Speedway Stout - Barrel-Aged Vietnamese Coffee
AleSmith Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.46
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We traditionally brew gallons of Vietnamese Coffee with a phin-style filter that gently percolates water through ground coffee. The result is a chocolatey and bold-tasting coffee that perfectly compliments the notes of oak, vanilla, and bourbon barrel in this massive barrel-aged stout, a true AleSmith legend.
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8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Bought in September 2023. A lovely one with coffee, oak, chocolate, vanilla and some dried fruit. Warming notes in the finish
Tried
from Bottle
from Beer Republic
on 19 Jun 2026
at 21:06
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Zwarte body en een mooie bruine kraag die na een minuut of 2 toch helemaal inzakt. Geur is heerlijk bourbon, zoet, vanille, lichtjes umami, hout. Retronasaal is het zoet, bourbon, vanille, koffie, iets houtig. Smaak is zoetig tot zoet met wat boozy alcohol en licht geroosterde bitterheid. Medium body, had iets voller gekund, maar de fijne carbonatie geeft het toch nog een beetje meer. Lange afdronk met veel (donkere) chocola en lichte bitterheid.
Tried
from Can
at
Bierwinkel Hop
on 23 Jan 2026
at 20:28
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark brown, chocolate, coffee, light bourbon, good complexity throughout. Excellent.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2026
at 21:37
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 oz. Can. Thank you Tom! Aroma is mild coffee, weak barrel. Chocolate. Flavor follows. Unfortunately, the brewery has sacrificed the body of this base stout. It seems a lot thinner than it should be. Ends on oak. Just ok.
Tried
from Can
from
Liquor Junction
on 20 Sep 2025
at 17:57
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Canned 9/27/24, drunk 9/20/25, compliments of tfontana.
Clear, dark, not super much so. Small, tan head, low retention.
Definitely some condensed milk and sugar in there. Hints of roast with very little, but not non-existent barrel. Light vanilla, sweet, fudgey, easygoing. No alcohol, but also doesn't display much richness or strength.
Soft, sweet, with condensed milk and a bit of stickiness. There's a bit of oomph but for the most part this is head-scratchingly thin and so low in barrel. Maybe some tannic oak on the finish but not even definite bourbon. It's not a Trainwreck or anything, but it's just do low in intensity for its size and displays no interesting barrel.
Clear, dark, not super much so. Small, tan head, low retention.
Definitely some condensed milk and sugar in there. Hints of roast with very little, but not non-existent barrel. Light vanilla, sweet, fudgey, easygoing. No alcohol, but also doesn't display much richness or strength.
Soft, sweet, with condensed milk and a bit of stickiness. There's a bit of oomph but for the most part this is head-scratchingly thin and so low in barrel. Maybe some tannic oak on the finish but not even definite bourbon. It's not a Trainwreck or anything, but it's just do low in intensity for its size and displays no interesting barrel.
Tried
from Can
from
Liquor Junction
on 20 Sep 2025
at 17:52
7.2/10
Thanks Tom bourbon, coffee, lingering barrel. Thinner than I remember.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Sep 2025
at 13:47
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Toch alweer 3 jaar oud. Schenkt pikzwart met een bruine kraag waar een klein laagje van overblijft. Geur van bourbon, geroosterde mout, zoetig, chocola, umami, hout/tannines. In de mond is er vooral bourbon, vanille en chocola. Smaak is vrij zoet (maar niet te), wat tannines, lichte bitterheid. Behoorlijk stevig alcoholgevoel, vrij heet. Redelijk volle body. Veel tannines en wat bitterheid in de afdronk.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2025
at 19:58
8/10
Coffee, strong, rich
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Apr 2025
at 18:29
7/10
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Tried
from Can
on 14 Mar 2025
at 23:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Canned, 473 ml, shared with Luka and MiroB. Black with tan head. Chocolate, cocoa, coffee, bourbon. Bit warming. Somewhat thin for the style and reputation.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Mar 2025
at 23:00