Alesmith Speedway Stout - Vanilla & Coconut  - AleSmith Brewing Company

mrbubbler

California

5/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Had this on tap at 2009 ba speedway release and Danny Fullpints Birthday Celebration!

A: Pitch black with a thick dark mocha head

N: vanilla and coconut with a hint of coffee. As the beer warmed up the coconut really started to shine.

T: Very much like the nose, nice vanilla and coconut flavors matched with roasted malt and a very pleasant bitter coffee flavor.

M: creamy and luscious.

O: This is without a doubt my favorite non barrel aged stout. I wish alesmith would make this more often! Let it be known that i absolutely love coconut, and this is the best coconut beer i have had.

Serving type: on-tap

09-23-2012 22:42:52 | More by mrbubbler

heavenlyStash

California

5/5  rDev +4.2%

02-12-2013 04:17:56 | More by heavenlyStash

LSUPT

California

5/5  rDev +4.2%

01-24-2013 05:23:01 | More by LSUPT

rmaste6282

California

4.75/5  rDev -1%

01-23-2013 22:48:55 | More by rmaste6282

BdubleEdubleRUN

California

4.5/5  rDev -6.3%

01-23-2013 21:51:15 | More by BdubleEdubleRUN

domtronzero

California

4.25/5  rDev -11.5%

01-09-2013 22:01:39 | More by domtronzero

Schmaltzy

California

4.75/5  rDev -1%

01-09-2013 06:21:30 | More by Schmaltzy

SageO

California

5/5  rDev +4.2%

01-08-2013 20:40:16 | More by SageO

Callmecoon

California

5/5  rDev +4.2%

12-26-2012 05:37:15 | More by Callmecoon

tarheels86

California

4.75/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Tap at O’Briens for Night of Million Zillion Speedways. The best of the 16 on tap by a mile, and one of my favorite RIS experiences since BCS Rare. The pour is inky with a small, menacing head when I was fortunate enough to get a 10oz pour later in the evening :0 Nose is nearly perfect- fresh coconut meat, cocoa butter, pistachio, Nutella, bourbon. It exudes a better, more integrated nose than the actual Pistachio and Nutella Speedways, and creates a faux bourbon barrel character like Pappy Van Winkle by simply HAVING toasted and fresh coconut and vanilla mimicking the much more expensive and time consuming hints of wood vanillin and coconut from high end American bourbon. The higher 12% alcohol sweetness blends perfectly to make this essentially the "Poor Man’s BCS Rare". Taste is perfect- insane amounts of chewy coconut, bourbon, pistachio, Nutella. By far the best Speedway I’ve ever had and better than the actual BA version. Better than BCS Rare. Drank a total of 25oz of this stuff FTW.

Serving type: on-tap

11-13-2012 20:44:01 | More by tarheels86

danwho

California

5/5  rDev +4.2%

11-13-2012 00:41:25 | More by danwho

LaChupacabra

California

4.95/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

On tap at O'Brien's Million Zillion Speedways event for SDBW.

A: Pours an opaque black. Creamy, brown head that dissipates quickly and leaves small amounts of spotty lacing.

N: As the name would suggest, there is a lot of vanilla and coconut on the nose. Also some dark chocolate and smaller amounts of roasted malts and coffee.

T: Much like the nose, up front, the taste is an amazing blend of vanilla and coconut. Dark chocolate, coffee and toasted malts in the background. Incredibly well balanced. All of the flavors blend perfectly. Not much alcohol presence. It definitely takes a back seat to everything else.

M: Full-bodied, chewy, creamy mouthfeel. Medium-light carbonation. Perfect for the style.

O: Incredibly smooth and drinkable. The vanilla and coconut blend beautifully with the base beer. I will be seeking this one out again.

Serving type: on-tap

11-09-2012 19:32:10 | More by LaChupacabra

yourefragile

District of Columbia

4.65/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Million Zillion.

Pours a slippery, pitch black. Phenomenal nose. Sweet and intense interplay of bakery like aromas of vanilla, almond, coconut, and dark chocolate seamlessly blend the roast coffee of Speedway. Flavor is intensely coconut, reminds me somewhat of Rare DOS in that regard. The coconut and vanilla take over the flavor a little more than they do the nose, but who cares. Still a strong dark chocolate, roast coffee, and toasted malt presence throughout. Nothing artificial or cloying, far surpasses any of the Funky Buddha treatments that come to mind. Perfect body, medium thick, soft and silky. Dinging the flavor and overall half a point since it didn't quite transcend or match the clearly inflated memory of my first Rare DOS in my mind (and also, it's not HF Ann, but what is?). Regardless, pretty amazing.

Serving type: on-tap

11-09-2012 06:14:05 | More by yourefragile

pmarlowe

California

4.88/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

On tap at O'Brien's for 2012 SDBW.

