Philosophy and Velocity: West Coast Edition
AleSmith Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Brewery OmmegangStrong Ale Rotating
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Score
7.65
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West Coast Edition - Blend of Imperial Coffee Stout (Speedway Stout) and an American Ale variant of Ommegang's Belgian Style Quad (Three Philosophers).
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7/10
Black with light tan head. Sweet roasted chocolate malts. Boozy, roasted, sticky, crispy fierce bitter. Medium body and soft carb.
Tried
from Can
on 01 May 2021
at 23:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can shared thanks to sjogro. Black with creamy brown head. Lots of roasted notes, figs, coffee, booze, earthy, woody, bitter herbs, dead leaves. Over medium sweet and quite bitter. Almost full bodied. Quite bitter and boozy.
Tried
from Can
on 01 May 2021
at 21:12
7/10
Not sure what’s supposed to be going on here, but relatively standard stout. Not so Belgian. Meh
Tried
from Can
on 29 Apr 2021
at 23:25
8/10
Palju puuviljasem kui tavaline speedway, kohvi on väga tuntav nagu speedwayl ikka, aga huvitav natuke ploomine mekk on ka. Loomulikult on kogu kupatus päris magus (sest seda on mõlemad baasõlled), aga ei midagi hullu.Alksi katab hästi.Hea kraam igal juhul
Tried
on 24 Apr 2021
at 23:08
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
A black beer, a head is creamy, light beige and almost medium. Aroma has liquorice, dried fruitness of raisin, some chocolate, strenght of alcohol. Taste has liquorice, coffee, dried fruits, hint of caramel. Almost full bodied, smooth. Tasteful beer.
Tried
on 17 Apr 2021
at 18:21
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Canned 473ml. -from Goblet Zagreb, shared with Marko & hrabren. Pitch black coloured, medium sized brown head, chocolate coffee and light alcohol in the nose. Roasted malt, caramel, chocolate, light coffee and some alcohol with mild burnt touch in the finish.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Apr 2021
at 23:07
8/10
Tried
on 11 Apr 2021
at 21:20
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can, thanks Ogi! Pitch black body, off white head. Enormous banana ester aroma going towards Jaffa cakes, creamy, lightly musty, keeping it from 9 or 10 there. Hoppier taste than I expected, citric hoppiness over soft, clean maltiness, caramel, soft coffee too, very creamy, less complex than expected, but enormously pleasant, sweetish, almost moreish, light alcohol. Classy, just classy, and I wouldn't have expected anything less.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Apr 2021
at 18:58
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
0.473 l can from Goblet Beer Store, Zagreb. Shared with Marko and Ogi. Dark brown to black, small creamy beige head. Roasty, toasty and coffee at first, fruit coming up, dried fruit, dark fruit, molasses. Good balance, a bit weird. Smooth, roasty, burnt, black olives and leather. Medium to full body, soft carbonation. Dry finish. Unusual, but nice.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Apr 2021
at 18:54
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 oz. can. Pours black, with a big, foamy, tan head. The aroma is mild coffee, dark chocolate, dates, almonds, caramel, hay, and pine sap. Not overly sweet, with pleasant bitterness and some yeasty notes. Medium to heavy body, with a chewy, syrupy palate. Lovely!
Tried
from Can
on 13 Mar 2021
at 20:45