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Speedway Stout - Kopi Luwak - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
AleSmith Brewing Company
- From:
- AleSmith Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- 100
- Avg:
- 4.54 | pDev: 7.71%
- Reviews:
- 46
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 13, 2020
- Added:
- Oct 12, 2012
- Wants:
- 453
- Gots:
- 77
No description / notes.
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Ratings by jlindros:
Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts
4.58/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.58/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Another big milestone, 2500 reviews... and about to take a big trip to China and Belgium so in honor of that as well. Huge thanks to peterdactyl (Reddit) for this one, shared with rudzud.
Pours an awesome looking dark fluffy 1 finger head, great lacing, pitch black with great legs.
Nose is awesome, addicting, great barrel and bourbon, vanilla oak, light coffee, sweet candy like the candy you had as a kid that made your legs buckle, caramel. Vanilla, Belgian choc, rich and heavy overall, slightly earthy mellow smooth coffee, quite nice of... well everything. Amazing nose.
Taste is very good, great flavors ally around. Starting with the dark malts, dark choc and black malt and just a little char, some caramel and creamy choc, light warming booze, thick syrupy dark choc syrup, fluffy nougat as well but super dark. Some barrel, light vanilla toasty barrel. Then some coffee, smooth rich earthy slightly nutty coffee. Finish is great, sweet syrupy thick, rich coffee syrup, dark choc and little char lingering.
Mouth is full bodied, syrupy, decent carb, some warming booze
Overall fantastic. Not aces across the board, but a very well done beer all around. Great coffee and chocolate, nice barrel but I wish the barrel came through a bit more.
May 08, 2013Pours an awesome looking dark fluffy 1 finger head, great lacing, pitch black with great legs.
Nose is awesome, addicting, great barrel and bourbon, vanilla oak, light coffee, sweet candy like the candy you had as a kid that made your legs buckle, caramel. Vanilla, Belgian choc, rich and heavy overall, slightly earthy mellow smooth coffee, quite nice of... well everything. Amazing nose.
Taste is very good, great flavors ally around. Starting with the dark malts, dark choc and black malt and just a little char, some caramel and creamy choc, light warming booze, thick syrupy dark choc syrup, fluffy nougat as well but super dark. Some barrel, light vanilla toasty barrel. Then some coffee, smooth rich earthy slightly nutty coffee. Finish is great, sweet syrupy thick, rich coffee syrup, dark choc and little char lingering.
Mouth is full bodied, syrupy, decent carb, some warming booze
Overall fantastic. Not aces across the board, but a very well done beer all around. Great coffee and chocolate, nice barrel but I wish the barrel came through a bit more.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
4.71/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.71/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Had on tap. Pours like the rest of the series, ring is darker brown in complexion however. Earthy and fudgy coffee, brown batter, vanilla, caramel, bourbon, charcoal, sand, oak, and leather. Taste takes you on an exploration of all things dark, earthy, fudgy and roasted, with some sweetness and booze to round out with character. Same flavors from smell plus dark fruit and a hint of roasted nuts. Feel is dark, lush, super earthy, and warm, deep and complex, but finish tapers dry and roast that stops the perfection, but still damn good. Second best variant I have had to date
Apr 13, 2020Reviewed by BeanBump from California
4.4/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.4/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
What a beast. Rich, overflowing with dark chocolately coffee notes. Definite sipper but you'll enjoy every drop from the rim of the glass warming its way down to your stomach. Cant go wrong.
Mar 05, 2018Reviewed by brewskifan55 from Mississippi
4.28/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured into a tulip glass. Thanks, Shannon.
A: Black as night with a thin tan half finger head that quickly dissipated.
S: Light coffee, bourbon, vanilla and toasty caramel.
T: Bourbon and coffee intermingle with caramel, chocolate and toasty oak. Big, boozy and bold.
M: Medium to heavy with heavy, chewy carbonation.
O: A taste bomb that gets even better as it warms. Glad I got to try this retired master.
Mar 28, 2016A: Black as night with a thin tan half finger head that quickly dissipated.
S: Light coffee, bourbon, vanilla and toasty caramel.
T: Bourbon and coffee intermingle with caramel, chocolate and toasty oak. Big, boozy and bold.
M: Medium to heavy with heavy, chewy carbonation.
O: A taste bomb that gets even better as it warms. Glad I got to try this retired master.
Reviewed by dar482 from New York
4.46/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
The beer hits of coconut, vanilla, coffee bitterness, charred oak and burnt caramel notes with a smooth bitterness. Having it in a tasting with the other variants, it is somewhere in between the decadence of BA Vietnamese and the fruitiness of the coffee in the base Speedway.
Dec 04, 2015Reviewed by mdfb79 from New York
4.24/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
From 11/28/15 notes. Had at our Mega-Speedway tasting.
Pours a dark black, with a few dark tan bubbles and no carbonation. Less head and carb than the others. Roasted malts, chocolate, coffee grinds, clay...seems oxidized for sure. Thick body and low carbonation.
Overall still a good beer but has not held up quite as well as other variants...wouldn't trade for this one considering what it demands.
Dec 03, 2015Pours a dark black, with a few dark tan bubbles and no carbonation. Less head and carb than the others. Roasted malts, chocolate, coffee grinds, clay...seems oxidized for sure. Thick body and low carbonation.
Overall still a good beer but has not held up quite as well as other variants...wouldn't trade for this one considering what it demands.
Reviewed by Domvan from Texas
5/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
This beer was a perfect combination of chocolate & coffee richness in the form of liquid dessert. Easily my favorite version of their barrel aged speedways, a perfect beer
Jul 07, 2015
Speedway Stout - Kopi Luwak - Bourbon Barrel-Aged from AleSmith Brewing Company
Beer rating:
100 out of
100 with
488 ratings
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