AleSmith Speedway Stout - AleSmith Brewing Company

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rAvg: 4.42
pDev: 9.05%
Reviews: 1275
Hads: 1521

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Brewed by:
AleSmith Brewing Company

California, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout | 12.00% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (1189), on-tap (70), growler (7), nitro-tap (5), cask (4).

Notes:
Jet Black, with an off-white head. Starts with a strong coffee and dark chocolate sensation, then fades to a multitude of toasty, roasty and caramel malt flavors. Clean and crisp, full- bodied. Warmth from the high alcohol content lightens up the feel. You won't fool your taste buds - this beer is HUGE!

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Reviews by AnotherImperial:

AnotherImperial

Arizona

4.75/5 rDev +7.5%

01-09-2013 16:37:35 | More by AnotherImperial

More User Reviews:

Kenai4

Minnesota

4.75/5 rDev +7.5%

06-19-2013 03:47:28 | More by Kenai4

ACB

California

4/5 rDev -9.5%

06-19-2013 00:01:45 | More by ACB

taylor714914

Pennsylvania

4/5 rDev -9.5%

06-18-2013 23:06:44 | More by taylor714914

acc88

Illinois

4.5/5 rDev +1.8%

06-18-2013 08:36:46 | More by acc88

Jpirkle2715

California

4.25/5 rDev -3.8%

06-18-2013 01:55:04 | More by Jpirkle2715

vbiliyar

Massachusetts

3.75/5 rDev -15.2%

06-17-2013 14:09:13 | More by vbiliyar

BierStein711

Illinois

4.5/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Bottle poured into weizen

Appearance: Jet black with beige head, four fingers. Excellent head retention, wonderful lacing

Smell: coffee, alcohol,

Tastes: herbs, coffee, cola, hop, and chocolate

Mouthfeel: Thick

Overall: Outstanding beer, well worth having in your fridge. Pairs great with savory foods, by the way!

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2013 04:40:54 | More by BierStein711

dar482

New York

4.44/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

It comes deep black with a nice big tan head.

The aroma is lovely with sweet chocolate and roasted malt. There's some alcohol and coffee.

In the taste, it has a bittersweet chocolate flavor and the booziness is surprisingly delicious. It is quite apparent though. There also is a big hop bite in this beer, unlike some other beers in the style.

I prefer the hoppiness compared to a Great Divide Yeti. The smoothness is very important in making this beer complete. One of the better or best Imperial Stouts out there.

Serving type: on-tap

06-16-2013 06:21:17 | More by dar482

SteveTheDog

California

4.85/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

I am admittedly more a fan of dark beers and had the fortune to be introduced to this one by a friend who cellars stouts (it was also upsold to me as being amazing before I ever tasted it so that's my only bias).

While pouring it, I felt like I was in that syrup-chugging scene from Super Troopers - I don't really know how to explain it more. It was so dark it was like looking into Ray Liotta's soul. The aroma oozed out of the snifter - chocolate, dark roast coffee, caramel, maybe a little vanilla. In contrast to my opening remark, the mouthfeel was not that of syrup or caramel but I'd more liken it to a dark chocolate covered espresso bean. This is just a fantastic beer. I saved this one for a night when I could just chill out and enjoy a sunset and a beer.

Serving type: bottle

06-16-2013 04:01:37 | More by SteveTheDog