dark fruit. Taste is absolutely delicious. Strong malt flavors, caramel, some hints of coffee beans, balanced with alcohol, yeast, and fruit. Nice alcohol punch, which wasn’t as strong as I expected. Lingering taste of chocolate lasts way longer than expected. This beer is amazingly drinkable for being a heavy stout that’s 12%.

750ml bottle from BevMo Mission Valley. Not sure how I haven’t rated this yet, didn’t want to do it off of memory, here goes. Pours midnight black with a good sized tan/ chocolate head.....decent lacing. Bursting with Fresh coffee, cocoa, and espresso. Flavor was chocolate and fresh coffee. Finish was very smooth, full bodied....couldn’t be much better.

Bottle with Craig, Stella, Fin, Loz and Traci, at the "What’s This Label Supposed To Be Anyway?" tasting. Big thanks to Douglas88 for this one!

Deep black with just little shiny brown edges, modest layer of burnt tan fine bubbles with some good stick. Dry smokey coffee roast aroma, dry burnt toast, dark chocolate. Fuller body than the BA Speedway, and fuller, more dramatic roast character. Lingering dark chocolate. Green sappy wood. A stunning, beautiful beer. Compared to the BA Speedway: the nose on this is a little less luxurious, but the fullness of the roast character is just outstanding.

2004 Bottle shared by illinismitty. Pours black with a tan head. Chocolate and light coffee aroma with a slight hop background. Great coffee, milk chocolate and roast flavors. Full body, creamy, sweet, and smooth. An awesome impy stout!