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AleSmith Speedway Stout

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12244.34/5.04.33/5.012%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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NagaMorich (11), Pakistan
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
May 4, 2009  
Bottled. Pours pitch black with a light brown head. Nose of black coffee , molasses and bitter chocolate. Sweet flavour with coffee, raisins, prunes and roasted malt. Full bodied. Long malty finish with an alcohol bite. Just excellent.


NickTheElder (25), California, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
May 3, 2009  
Great beer shared by DuffmanSW’s fresh growler. Lots of coffee and chocolate. Very smooth great beer.


 mspindler (301), Alta Loma, California, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/519/20
May 3, 2009  
Growler shared with DuffmanSW, NickTheElder, and JoeTheYounger. Pours black with a reddish tint when held to the light and a quickly dissipating mocha head. Aroma is loads of coffee with chocolate, dark dried fruit, and plenty of roastiness. Flavor is mostly coffee and roast with some chocolate and dark fruit and a very nice smooth bitterness. Very dry. Slight alcohol heat. Fresh but in no way harsh. Palate is creamy and perfect, thick with low carbonation. I love me some Speedway.


Scoobs (5), oak creek, Wisconsin, USA
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4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/518/20
Apr 28, 2009  
A shared pour of a 2007 bottle at DLD 09. Pitch black goodness, with a chocolaty coffee and roasted malt nose. Sweet creamy flavor of chocolate with a touch of toffee and coffee. Alcohol wasn’t present, it was just a wonderful sticky lips smooth finish. The flavors popped a bit more as the glass warmed in my hands. It’s not overly complex, but just a fine medium bodied imperial stout. I need more.


 zeke626 (302), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/517/20
Apr 26, 2009  
Bottle, pours an opaque black with a creamy, light brown head. Aroma of chocolate and roasted malts with a light hop tone. Flavor is initially sweet malts, chocolate and caramel, then the coffee and roasted malts come out near the back of the palate. Finishes with a bitter tar flavor and a slight alcohol burn. Body is medium to heavy with a smooth, clean mouthfeel. I was hoping for a little more complexity with this one, but it is a solid imperial stout nonetheless.


 DuffManSW (290), Riverside, California, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
Apr 26, 2009    Updated: May 4, 2009
Re-Rate from a fresh growler..Pours jet black with a fluffy mocha head.. Strong smells of coffee and chocolate..Taste is slightly sweet with some dark chocolate bitterness and coffee.. Palate is thick and creamy with just enough carbonation... Freakin tasty!!


 jimmack34 (567), Lancaster, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/516/20
Apr 26, 2009  
1pt 9.4oz bottle. Shared with both my bros. Pours dark brown almost black with a very tan head. Smells of coffee, malt, some chocolate, and roasted malt. Tastes of roasted coffee, chocolate, dark fruit, vanilla, caramel, prune. Nice bitterness. Very smooth. Excellent body. Lots of alcohol presence.


 hallinghansen (266), Odense SV, Denmark
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/104/518/20
Apr 19, 2009  
Gently shared by Plovmand, thank you. Rating # 150. Bottle. Black body with a medium brown head. Aroma is chocolate, coffee, roasted malts, notes of tobacco and alcohol. Flavor is coffee, dark chocolate, hops, roasted malts. Bitter aftertaste. Smooth and well balanced. A world class brew.



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