Speedway Stout - Brewer's Blend
AleSmith Brewing Company

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From:
AleSmith Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
12%
Score:
98
Avg:
4.52 | pDev: 5.97%
Reviews:
11
Ratings:
47
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 12, 2017
Added:
Aug 13, 2011
Wants:
  23
Gots:
  3
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Ratings by Cavery:
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Reviewed by Cavery from California

4.47/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
On tap at Blue Palm's 3rd Anniversary.

A: Void black, seriously octopus ink in a glass. Deep manzanita stained brown bubbles. Monster thick brownie lacing and retention in the glass, this thing does not want to let go of the walls.

S: Delicious burnt caramels. Crusty creme brulee scorched sugars that sit atop moist brownie cakes. Sweet almost red bean like dessert notes. Swirling chestnut/hazelnut smokes. Fresh out the oven speedway with garnishes of barrel aging, excellent nose.

T: Deep creamy coffee served in an oak trunk. Mellow melted chocolate and marshmallow milkshake with swirls of richer syrups. An amazing Pistachio slight salt flavor that makes this unreal yummy. This really exhibits the flavors of Barrel-Aged Speedway super well without requiring the 100% ultra creamy textures.

M: Full-body with a thick creaminess, almost butter milk thickness. Buttery on the tongue with a chocolate mousse feel. Creamy and full with marshamallow cream softness to make it a pillow of a mouth. I could sleep soundly on this mouth.

O: This beer is a sound middle ground between BA and reg speedway. Delicious, but obviously not as creamy or as bourbon complex as full BA. This has a tad more astringency, but not overly so. If regular speedway stout is coffee, and BA is whip chocolate mousse -- then this beer finds its place as a hot coffee chocolate with bourbon chocolate shavings, and marshmallow cream. Also, there would be a design of an anvil in the white creamy top, just like in the fancy coffee shops. You know what I mean.
Aug 14, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.5 by DVMin98 from North Carolina

Mar 12, 2017
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

4.65/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Super black pour, thin brown head on it, like the darkest black you could imagine. Aroma was heavenly, equal parts coffee and bourbon. What a mix tape.

Taste was a thick, almost syrup like consistency that really coated the mouth like it was 20w-50 or something. You really get oak and vanilla helping out the bourbon, coffee, and chocolate all in the right proportions to be super hearty but not weighing down.

This is just amazing stuff.
Jan 03, 2016
 
Rated: 4.5 by wethorseblanket from California

Dec 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by zestar from California

Aug 08, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by Wolberjs from California

Mar 08, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by FLBeerGuy from Florida

Dec 16, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by JamieDuncan from Maryland

Oct 13, 2013
 
Rated: 4.75 by dragomni from Minnesota

Sep 29, 2013
 
Rated: 4.75 by Saird from California

Sep 23, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by stuart3368 from Colorado

Sep 22, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by unshodjogger from Arizona

Sep 02, 2013
 
Rated: 4.75 by TxUltraRunner from Texas

Aug 21, 2013
 
Rated: 4.75 by heavenlyStash from California

Aug 16, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by mrandypandy from Georgia

Aug 13, 2013
 
Rated: 4.75 by dinksinct from New York

Jul 31, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by westyrun from New York

Jul 02, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Rihup from Illinois

Jun 03, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Nightrain87 from California

Jun 02, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by largadeer from California

May 17, 2013
Speedway Stout - Brewer's Blend from AleSmith Brewing Company
Beer rating: 98 out of 100 with 47 ratings