Speedway Stout - Mexican Dark Chocolate, Sea Salt And Mexican Coffee
AleSmith Brewing Company

16 ounce can, canned on 07/26/21. Served in a snifter, the beer pours dark brown/black with about an inch or so tan head that stuck around a while. There's also a good amount of lacing. I like the aroma, the brew smells like dark chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, sea salt and some dark fruit. Taste is similar to the aroma, but there's also the addition of some cinnamon, earthy, burnt/charred malt, dark bready and a bit of anise flavors. Mouthfeel/body is medium/full, it's a bit slick and creamy with a moderate amount of carbonation. Didn't get to try this one really fresher since I bought this about a month ago. Still tastes pretty good with some age on it, I'd buy this again!

Type: 16-oz. can
Reviewed as: American Double / Imperial Stout
Glass: Pure Project 16-oz. snifter glass
Price: $4.99
From: Windmill Farms in Del Cerro (San Diego), Calif.
Purchased: Aug. 27, 2021
Consumed: Oct. 13, 2021
Misc.: Canned on July 21, 2021

Picked this one up right when I saw it. Sounded delicious. AleSmith’s website called this beer “For this special edition of our signature imperial stout we were inspired to feature ingredients from our neighbors to the south. We used the comforting trio of Mexican dark chocolate, sea salt, and Mexican coffee to give the beer delectable notes of cacao and dark fruit, a subtle touch of cinnamon, and a kiss of roasty earthiness.”

Poured a pitch-black color with 2-to-3 fingers of khaki-tan frothy head. Could see lots of bubble streams coming up along the sides of the glass. World-class uneven foamy lacing. World-class foamy retention. (Sight - 4.50)

Smelled cacao, roasted black coffee, vanilla, dark milk chocolate, caramel, sea salt, black pepper, anise, bark, black licorice and candied marshmallow. A smidgeon better out of the can. (Smell - 4.25)

Tasted even better than the nose. In order got cacao, roasted black coffee, bitter dark chocolate, cinnamon, black pepper, anise, bark, hints of black licorice, vanilla, salt, caramel, wood, toasted nuts and candied marshmallow. (Taste - 4.25)

Full body. Creamy-to-sticky texture. Average carbonation. Long, spicy, warming finish. (Feel - 4.75)

Just an awesome variant. Glad I had one and will be looking for more. (Overall - 4.25)

4.32 | 96 | A

 

This is my last and final can of this... I saw that it had some pedestrian scores across the Internet and wondered why, since I happened to enjoy it a lot. Now it's time to put that to the test and finally review it.

First off, it pours black with a creamy, khaki head. I happened to get a large head this time that I don't remember from earlier pours, which might just be from digging out the old stout glass. The head fades into a thin ring with some lacing. The smell is not strong, which could be from its age. I still think I get some bits of malty chocolate and salt. The taste is the star, though - bitter chocolate with a kick of salt. The coffee is more subtle but chocolate and coffee are two of the greatest things ever created and are superstars together. With repeated sips, you can really get the coffee undercurrent. It hits harder than you first expect. I don't even like bitter things that much and I love this. Malty and dry, mid-full body and moderately carbonated. It is a bit warming at the end.

Pouring one out for your AL Central champs the Cleveland Guardians and also still wishing I had a chance to try the other Speedway variants.

16oz can poured into a tulip

A- pours a thick jet black with a one-finger creamy khaki head that has good retention

S- smells of peppery coffee with a bit of a green pepper note, cinnamon, chocolate, caramel, roast, char and licorice

T- herbal and peppery coffee up front follows the nose, followed by a bold chocolate note. Mid-palate gives some cinnamon, along with that signature Speedway charred malt. The finish gives more coffee and a hint of vanilla. Lingers of dark fruit, chocolate and coffee

M- medium body with moderate carbonation leads to a creamy mouthfeel that continues into a velvety, slightly warming finish

Very dark body with a modest tan head. Pleasant aroma of da ark chocolate, coffee & roast grain. Nicely balanced between bitter, salty & sweet. Flavors are pretty much as advertised: chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, dark fruits & toffee. Medium viscosity with a smooth feel. The 12% is well hidden. Very drinkable, more like a coffee than a beer. Excellent!

 

16oz can. Poured out an opaque, jet-black color with a small, khaki-colored head of foam. It left sudsy trails of lace on the glass. It smelled of dark chocolate, saltiness, roasted coffee and toffee. Great spicy taste with chocolate, toffee, roasted coffee and some saltiness.

 

Surprised I found this in Ohio, it was definitly good and I don't mind the price on this one, pretty affordable. Tastes were just too subtle to me but not bad.

I guess that's my issue with the OG as well. Just not enough.

Inky black pour, enjoyable aromas and flavors of coffee abound, pretty rich and creamy, minor impressions of cacao nibs or bakers chocolate and the faintest impression of salinity. Mildly warming but overall solid and enjoyable.

 

 

 

Creamy and viscous, ample billowing mocha foam, a halo of lacing.
Aromas of brownie crust, dark roast coffee, tiny bit of milk chocolate sweetness.
Rich creamy chocolate and coffee, bitter earthy roast, warming finish.
Medium bodied and fudgy, dry finish, mild lingering bitterness.
No perceptible salt.

Overall it’s very tasty and well integrated, very creamy and smooth.

 

 

 

De Labirratorium. En copa Basqueland. Estudiando. Perfil cafetoso con un toque muy ligeramente picante que no se si sera sugestion por lo de mexican. Esta buena pero no al nivel de la Speedway base. La sal no la noto

Alesmith Brewing 'Speedway Stout' Mexican Dark Chocolate , Sea Salt , Mexican Coffee @ 12.0% , served from a 4 pack of 473 ml can's (special order from Vessel Liquor)
A -pour is a dark cola brown from the can to a black in the glass with a small tan head , leaving a fine spotty lace along the tulip
S-dark roasted coffee with some chocolate notes
T-hints of chocolate at the start , dark roasted coffee thru out & bitter sea salt swallow
MF-mild carbonation , feels full bodied
Ov-good beer , kinda
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