AleSmith Speedway Stout - Vietnamese Coffee - AleSmith Brewing Company

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world-class
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101 Ratings

rAvg: 4.52
pDev: 8.19%
Reviews: 24
Hads: 77

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Brewed by:
AleSmith Brewing Company

California, United States

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

Availability: Rotating. growler (13), on-tap (8), cask (2), bottle (1).

Notes:
Speedway Stout brewed with Vietnamese Coffee and Lactose.

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Reviews by DavoleBomb:

DavoleBomb

Ohio

4.55/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured into a snifter from a 32 oz. growler. Huge thanks to anotherjoe for this.

4.5 A: Black color. Two fingers of mainly cream, minorly frothy tan head. Retention is pretty good given the ABV and plenty of lacing is left, which is impressive given the coffee.

5.0 S: This smells amazing. I can't really remember what the regular Speedway smells like at the moment, but I'm just going to say that this is different and better. The coffee is sweeter and more chocolatety. Supple roast, caramel, light molasses, chocolate, sweet neutral maltiness. Big pithy coconut, vanilla, and a lactose-like creaminess.

4.5 T: Tastes mainly like the nose, but isn't quite as powerful and impressive. Chocolate, roastiness, neutral maltiness, caramel, molasses, coconut, lactose, coconut, vanilla. Coffee is tangy, super smooth, chocolatety, and wonderfully roasty. Quite tasty.

4.0 M: Heavier medium body. Good moderate carbonation. Super smooth and goes down incredibly easy. My only complaint is that it's not quite creamy enough. Still good here though.

4.5 D: Definitely a winner. I love the original Speedway, but wasn't impressed with the barrel aged version, but now I'm all about trying variants of this again.

Serving type: growler

12-25-2012 05:24:54 | More by DavoleBomb

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tgeorgf

Maryland

5/5 rDev +10.6%

05-19-2013 03:17:42 | More by tgeorgf

Doodler

Colorado

4.25/5 rDev -6%

05-16-2013 06:06:33 | More by Doodler

Zbeetleman

California

4.75/5 rDev +5.1%

05-15-2013 05:03:15 | More by Zbeetleman

bennetj17

Arizona

4.25/5 rDev -6%

05-15-2013 00:38:34 | More by bennetj17

bsuedekum

Missouri

4.75/5 rDev +5.1%

05-14-2013 01:17:28 | More by bsuedekum

tourdot

Wisconsin

4.75/5 rDev +5.1%

05-13-2013 04:04:45 | More by tourdot

IPeteA91

Texas

4.75/5 rDev +5.1%

05-12-2013 23:13:27 | More by IPeteA91

Reggae4203

California

4.25/5 rDev -6%

05-10-2013 04:58:18 | More by Reggae4203

Retail1LO

Pennsylvania

5/5 rDev +10.6%

05-10-2013 00:07:41 | More by Retail1LO

masterhoa

California

4.75/5 rDev +5.1%

05-07-2013 03:07:01 | More by masterhoa

tom10101

Quebec (Canada)

4.25/5 rDev -6%

05-06-2013 02:24:07 | More by tom10101

ArrogantB

Colorado

3.15/5 rDev -30.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

On tap at Alesmith. Standard black color, almost no head. Aroma is slight coffee but also vanilla, weird. Flavor was also vanilla laden with only hints of the coffee. I was thoroughly confused by this beer. I made sure to taste my cousins' and I got the same thing. Not impressed.

Serving type: on-tap

05-06-2013 01:29:19 | More by ArrogantB

eawolff99

Minnesota

4.75/5 rDev +5.1%

05-04-2013 21:28:27 | More by eawolff99

marqoid

Arizona

4.5/5 rDev -0.4%

05-03-2013 04:26:48 | More by marqoid

JMRSN

Pennsylvania

4.75/5 rDev +5.1%

05-02-2013 17:58:22 | More by JMRSN

BillRoth

Maryland

4.5/5 rDev -0.4%

04-30-2013 02:09:52 | More by BillRoth

SpeedwayJim

New York

4.51/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Was lucky enough to snag a grumbler of this on my last trip to San Diego. 32oz. growler into a Brooklyn Brewery snifter. Shared with schen9303.

Pours a ring of dark, rich mocha head. A swirl gives a luxuriously thick head that dissipates quickly. Nice surprise given this was a week-old-shipped-across-the-country growler. Beer is rich, thick, and pitch black. Lacing is spotty and stringy with average stick. Thin, oily legs. A solid looking beer for the style and serving vessel.

Nose is chocolate, cocoa, and lactose. A slight bit of roasty bitterness complemented nicely by fudge and molasses sweetness. Overtones of light booziness. Moderately aromatic and nice balance.

Opens mocha, dark chocolate, lactose and coffee. Some almond and nuttiness towards the middle with more lactose sweetness. Molasses, fudge and coffee at the end. Finishes slight roast, cocoa, and more coffee. Aftertaste of chocolate, roasted malt sweet and tartness and fudge. Very, very nice.

Full bodied with low carbonation. Thick and oily in the mouth and goes down smooth and silky. Finishes messy with a sticky, lingering aftertaste. Leaves your lips sweet and sticky. Nearly perfect. The overall lack of carbonation actually helps the feel a good deal.

I haven't had any of the other non-bottled Speedway variations but if they're all like this, I'm officially hooked. This beer has great complexity and an incredible feel. A real sipper but not boozy at the same time. If you get a chance to try this, grab it!

Serving type: growler

04-30-2013 01:59:43 | More by SpeedwayJim