Speedway Stout - Toasted Coconut Vietnamese Coffee Edition
AleSmith Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.84
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Winner of the 2024 Speedway Grand Prix mixed 4-Pack. Voted on by beer fans like you! This indulgent stout offers bold toasted coconut flavors that shine through both in the aroma and taste, complemented by smooth chocolate notes and the deep, rich roast of Vietnamese coffee. The result is a smooth, slightly sweet beer with a satisfying roastiness and a well-rounded balance of flavors that make every sip indulgent.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 6.5
Sample, thanks fonefan! Black, small head. Coconut and dill overpower the exquisite coffee up front. Very sweet with full body and rounded mouthfeel. Sugar, coconut, dark chocolate and earthy coffee. The coconut overkill and excessive sweetness kills off the finer details underneath.
Tried
on 04 Jun 2026
at 20:15
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
Poured from a can dated August 11, 2025.
Aroma is coffee forward with lighter toasted coconut notes. Moderately strong chocolate notes with some dark caramel and toffee notes. Lighter roast notes with some burnt sugar and a touch of green peppers. Medium light alcohol notes.
Pours jet black with a medium sized, thick, creamy, mocha head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers. Moderately large amount of lacing and long legs.
Flavor is moderately sweet with lots of chocolate, brown sugar, toffee and caramel. Lighter roast notes. Moderately strong bitterness and medium low alcohol warmth. Moderate toasted coconut notes that longer a bit stronger in the finish. Light oiliness from the coconut. Moderate coffee notes.
Mouthfeel is full bodied with medium low carbonation. Low, but present astringency and medium low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid coffee stout with lots of toasted coconut notes. A bit more bitter than I was hoping for, but otherwise it's really nice. A touch of oil from the coconut. The coconut and coffee notes are really nice.
Aroma is coffee forward with lighter toasted coconut notes. Moderately strong chocolate notes with some dark caramel and toffee notes. Lighter roast notes with some burnt sugar and a touch of green peppers. Medium light alcohol notes.
Pours jet black with a medium sized, thick, creamy, mocha head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers. Moderately large amount of lacing and long legs.
Flavor is moderately sweet with lots of chocolate, brown sugar, toffee and caramel. Lighter roast notes. Moderately strong bitterness and medium low alcohol warmth. Moderate toasted coconut notes that longer a bit stronger in the finish. Light oiliness from the coconut. Moderate coffee notes.
Mouthfeel is full bodied with medium low carbonation. Low, but present astringency and medium low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid coffee stout with lots of toasted coconut notes. A bit more bitter than I was hoping for, but otherwise it's really nice. A touch of oil from the coconut. The coconut and coffee notes are really nice.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Apr 2026
at 05:36
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Thanks fonefan! Black colour, small beigeish brown head. Aroma is chocolate syrup, some mild toasted coconut, mild rubbery elements with some alcohol as well. Flavour is liquorice, mild coffee, chocolate syrup, toasted coconut, some alcohol and mild dried fruity cakey tones.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Apr 2026
at 19:54
7.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
16oz @ SF shared with Brian and Phill. Canned on 2025-Aug-11.
Aroma: roasted malt, coffee.
Taste: brown sugars, tons of toasted coconut, coffee, moderately sweet, on the thinner side (well, it's a usual thing for the series).
Overall: good. --- Beer aliased from original tick of Speedway Grand Prix MMXXIV: Toasted Coconut Vietnamese Coffee on 14 Jan 2025 at 17:20 - Score: 7. Original review text: Some coconut and coffee, a bit of sweetness. Along the same lines, good body, roasted malts, coconut. Pleasant.
8 4 8 4 15 = 39
Aroma: roasted malt, coffee.
Taste: brown sugars, tons of toasted coconut, coffee, moderately sweet, on the thinner side (well, it's a usual thing for the series).
Overall: good. --- Beer aliased from original tick of Speedway Grand Prix MMXXIV: Toasted Coconut Vietnamese Coffee on 14 Jan 2025 at 17:20 - Score: 7. Original review text: Some coconut and coffee, a bit of sweetness. Along the same lines, good body, roasted malts, coconut. Pleasant.
8 4 8 4 15 = 39
Tried
from Can
at
Belmont Station
on 20 Mar 2026
at 02:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can from Kvickly Odder @ Home. Pours black with a brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, coffee, chocolate, coconut. Flavor is sweet, roast malt, caramel, coffee, dark chocolate, coconut. Medium body, average carbonation, sweet finish with a little warming alcohol. 210226
Tried
from Can
on 21 Feb 2026
at 21:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
The toasted coconut is not a net gain on the regular Speedway. Plenty of coffee still, some dark chocolate, roast. Pours black and oily with mocha head. Bitter end with some caramel. Oilier than your typical Speedway. Can.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jan 2026
at 03:57
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Pitch black colour with small beige head.Aroma is roasted and toasted with good flavour of coffee and coconut mild cocoa and chocolate flavour too smooth and creamy finish.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jan 2026
at 09:22
8/10
Can. Delicious plus coffee. A bit heavy on the caramel. Roasted malts, dark chocolate, some coconut and generic nuttyness. Delicious indeed, although a bit sweet. 848416 251231
Tried
on 31 Dec 2025
at 16:35
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
NYTTÅR 2025. Black color with a brown head. Aroma and flavor is roasted malt, vanilla, coffee, chocolate, coconut, fruit.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2025
at 08:30
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
16 oz can poured into a snifter. Canned 8/11/2025. Black with tan head. Aroma has roasted coffee, sweet coconut, dark chocolate. Taste is coffee forward with roasty notes, bitter dark chocolate, coconut, maybe a hint of star anise on the backend. Full body.
Tried
from Can
at
Dominion Wine and Beer
on 16 Nov 2025
at 04:30