A: Deep, slick black with a ring of fine, medium dark brown head. No real lacing, but it retains the foam quite well. Almost like looking at an espresso.

S: Vanilla bean ice cream and just a little coconut. Medium roast coffee and dark chocolate take a backseat to the vanilla and coconut.

T: Full, round vanilla, moderate toasty coconut. They are awesome complements. Coffee and dark chocolate. The flavor washes over your palate and fades slowly away.

M: Silky, full bodied, sticky, with medium-light carbonation which works wonderfully with the body.

O: Oh my goodness, this is incredible. Melt in your mouth good. Peter described this as like drinking a Mounds bar. Seems apt enough to me.

Serving type: on-tap

11-07-2012 06:42:20 | More by pmarlowe

ObeMaltKinobee

California

4.5/5  rDev -6.3%

10-29-2012 05:41:47 | More by ObeMaltKinobee

SummerGoodSummerBetter

Colorado

4.75/5  rDev -1%

09-30-2012 07:59:18 | More by SummerGoodSummerBetter

wethorseblanket

California

4.98/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

On tap for the Full Pint's fif anniversary party at Najas. Reviewed from notes.

A: Pours black with a fine mocha head which leaves spotty lace.

N: Initially the vanilla is dominant, but as it warms the interwoven coffee and coconut emerge and greet the vanilla in a most lovely dance.

T: Similar to the aroma. As warms the intense coconut and vanilla wrap around the coffee and just meld perfectly.

M: Full body and moderate carbonation. Rich, creamy, exquisite.

O: Nearly perfect in every way. One of my all-time top beers ever. Given 5 tickets I used my first two on this and looking back I should have gotten a few more. Unreal.

Serving type: on-tap

09-02-2012 17:07:30 | More by wethorseblanket

vacax

California

4.98/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Full pint on tap at the Full Pint 5th Anniversary on a horribly muggy crowded evening at Naja's Place. This stuff is black like the normal Speedway, with a coffee colored small head with the potential of coconut floaties. I will not hold that against it. Aroma is a scent that can only be achieved through copious amounts of coconut not even possible to have in a large batch of beer, it mixes with the coffee to the point it doesn't really smell like coffee or dark malts, but just some kind of fragrant coconut nectar and fruity dark chocolate. The taste is a coconut elixir so fantastic it is unfair to compare to any mass produced beer. You will never taste coconut like this in large batches, it just isn't humanly possible. Even beers like CoCoNut Porter don't even begin to approach this. The coconut transforms the abundant coffee notes into chocolate milk nearly... the rough edges of dark malt and coffee smooth out enough that the richness of the beer softly caresses the palate in an overtly sensual manner. This is probably the best beer in the world, not sure but yeah it probably is.

Serving type: on-tap

08-21-2012 01:47:34 | More by vacax

BigJK

California

5/5  rDev +4.2%

08-20-2012 17:14:18 | More by BigJK

womencantsail

California

4.8/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

On-tap at Naja's for The Full Pint's 5th Anniversary

As with all Speedway: the beer is black and has a tan head. Wow, what a nose. Lots of raw coconut and vanilla which play very nicely with the intense roast, coffee, and dark chocolate aromas of Speedway. The flavor is almost like chewing on fresh shredded coconut. Tons of vanilla to it as well. A nice sweetness of chocolate and toffee, plenty of roasted malt and coffee, too. Just a fantastic beer.

Serving type: on-tap

08-13-2012 03:53:42 | More by womencantsail

gregmoscetti

California

4.75/5  rDev -1%

08-11-2012 07:04:03 | More by gregmoscetti

dmsohyea

California

4.25/5  rDev -11.5%

06-22-2012 23:54:29 | More by dmsohyea

kevfujii

California

5/5  rDev +4.2%

01-08-2012 09:12:50 | More by kevfujii

HeavyTaste

California

5/5  rDev +4.2%

12-01-2011 22:07:03 | More by HeavyTaste

MrVonzipper

California

5/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Pitch black with a oily glass coating oily viscosity. Short bubbly khaki head with fair retention and spotty lacing.

Bright amazing nose with notes up front of toasted coconut and rich vanilla bean with cocoa and coffee.

Flavor just can't be any better. Big bursting flavor with amazing toasted coconut, vanilla with rich chocolate and coffee undertones in perfect harmony and balance and just a touch of heat.

Mouthfeel is silky, creamy and viscous like maple syrup with mild carbonation.

This beer is just retarded good. Definitely my favorite one off I've had from them. The only thing that isn't perfect about this is that I don't have it flowing endlessly from my keggerator.

Serving type: on-tap

11-27-2011 01:31:25 | More by MrVonzipper