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’!

A fountain found in Hades was spewing this dark musty liquid in forlorn dungeon-like caves…Terrifying bourbon aromas were said to be emanating from the source which was evidently filtering some sort of bitter roasted cereal somewhere in its growling intestines…When the Great Master of the Underground heard of this blackest of discoveries, He ordered that the strong, dry potion be aged in the wood of his favorite sunken ships in order to impart one of his most precious flavors: living death…Oh, such an evil, all-purpose ceremonial brew…I don’t know how hopsrus got a bottle of this to share (I don’t want to insinuate anything ;P), but I am devilishly grateful that he got hold of this one for our symposium!!!…

GABF 2004, thank you Peter! Full aroma of whiskey and coffee. Quite smooth until the alcohol in the finish. Great mouthfeel. Taste is of coffee and liqour. Big alcohol burn in the finish. Not sure if barrel aging did that much, but hey, this is Speedway, it just can’t be bad.