Speedway Stout - Vietnamese Coffee
(has 5 batches)
AleSmith Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.27
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This Vietnamese coffee version of Speedway Stout is and continues to be AleSmith's most popular variation of the ever-growing Speedway Stout collection. Since 2012 we have been adding this blend of four Vietnamese coffees, known in Vietnam as cà phê sa đá, to our popular imperial stout. The coffee beans were slowly roasted at low temperatures and then brewed by AleSmith with a traditional phin-style filter that gently percolates water through the ground coffee. The result is an intensely aromatic and bold tasting coffee that complements the notes of chocolate and roast in this massive stout.
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8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Thanks Matt for sharing the crowler! Poured into a snifter showing pitch black with a half a finger of latte colored foam. The nose shows a lot of notes of milk chocolate. The palate is thick and foamy with a moderate carbonation. Light sweetness throughout with flavors of milk chocolate throughout but ending on a clean harmonious black coffee bitterness. Fantastic.
Tried
from Crowler
on 19 Nov 2016
at 13:03
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Elizabeth Station. Pours an opaque dark brown with a dark beige head. Aroma is coffee, chocolate, roasted malt, some fruity notes, pleasanant, but not very intense. Taste is chocolate, some spices, slightly boozy, but easy drinkable. Chocolate and coffee aftertaste. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Nov 2016
at 12:43
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
On tap at Hughies. Pours black with medium creamy beige head that lasts. The aroma is strong roast, dark chocolate, and vanilla. Thick body, chewy, roast, dark chocolate, vanilla bean, nice sweetness, boozy finish, really enjoyed this one.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Oct 2016
at 19:01
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
32 oz crowler filled on draft 9/8/2016 at Dominion Wine & Beer. Black with two fingers of tan head. Aromas of roasted coffee, dark chocolate, some booze. Tastes of coffee, dark chocolate, roasty notes, a little vanilla, hint of licorice. Full body with a dry finish. Nice thick and creamy mouthfeel. Alcohol is very well masked. Fantastic.
Tried
from Crowler
on 12 Oct 2016
at 20:31
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
On tap at Ale Arsenal. Aroma starts as overt coffee and slight chocolate. Pours black with minimal brown head. Taste is bittersweet chocolate and moderate high roast. Everything is a little subtler than expected, and the flavor seemed to slowly fade as it warmed.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Oct 2016
at 23:11
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Sampled on draft at 3R6P this beer poured a black color with a medium sized foamy brown head that left good lacing. The aroma was strong brewed coffee, vanilla, cocoa and coffee beans. The flavor was moderately bitter with port wine, strong brewed coffee, vanilla cream, coffee beans, cocoa and anise. Incredibly rich and complex. Very long finish. Full bodied, creamy and smooth. Marvelous!
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Sep 2016
at 20:15