AleSmith Barrel Aged Speedway Stout

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

Amazing coffee-malt-bourbon aroma comes from this oily black stout. Complex flavor mask the high alcohol content perfectly. I've never had a beer so well blended, aftertaste of coffee/bourbon works perfectly together. Thanks to egajdis for bringing this bottle to the RB Philly Gathering.

Bottled, #113. Black, small head. Aroma of chocolate and whiskey, Roasty with very rich maltiness. There’s some molassess and coffee there, still it feels dry. Flavours are really intensive, and still they’ve managed to get good balance among all the huge flavours. Salty licorice and bourbon in the finish.

2006 bottle from Mashmaster, shared @jbrus’s place. Dark chocolate in the aroma, with hints of oak and ash. Full bodied, thick mouthfeel. Milk chocolate, fruit confit and oak in the flavor. Cacao. Whisky in the finish. Very complex and brilliant beer. Thanks Mashmaster, for giving me and the Dutch RB’íans the chance to taste this world class beer.

Brewed in 2002:#7 of 115: Jet black pour. Small,dark brown,almost grey head.Smallest,creamy bubbles form a nice full ring,with sticky lace. Potent bourbon,wood, aroma. Maybe some chocolate. Elegant mouthfeel. Extremely soft,silky,and full. Chewy,chocolate,bourbon/wood,coffee flavors. Lots of dark fruit. Finish is soft,chewy caramel,coffee,and slightest burnt wood flavor. Lingering coffee and chocolate. Dessert and coffee in one. So soft and creamy it is extremely drinkable. Much more smooth and refined than the 2003 I had the other day.

12/06/02: Had on tap at Pizza Port Strong Ale Festival
Wow. Wow! WOW! Another amazing Alesmith production. This beautifully dark black stout amazes from start to finish. Aged in a whiskey barrel cask, the taste of whiskey and chocolate blend together perfectly. The appearance is a dark black color with a dark tan head. As you take a sip, all the flavors hit you at once - a great beer. Kudos to the Alesmith brewers.

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’!

Huge thanks to fordest for this one. 2006 Silk Screen bottle #187/233. Pours with a huge, dark brown head over a very black body with some lace. Aroma of nutty fudge, bourbon, oak, vanilla, light coffee, liquid amazingness, florals and soil. I literally smelled this beer for 15 minutes without tasting a single sip. Taste is chocolate, coffee, oaky, brandy, bourbon and a bit nutty. Very smooth and silky mouthfeel.

2006 vintage, bottle #183/235, opened to celebrate the opening of the new and improved Redlight Redlight. The pour yields a deep, dark mahogany body that shows nearly black. A small, swirly, tan colored head leaves soapy spots and flares of lacing behind. The aroma is fantastic! Notes of sweet, dark chocolate fudge, roasty Cuban coffee, caramelo, and stewed dark fruits are all infused with a subtle, sour mash bourbon twang. Flavors show perhaps even more depth, as the dark fruity notes begin to better define themselves. Sweet raison and fig join the fudgy-caramel party, while toasty, vanilla laden oak imparts a smoothing effect. There is a good amount of roast throughout, as well as a surprising dose of lingering, earthy hop bitterness. The mouthfeel is substantial, lightly carbonated, and silky smooth, with hardly any alcoholic heat detectable. This is a fantastic beer, though I’m not quite sure it is a significant improvement over the stellar base product. Like most things Alesmith does, this is world-class.