AleSmith Speedway Stout - AleSmith Brewing Company

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rAvg: 4.42
pDev: 9.05%
Reviews: 1276
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AleSmith Brewing Company

California, United States

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

Availability: Year-round. bottle (1190), 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 dogfishandi:

dogfishandi

New York

4/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750ml poured into sniffer

Pours out a deep opaque black with a big 3 fingers of light mocha colored head. Eventually fades tO a retentive 1/4 inch layer with a lot of spotty lace. Some legs noticeable as well.

Lots of booze and lots of deeply roasted, burnt malts. Not a whole lot else aside from a little creamy dark chocolate, bitter coffee, and hints of dark fruits. Some slightly solvent booze comes in the more it warms.

Again lots of deeply roasted burnt malt. Some booze. Bitter dark chocolate, some dark fruits and a bit of bitter coffee, but I was hoping for more of a coffee flavor. Hints of a cinnamon like spice as it warms.

Fairly thick and boozey, carbonation is about right.

A stand up impy stout but for the money id prolly take a few others before this. Still this is prolly an amazing beer with some barrel aging Or other special treatment. Hard to find many flaws with this beer.

Serving type: bottle

11-18-2012 20:58:55 | More by dogfishandi

More User Reviews:

ringwersen

Illinois

4.75/5 rDev +7.5%

06-19-2013 20:22:55 | More by ringwersen

WelshBrewer

Washington

4.5/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Bottle

Appearance: Beautiful black with tan head, Nice head retention

Smell: chocolate, alcohol,

Tastes: Coffee, chocolate

Mouthfeel: Thick, smooth, just right on the hops

Overall: This is one of my go to beers in the Imperial Stout realm, it is readily available almost everywhere and the price is right up my ally, I keep a few on hand.

Serving type: bottle

Serving type: bottle

06-19-2013 16:12:14 | More by WelshBrewer

StlHopHead77

Illinois

4.5/5 rDev +1.8%

06-19-2013 14:38:43 | More by StlHopHead77

TommyLiam

Washington

4.5/5 rDev +1.8%

06-19-2013 05:40:26 | More by TommyLiam

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

4.36/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

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