Speedway Stout - Barrel-Aged Vietnamese Coffee
AleSmith Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.47
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
(Bottle, 0.355l - vintage 2022, thanks VastActiv, at VastActiv, 20240112) The beer poured black. Its head was medium sized and lightly brown. Aroma had wood, vanilla, dark chocolate and coffee. Palate was full bodied and dry with medium carbonation. Flavours were burnt malts, coffee, wood vanilla, dark chocolate, ash and bitterness. Aftertaste was burnt, woody and bitter. Pleasant. The high ABV was well hidden.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
BBT 12/2023. Dark brown color with beige head. Aroma of coffee, marzipan, dark chocolate. Taste is coffee, dark malt, chocolate, vanilla.
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Bottle at BBT 12/2023. Full body, rather high carbonation. High bitterness, medium sweetness. Lots of coffee, maybe even too much for my liking, little place for other things. Moderate warming alcohol, borderline bothersome. Med-light bourbony barrels. Moderate speculoos, biscuity, caramelly maltiness. Some chocolate. Overall quite good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle @ BBT 12/2023 F: medium, tanned, average retention. C: black, opaque. A: rich coffee, cocoa, chocolate, dark fruits, caramel. T: full malty base, chocolate, coffee, cocoa, dark chocolate, vanilla, bourbon, woody, nice balanced bitterness, good one, medium carbonation, fully enjoyed.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle at BBT. Malty aroma and taste, coffee, roastyness, chocolate, alcohol, light sweet, medium bitter. Full body, thick texture, malty coffee bitter sweet finish. Ok.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle picked up from Beer Republic webshop, Breda, Netherlands and consumed at home in the company of Jude and Baz, Tuesday 5th December 2023 Loz cooked Chicken Kiev, I made Christmas Pudding, Jude and Baz made Gingerbread Men. Listening to Alabama 3. Pours shark eye black it's got an oily consistency, slim brown head. Nose is some barrel ageing but predominantly bitter chocolate and a little coffee. Creamy mouthfeel, a little boozy, rich and indulgent, vanilla intertwined with chocolate and of course the coffee along with dark roasty malts. Very good.
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle.Pitch Black colour with small beige head.Aroma of coffee and bourbon Nice roasted vanilla note to,creamene and oily with smoothie finish.