Speedway Stout - Barrel-Aged
AleSmith Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.48
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We’ve matured our signature Coffee Imperial Stout in premium bourbon barrels for up to one year to create Barrel-Aged Speedway Stout, with the perfect blend of flavors. Notes of oak, vanilla, and bourbon add another level of complexity to this beer’s already massive flavor profile of chocolate, locally roasted coffee, and roasted barley. Designed to be enjoyed now or aged in the bottle for years to come, this special release is truly a unique beer that is smooth as it is rare.
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Tried
from Can
on 25 Oct 2025
at 19:43
7.3/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 8
can, 2024 from kihoskh
I had to create this one as Pastry stout bc. the style must be the same as the batch parent beer or it can't be added.
I think it could be argued this is an imperial stout, not a pastry - only thing added as far as I know is coffee.
when opening the can a lot of stout came out by itself, making a mess of my desk.
very nice mainly roasted malty aroma with a bit of perfumey coconut going on. coffee. the bourbon is not very heavy, only being hinted at. smooth balanced aroma
flavor is coconut, cake glazing sweetness, coffee - lots of coffee, roasted malts into the end, and hard roasted lots of coffee roast into the far end.
I think I can feel the coffee - lots of coffee here.
pretty good, for a speedway stout it is a bit too much cake glazing up front, and too little roasted malts. also the bourbon sort of hides itself under the heavy coffee bitterness. it does feel super balanced and smooth and all - but in the end not the best speedway stout i've tried. mouthfeel is okay but tilting towards watery.
I had to create this one as Pastry stout bc. the style must be the same as the batch parent beer or it can't be added.
I think it could be argued this is an imperial stout, not a pastry - only thing added as far as I know is coffee.
when opening the can a lot of stout came out by itself, making a mess of my desk.
very nice mainly roasted malty aroma with a bit of perfumey coconut going on. coffee. the bourbon is not very heavy, only being hinted at. smooth balanced aroma
flavor is coconut, cake glazing sweetness, coffee - lots of coffee, roasted malts into the end, and hard roasted lots of coffee roast into the far end.
I think I can feel the coffee - lots of coffee here.
pretty good, for a speedway stout it is a bit too much cake glazing up front, and too little roasted malts. also the bourbon sort of hides itself under the heavy coffee bitterness. it does feel super balanced and smooth and all - but in the end not the best speedway stout i've tried. mouthfeel is okay but tilting towards watery.
Tried
from Can
from
Kihoskh
on 31 Jul 2025
at 15:12
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9
Flavor 8.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can (2024 vintage) from Ryan and Casey Liquors. Opaque, inky black with nice viscosity, thin head with poor retention and trace lacing. Aroma is strong toffee, earthy malt, coffee, bourbon, oak, vanilla, dark chocolate, hint of marzipan/dark fruit. Taste is strong coffee, roasted malt, bourbon, oak over vanilla, chocolate, hint of dark fruit. Hints of Mexican coffee. Frothy texture, relatively light body for the style/ABV, soft carbonation, pleasant mild warming sensation, no alcohol harshness. After a string of underwhelming Speedway variants, nice to see one deliver.
Tried
from Can
from
Ryan and Casey Liquors
on 21 Jul 2025
at 02:38
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Canned 473ml. -at Goblet Zagreb, shared with Hrabren. Black coloured, medium sized beige head, dark chocolate, vanilla and whiff of alcohol in the nose. Roasted malt, dark chocolate, sweet vanilla and noticable alcohol with warming finish.
Tried
from Can
from
Goblet Beer Store ZG (Stupnička)
on 01 May 2025
at 14:50
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
0.473 l can shared with Ogi at Goblet Beer Store, Zagreb. Oily jet black, small head. Aroma is roasty, dark chocolate, oaky, some alcohol, some leather, soft smoke. Hints of vanilla, hints of dark fruit. Slightly rough and sharp. Smooth, sticky, dry, nice oak. Some sweet vanilla notes. Strong, warming, dry. Finish is wood, roasty and chocolate.
Tried
from Can
from
Goblet Beer Store ZG (Stupnička)
on 30 Apr 2025
at 17:23
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours a jet black body and a small brown head that quickly recedes. Aroma's: bourbon, sweetish, woody, coffee. Retronasal: sweetish, wood, quite heavy on the tannines, light berries, coffee. Flavour is moderate sweet, moderate (roasted) bitter, light boozy. Above medium bodied. Long finish with tannines, coffe, moderate bitter.
Tried
from Can
at
Bierwinkel Hop
on 22 Feb 2025
at 20:23
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Не совсем понятное для меня пиво. Есть бочка, весьма сильная и крепкое по характеру, бурбон сильный. Но нету глубины и разнообразия, и еще все нотки не яркие, как то мимо, при этом пиво весьма неплохое, но ощущается завышенность рейтинга. Пил только эту версию.
Tried
on 09 Feb 2025
at 00:29
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Не совсем понятное для меня пиво. Есть бочка, весьма сильная и крепкое по характеру, бурбон сильный. Но нету глубины и разнообразия, и еще все нотки не яркие, как то мимо, при этом пиво весьма неплохое, но ощущается завышенность рейтинга.
Tried
on 09 Feb 2025
at 00:28
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 5.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Denna klassisker blir första ölen på denna site. Detta då RB lagt ner Och tusentals öl betygsatta där varav såklart denna. Ok nu startar vi om. Denns imp stout relativt torr med rostad malt och kaffestoner. Ok imp stout som druckits flertal gånger.
Tried
on 27 Jan 2025
at 09:19