AleSmith Brewing Company Speedway Stout - Hawaiian Edition

Speedway Stout - Hawaiian Edition

 

AleSmith Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating
Score
8.24
ABV: 12.0% IBU: 70 Ticks: 193
This variation was originally created for the popular 3-day Speedway Grand Prix event in our Tasting Room and features coconut added multiple times during the brewing process, Madagascar vanilla beans, and locally roasted Hawaiian coffee. This beer balances the intense rich, fruity flavors of the vanilla and coconut with the roast of the coffee and the chocolate and caramel flavors of our imperial stout.
 

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8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Aromas are a little on the mild side with dark malt, toast, and hints of coffee, caramel. Flavors are similar to nose, with an easy bittersweetness. A bit of metallic in there. Very smooth and balanced overall. This might be my favorite of all the Speedways.

Tried from Can at Bodega Brew Pub, Inc. on 16 Dec 2023 at 19:30


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can, shared by Max. Pours black. Coffee, roast, coconut, vanilla, lots of earthy coffee, not too sweet. Nice oily body. Good.

Tried from Can on 16 Oct 2023 at 01:37



8.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9.5

Found an older rate, 1/6/18 On tap at Bierwax in BK. 7oz tulip pour. Oatmeal head on coal. Fragrant, lux, macerated coconut & sweet, second note of oily coffee. Bubbles suffocating under the lush, creamy mouthfeel. Marzipan, Almond Joy, lactose (?), sharp coffee concentrate. Big & boozy. Biggest plus for me is that the coconut tastes authentic. Plus, the body screams chocolate milk. Coffee is more then solid, but not exceptional. Big beers aren't my style, but this is addictive on a cold winter night. On tap, Strangeways Dallas; baby goblet, 4.3 rate, 8/15/23. Dusty black pour with some brown trim, oatmeal lace. Coconut oil, browned butter, slightly charred malt nose. Rich charred caramel, sharp & fruity coffee, buttery biscuit, RC Cola & sweet coconut chocolate, caramel burps. It all speaks very obviously, but nothing is flagrant aside from the acid. Thin, acidic, a little oily, sizzling carbonation, hot feels but still has decent quaffability. Yum.

Tried from Draft on 16 Aug 2023 at 01:43


8.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can from The Gull, North Vancouver, canned 11/04/22, ~8 months ago
Aggressive pour, hence the large, brown head, over a black body. Mild aroma of coffee. As usual, it's a very smooth beer, with enough body, but not as thick as the current trend, as well as the sweetness is very mild; notes of toasted bread, and coffee; toasted nut, but it's unclear if it's coconut; and then a light velvety note that can be the vanilla.
Very different from modern pastry stouts, less gimmicky, more elegant.

Tried from Can on 14 Jul 2023 at 03:48


22/03/2018. ABSURDALNA, Dworcowa 3, KATOWICE, Silesia, Poland

Tried on 25 Jun 2023 at 07:10


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Poured from 473mL can (canned 11/04/22). Near black with small beige head. Coffee forward (light and floral bean with a hint of vanilla), feint chocolate and caramel notes in the background, enjoyable.

Tried from Can on 22 Jun 2023 at 01:55


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

16oz can pours a dark cola black with a huge cap of caramel head. Nose has raisinette and chocolate covered espresso beans,coconut, caramel, a little roasted almonds. Flavors of chocolate and coffee bean, mocha, dried dark fruit, caramel. Full bodied, a little hot, a little astringent, mostly dry. Not overly sweet.

Tried from Can on 19 Jun 2023 at 01:06


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Svart med lys brunt skum. Lukter mørk sjokolade, kaffe og vanilje. Fyldig. Noe brent karamell, kaffe, vanilje noe kokos.

Tried on 05 May 2023 at 21:24


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Svart med beige skum. Lukter røstet malt, sjokolade og kaffe. Smaker kaffe, vanilje og sjokolade.

Tried on 05 May 2023 at 21:22