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AleSmith Barrel Aged Speedway Stout

AleSmith Barrel Aged Speedway Stout - Imperial Stout

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100
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Brewed by AleSmith Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout

San Diego, California USA

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3544.34/5.04.31/5.0Special12%99.1Snifter
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Special Markings: Gold foil neck and white numbering above rear label. Some bottles have paper labels, some do not, all of the recently released 2003 bottles have a paper label.
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 danielcurtis81 (879), San Diego, California, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/520/20
May 20, 2009    Updated: Sep 27, 2009
GNBO. Bottle, Vintage 2006, #51/233. Sampled 6/14/08. Pours a rich dark chocolate hue. Nose is full of roasted malt, oak, dark chocolate, and coffee. Wow, full of flavor! Dark roast coffee, oak, chocolate, bourbon. Amazing, can’t wait to get into my 2003! Hmm when to get into that?! Well how about the night of my wedding?! ƙ/26/2009) The 2003 BA Speedway was phenomenal. Wonderful coffee, bourbon, sweet oak tones, vanilla. The mouth is so smooth with a tingle for the barrel on the edges of the tongue. What a treat!!


 waolsen (1220), Littleton, Colorado, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/517/20
May 17, 2009  
2006 bottle. thanks bri/tim? black pour with thin lasting head. nice aroma of old oak and bourbon. buttery body. bourbon and oak. light metallic flavor.


 jgb9348 (2492), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
May 15, 2009  
2004 Bottle #5 of 228!
Pitch black coloured body with a very nie brown head that lasts for such a while. Aroma of vanillla, oak, coffee, sugar and perfectly roasted malt. Heavy-bodied; Super strong sweet flavour with plentiful amounts of coffee, chocolate and roasted malt. Aftertaste very sweet and potent - an amazing finish! So great to try, such an unexpected tread for the day! I sampled this 75 cL bottle at O’Brien’s in San Diego, California on 23-September-2006 with ’haddon90’!


 petematte46 (212), Dallas, Texas, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/519/20
May 6, 2009  
07 was a bad year. I just had the last batch released in 08, which was amazing. Imagine a speedway on steroids. Dark chocolate, roasted coffee, thick sticky mouth feel, with a smooth bourbon finish. Top 5 best beers I have ever had.


 BgThang (118), Texas, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/519/20
Apr 26, 2009  
Thanks to jonathanL for breaking this out tonight. I feel really privileage since I was wanting to try this for a very long time and I know the effort that went in to securing this bottle. Its a 2006 BA speedway. A - Pours a nice deeply black with little light penetrating the thickness of it. S- It has some bourbon on the front end with big dark fruit prunes especially. T - Once the bourbon clears you get coffee then chocolate with a very smooth silky finish. Drinkability is very easy on this. The other guys were saying they may still prefer the regular speedway over the BA version. I like both versions and would but this everyday if it were available to me. Serving type: bottle


 fidel (886), Livermore, California, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/517/20
Apr 24, 2009  
Poured very black, bourbon, wood, vanilla, alcohol, dark fruits, roasted malts, dark chocolate, little coffee.


 AgentSteve (1334), SF Bay Area, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Apr 24, 2009    Updated: Sep 14, 2009
After a 15 floor walk up to jhenry04’s place, he shared this ’06 bottle that poured deep and thick dark brown with a few bubbles in place of a head. Nose is bourbon and surprisingly just a hint of coffee with some roasted malt added in. The flavor is a bit more rich with some complexity in the form of vanilla and a dry oak influence. Quite nice, and I am grateful to Jason for sharing this hard to come by bottle.


 imadeadguy (378), back in NJ!, New Jersey, USA
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/519/20
Apr 22, 2009  
Rating # 300. 2007 bottle with huge thanks to ajm. Shared with TheRealBastard. I sereved this one in a 26oz. frosted mug. Pour is an oily pitch black with a 2 finger milkshake looking head. Powerful aromas of burbon, huge roasted malt, fresh brewed coffee, wood, and nice caramel in the back. Flavor is very intesense throughout. Right up front with roasty goodness, going right into a hit of burbon, and finishing with coffee and vanilla. Holy hell, this is one of the most amazing and complex impys that I have ever encountered. All I can say is Wow!



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