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AleSmith Speedway Stout

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
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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 rlgk (3377), Vårgårda, Sweden
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/519/20
Mar 3, 2008  
Bottle at Belgian Room, Hop Devil, NYC. Pitch black, huge brown/beige head. Huge malty aroma, cream, licorice, chocolate, cocoa, creamy, raisins, some figs, some coffee. Malty cocoa flavor, roasted, huge chocolate feeling, nutty, raisins, vanilla, cream. The flavors keep coming. Huge body, great lacing and a very nice balanced finish.


 LooseCannon (927), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/518/20
Mar 1, 2008  
Thanks to Immy for this one, 750ml bottle. Pours pitch black in color with brown head. Aroma of strong coffee, hops and chocolate. Taste of dark chocolate and strong coffee with bitter finish.


 Gregis (1132), Shawnee, Kansas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Feb 28, 2008  
Bottle shared by theisti. Tim, you are the man! Pours black with a creamy, mocha head and pretty lace. On the nose are coffee and cream, dark roast and a touch of alcohol at the end. A bit thinner than I had imagined in my mind’s eye, it is medium-bodied and creamy with a moderately bitter-roasted finish and alcohol heat on the exhale. The flavor follows the nose with dark roasted malt, dark roast coffee, cream and just a touch of chocolate. While this wasn’t the Earth-moving experience for which I’d been hoping, this is a great beer and easily one of the most drinkable Impy Stouts that I’ve ever sampled. Thanks again for sharing this with me, Tim!


heylrule (46), Maryland, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Feb 25, 2008  
pours dark black devent frothy head, very nice coffee smell, could taste a little too much liquorice for my taste. worth a tasting though


JackMehoff (18), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/104/512/20
Feb 25, 2008  
(750 bottle) I bought this stout based purely on on its very high overall ranking. I’m not a big fan of coffee in the aroma, in the palate, or in general, but I figured I’d give it a shot. I was surprised at how pleasant the aroma was, and how I wasn’t overwhelmed by coffee. The flavor contained a great mix of chocolate and caramel along with the ever present coffee. Overall I’d say a great beer, but I’d prefer something with less coffee next time.


 CelticBrew (694), The Crystal Coast, North Carolina, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Feb 25, 2008  
Shared by DrBayern at Steve’s house (thanks Matt). Poured jet black from 750 ml bottle. Aroma of deep roasted chocolate coffee beans, with a slight pine resin. Flavour is of a boldly smooth stout beer, chocolate coffee with milk malts, oily pine resins tease the palate. Simply a wonderful imperial stout beer, AleSmith has magic at their brewery, Americans rejoice!


 imadeadguy (378), back in NJ!, New Jersey, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/520/20
Feb 22, 2008  
Pour: Deep black with light head. Hints of coffee and chocolate. Slight hoppy finish imo, which I loved! My fav. stout to date.


 k4df4l (154), DTown, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/103/518/20
Feb 21, 2008  
Bottle - opens with the lightest of co2 release. Pours black with a cap/mocha light head that immediately falls into a skim of bubbles on the beer’s surface. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, roasted grain and some light hop spice. Flavor is dusty cocoa, bittersweet chocolates, roasted malt and a big dose of java before a faint alcohol/slightly dry finish. Palate is medium heavy.



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