Speedway Stout - Toasted Coconut
AleSmith Brewing Company
- From:
- AleSmith Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial Pastry Stout
- ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- 95
- Avg:
- 4.61 | pDev: 7.59%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 28, 2014
- Added:
- Nov 06, 2010
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
95
World-Class
95
World-Class
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Reviewed by cbutova from Massachusetts
4.67/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.67/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Reviewed from notes taken at Alesmith last week in San Diego.
A- Jet black pour from the tap to my glass. Thick, dark mocha head with good retention and eventually falls to a creamy ring. Lacing coats the glass nicely.
S- Super strong toasted coconut vanilla desserts above a rich roasty Imperial Stout. A bit less coffee feel than the great original but the same awesome base beyond that. Samoa cookies.
T- Not quite as insane as aroma but coconut compliments the base well. Samoa cookies and caramel, cocoa, coconut and cracker (like the kind in cookies) all the way. Coffee a bit subdued for whatever reason but the flavors here are great.
MF- Creamy textured thick body. Carbonation moderately high and supports the flavors present. ABV no where to be seen.
Awesome Samoa-cookie/toasted coconut in the great Speedway Stout besides the loss of some of the coffee feel. Aroma is out of this world.
Nov 13, 2013A- Jet black pour from the tap to my glass. Thick, dark mocha head with good retention and eventually falls to a creamy ring. Lacing coats the glass nicely.
S- Super strong toasted coconut vanilla desserts above a rich roasty Imperial Stout. A bit less coffee feel than the great original but the same awesome base beyond that. Samoa cookies.
T- Not quite as insane as aroma but coconut compliments the base well. Samoa cookies and caramel, cocoa, coconut and cracker (like the kind in cookies) all the way. Coffee a bit subdued for whatever reason but the flavors here are great.
MF- Creamy textured thick body. Carbonation moderately high and supports the flavors present. ABV no where to be seen.
Awesome Samoa-cookie/toasted coconut in the great Speedway Stout besides the loss of some of the coffee feel. Aroma is out of this world.
Reviewed by johndoe8 from California
5/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
i'm going to have to disagree with hophead84 here... this was easily my favorite speedway of the night.
i consumed at least 20oz of this one (along with 20oz of kopi luwak speedway), with those 2 being my hands down favorite beers of the entire beer week so far.
s/t: the smell was heavy coconut + light vanilla, which translated to the taste very well. obviously the strong flavors from the coconut and vanilla mask the coffee more, which places this beer a little further away from the regular speedway moreso than some of the other variations this night, but not worse by any means.
drinkability: some might deem this version of speedway a little too sweet, but honestly, this was perfect for me. i could down large quantities of this, which i did.
the coconut was a home run, and i felt it translated very well. its too bad they only made such a small batch of it. i think matt + anthony worked on this one? i forgot actually. anyways, i made it clear to them that they had to give this one another go.
Nov 10, 2010i consumed at least 20oz of this one (along with 20oz of kopi luwak speedway), with those 2 being my hands down favorite beers of the entire beer week so far.
s/t: the smell was heavy coconut + light vanilla, which translated to the taste very well. obviously the strong flavors from the coconut and vanilla mask the coffee more, which places this beer a little further away from the regular speedway moreso than some of the other variations this night, but not worse by any means.
drinkability: some might deem this version of speedway a little too sweet, but honestly, this was perfect for me. i could down large quantities of this, which i did.
the coconut was a home run, and i felt it translated very well. its too bad they only made such a small batch of it. i think matt + anthony worked on this one? i forgot actually. anyways, i made it clear to them that they had to give this one another go.
Reviewed by HopHead84 from California
4.2/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.2/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
11/05/10
On tap at O'Brien's Night of a Million Zillion Speedways.
Appearance is a deep brown that borders on black, with a creamy tan head exhibiting good retention and leaving scattered lacing. The aroma is ridiculously good. The toasted coconut profile is huge, I detect notes of cream, dark chocolate, and black coffee with a moderate roasted malt character. The toasted coconut really comes through, and it smells fantastic.
Coconut doesn't translate quite as well in the flavor, but it's still good and at a moderate level. Chocolate is light, roasted malt is subtle. Coffee is understated in this iteration. The finish is a blast of coconut, complemented by chocolate and a little coffee. Coconut lingers.
The beer is full bodied, mouthfeel is dry, lightly astringent, creamy, and thick. Carbonation is good on this one.
An interesting take on a classic. Great aroma.
Nov 06, 2010On tap at O'Brien's Night of a Million Zillion Speedways.
Appearance is a deep brown that borders on black, with a creamy tan head exhibiting good retention and leaving scattered lacing. The aroma is ridiculously good. The toasted coconut profile is huge, I detect notes of cream, dark chocolate, and black coffee with a moderate roasted malt character. The toasted coconut really comes through, and it smells fantastic.
Coconut doesn't translate quite as well in the flavor, but it's still good and at a moderate level. Chocolate is light, roasted malt is subtle. Coffee is understated in this iteration. The finish is a blast of coconut, complemented by chocolate and a little coffee. Coconut lingers.
The beer is full bodied, mouthfeel is dry, lightly astringent, creamy, and thick. Carbonation is good on this one.
An interesting take on a classic. Great aroma.
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