AleSmith Barrel Aged Speedway Stout

Bottle shared from iowaherkeye. Gingerbread, sweet cream and molasses aromas. Dark brown, sweet, chocolate, coffee, light alcohol burn, developing bitterness, some cheese and cherries, very weill balanced and drinkable. Quite good. Thanks Joey.

2006 vintage that may have lay a bit too long. Watery Bourbon flavor, not much of the original speedway goodness. Something lost in translation. Pour is flat (and I graded it on a curve anyway considering the barrel aging). Smell is a bit better with some chocolate sneaking around the bourbon. Flavor is where it falls apart. Palate is doable, but the overall impression isn’t helped by the fact that this was probably second only to the Westy 12 in my expectations.

2006 bottle #219/ 235. Pours black with a perfect tan ring. Bourbon, vanilla, cocoa dust and a hint of booze and light oxidation on the nose. Flavor starts off with heeps of bourbon, sweet oak, creamy vanilla and a slight boozy finish. I can’t believe it took me so long to open this, freakin amazing!

2003, bottle something out of 196, i think there were 2 releases thus 196 is the production from the more recent release. The nose on this was amazing, fresh brownies, burnt sugar, molassas, touch of dry coffee. Cold to very warm the profile changed which just added to the experience. This could last another 5 years. Looks like almost no carbonation, but when it hits the palate is sparkles. Super smooth and subtle. Booze hits you but later on... Finish is good, malty, but not super long. Amazing bottle of 6 yaer old beer. Amazing it was only $22

Bottle #79/235 from the 2006 batch. Rating #4000. Thanks to MaltOMeal for this one! Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty coffe and chocolate aroma with some hints of bourbon and vanilla and some oak hints. Strong roasted malty chocolate and coffee flavor with some hints of vanilla and dark fruit. Raosted malty dark chocolate and molasses finish with some woody vanilla hints in the aftertaste and also some bitterness in the aftertaste. Lovely!! Thanks agian Bill for this bottle.

2006 Bottle @ Anders37. Black with a dark brown head. Smooth, oily, lot of vanilla and toffee.

Bottle #191 of 477 form the 2007 batch..Shared by hophead22 thanks to Badlizard.. I’ve been waiting a long time to try this beer and finally when I get that chance I’ll be damned if the bottle isn’t soured..Pours balck with a mocha head. The beer looks kinda thin in appearance.. Smell is a little bourbon, some alcohol and a slight sourness. Flavor is tangy and sour, you probably wouldn’t know it was speedway if you weren’t told..Very thin.... F**K!!!!!

2006 edition. Bottle 120/235. I finally decided to bust one of these out tonight after patiently aging since last spring. I figure celebrating my last weekend before starting residency is a big enough occasion. Pours a thick and black with no head. It doesn’t coat the glass like some IS. Aroma is strong bourbon at first with coffee, vanilla, oak, chocolate, and dark fruit. It smells like some kind of rich dessert. Flavor is dark chocolate and coffee with a nice compliment of bourbon and oak that is a big player but not overpowering. Sweet dark fruits as well. It finishes with a little alcohol warmth, which is actually pleasant and doesn’t reflect the 12%. The mouthfeel is not quite as thick as I expected and very smooth. So glad I was in the right place at the right time to be able to get ahold of this. Amazing beer. I heart Alesmith.