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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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 AndyReynolds (281), Wilder, Kentucky, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/103/519/20
Oct 1, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a deep, dark brown with a thin tan head. Aroma is dark chocolate, coffee, and burnt malts. Notes of vanilla, nuts, caramelized malts, and a tiny bit of hops. On the palate, it is chewey and velvety, coating the throat all the way down. The flavor brings out a bit of a whiskey/oak taste, but it really brings out the coffee presence. It leaves a nice alcohol burn and finishes rather dry. Very enjoyable, but not a very sessionable beer.


 grant (792), Long Beach, CA/Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 27, 2009  
Very dark brown, has a very pleasant walnut burl type cast to it, slight dark tan head formation. Very pleasant coffee and vanilla aroma. Slight ethanol contribution but muted given the ABV. Very roasty, toasted malt flavor, replete with coffee. Sinuous, slightly oily and lightly bitter finish, lingering dark chocolate. Not as sweet and thick as you’d expect from a beer this large. Very nice.


 drjay44 (772), Salida, Colorado, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/516/20
Sep 27, 2009    Updated: Sep 28, 2009
Pitcher pour at 2009 GABF. Pours a thin mocha head over a dark brownish-black (SRM 38) clear body......nose is heavy coffee, chocolate, vanilla molasses....taste is similar with rich coffee, chocolate, vanilla, then molasses, finishing slightly sharp....mouth feel is thick and heavy, carbonation creamy. A thick heavy, rich coffee/chocolate combination, which I rated down because of the sharp finish. Tasting 9/26/09.


 potbeercollege (311), Boulder, Colorado, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/518/20
Sep 26, 2009  
Tasting GABF. Black and non-transparent. coffee/expresso aroma. Flavor- thick and chocolate expresso w/ big coffee bite- very well hidden booze--dangerous and delicious!


ColoradoMatty (16), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/510/105/519/20
Sep 25, 2009  
Was lucky enough to find a bomber in Chandler, Arizona at Bevmo. This is truely the best Imperial Stout I have ever tasted! Pours thicker than crude Texas tea with little to no head. The coffee is presence is amazing from nose to taste. It is surprisingly smooth for the 12% ABV. Alesmith... you work magic! I highly recomend if you dote on Imperial Stouts.


 awiseman01 (342), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/104/518/20
Sep 25, 2009  
On tap at Alesmith. Pours pitch black with a thick brown head, very beautiful. Has a strong coffee nose with some roasted malt. Flavor is very smooth and very creamy strong coffee, some chocolate and slight vanilla. The coffee flavor in this brew is seriously off the hook good!


matthewjk (57), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/518/20
Sep 25, 2009  
Whoa! What do we have here? Nothing much...just one of the best imperial stouts I have ever tasted. You don’t need my redundant and inadequate tasting notes--just try it if you love imperial stouts.


LONESTAR (9), Texas, USA
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4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/518/20
Sep 24, 2009  
Frothy chocolate and goodness!! If there was any beer I wanted more of, it would definitely be this one. Poured pitch black with a medium sized head. Definitely taste a strong coffee flavor and dark chocolate. This beer was soo good and easily one of my top beers.



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