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AleSmith Speedway Stout

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
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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 Bullit (1334), Glasgow, Scotland
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/518/20
Aug 24, 2008  
Pitck black colour, tan head. Aroma has bitter coffee and chocolate. Flavour has bitter coffee, chocolate and bitter hops. Smooth and well balanced. Long lasting aftertaste. Incredible imperial stout.


wbdace (42), los angeles, California, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/518/20
Aug 23, 2008  
Pours jet black with a nice tan head. Aroma of Coffee and chocolate. A very rich creamy body, my all time favorite stout


 cbeers21 (564), Miami, Florida, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/510/104/517/20
Aug 23, 2008  
Jet balck little head. Toasted coffee chocolate aroma layered with vanilla, deep roasted malts with a piney bittering quality. There is some caramel figgy scents dancing with a fruit alcohol infused smell and a peaty earthy smokiness. Decent aroma but the flavor made me step back and say "damn b thats some full flavored brew." A complex and encompassing full palate pleasing with reaching flavor rolls over the tounge and gives hearty complex flavors of a fruity mocha coffee infused with a caramel vanilla peaty earthy smoky piney woodsy bittering brew. Smoked meats, brothy. Tastey. Alcohol present in the warmth and the exhale. Dman tastey beer


 Tejas (695), Dallas, Texas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 21, 2008    Updated: Aug 25, 2008
Ya know it’s gotten where all these imp stouts taste pretty darn close. Roasty - check. Creamy - check. Coffee - check. Is this better than Expedition or Yeti? I dunno. It’s very very good and very drinkable, especially for 12%. Alcohol is only slightly noticeable but not in a hot Avery beers way.


 MrChopin (632), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/517/20
Aug 21, 2008  
Black with a rich, bubbly tan head. Nose is strong, rich, high-quality coffee... actually, more like a high-quality coffee shop. Also has some minor milk chocolate and alcohol in there. Flavor has more coffee and chocolate, a little alcohol. Never too bitter, this has a rich body that’s ultra-smooth and ideal for such a coffee beast. Speedway is a little simple and straightforward, but out of a starting value of 4.3, it earns a 4.3: it’s about as good of a simple, coffee-driven IS as I can imagine.


Praetorian (86), Los Angeles, California, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/104/519/20
Aug 20, 2008    Updated: Aug 26, 2008
Has the color of used motor oil with a large, light brown head with excellent lacing. has a strong aroma of chocolate with notes of coffee and molasses. The flavor is of espresso and chocolate with a sweet start and a bitter finish. The palate is very creamy. Hands down the best stout I’ve ever had and a frontrunner for the best beer I’ve ever had. This stuff is happiness in a bottle. Es la leche de la vida!


 fidel (915), Livermore, California, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/519/20
Aug 17, 2008    Updated: Mar 10, 2009
Thanks AgentSteve. Black, coffee, Dark chocolate, roasted malts, caramel, slight dark fruits. Thick & crisp, rich & smooth. A nice complex balanced stout.


enginaaron (73), San Diego, California, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/104/520/20
Aug 12, 2008  
On tap at AleSmith Brewery. This is the first batch of Speedway where AleSmith actually blended the coffee instead of Ryan Bros. As a result, this was one simply incredible beer. I couldn’t get enough of it!! It appeared pitch black, and very viscous with a thick fluffy dark tan head. Aroma was full of chocolate, lots of fantastic coffee, toffee, and roasted barley. It was a wonderful taste of coffee with chocolate and background roasted barley. Tremendous balance with a lean towards coffee. This is simply amazing... does it get any better?! Much better than the previous blend.



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