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AleSmith Speedway Stout

AleSmith Speedway Stout

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An Imperial Stout brewed by
AleSmith Brewing Company

San Diego, California USA

bottled
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9974.35/5.04.34/5.012%99 Snifter P  Stats

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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 faroeviking (4162), Faroese Beer Republic über, Denmark
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/517/20

Nov 26, 2007  
Bottle @ thewolf tasting. Pours a totally pitch black colour with a thick light brown head leaving a thick lacing. Aroma: lots of good coffee, roasted malt, roasted caramel and liquorice. Great mouthfeel. The flavour is very roasty with lots of chocolate, lots of coffee, roasted caramel, bitter hops, alcohol and dark fruits. Long lasting roasty bitter chocolate finish. Great brew indeed!

mtjoseph (24), Murderapolis, Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/517/20
Sep 4, 2008  
Bottle. Nice dark pour with no head what so ever. Just a slight like ring of foam around the top. A fairly pleasant aroma of chocolate, coffee, and roasted malt. Upon tasting, caramel really came to the forefront. Wish there was more of a coffee flavor, because it is masked a little bit by the bitterness of the chocolate and sweetness of the caramel. Overall, a fairly solid imperial stout, but a little over hyped.


 Frauditor (127), Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/103/517/20
Sep 3, 2008  
Big bottle at OTR thanks to devin. this one started a fire under the canopy. tried to put it out with multiple cans of coors with no luck.


 fredandboboflo (503), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/103/515/20
Sep 3, 2008  
Bottle. Aroma of alcohol, bitter chocolate, standard coffee. Flavor was coffee, the chocolate, and lots of very nice vinous qualities. Mouthfeel was a bit off for me, odd tingly carbonation, unusually clean for an impy, not at all rich and creamy, even when I tried to swirl out the carbonation that was throwing me off. All that vinousness reveals this beer to me as unquestionably worthy, but I can’t say I was nearly as impressed as a 4.35 would suggest.


 LilBeerDoctor (504), East Setauket, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 2, 2008  
Bottle thanks to iowaherkeye (thanks Joey!). Pours black with a thick dark tan head. Aroma is quite awesome--coffee, chalky bitter chocolate, nice roasted malt. Flavor is a little boozy, some sweet roasted malt, coffee but not too much (compared to other coffee impys), biting carbonation. Very thick, yet smooth. Quite enjoyable, although not the best of its style, in my opinion.


 carruthm (388), Seattle, Washington, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/518/20
Sep 1, 2008  
loads of dark chocolate on a dark black pour with a tan head. great body. Alcohol evident but not overpowering and minimalized if you sip instead of drink.




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