Speedway Grand Prix MMXXIV: Toasted Coconut Vietnamese Coffee
AleSmith Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Special|
Score
7.83
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Can. Delicious plus coffee. A bit heavy on the caramel. Roasted malts, dark chocolate, some coconut and generic nuttyness. Delicious indeed, although a bit sweet. 848416 251231
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
16 oz can poured into a snifter. Canned 8/11/2025. Black with tan head. Aroma has roasted coffee, sweet coconut, dark chocolate. Taste is coffee forward with roasty notes, bitter dark chocolate, coconut, maybe a hint of star anise on the backend. Full body.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5
My 200th rating of the "Stout - Pastry/Flavored - Imperial" style. 16 ounce can from Tavour. Canned on 08/11/2025. Opaque black pour. Puffy tan head. Roasted malt aroma hints at coconut and coffee. Flavor upfront is sweet roasted malt. Added notes of toasted coconut and dark coffee. Some warming alcohol in middle. Smooth and approachable for such a high ABV brew. Coffee flavor far outweighs the toasted coconut. Tasty, nonetheless.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Can from Tavour
Appearance: dark brown with a tan head
Aroma: roasty, coffee, coconut
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium bitterness
Texture: light carbonation, creamy feel, full body, long finish
Delicious
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8
Can. Pours inky black, medium beige head, great lacing. Aroma is rich espresso, mocha, coconut. Flavor is medium sweet, light plus bitter. Full body, creamy mouthfeel. Speedway remains one of the best no BA impys out there.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Tap @MBCC 2025, Red Session. Black, small tan head. Heavy malty and coffee aroma. Sweet dark roasted malty flavour, some coconut, coffee.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Can from Tavour. Pours dark brn/blk with a slight transient dark tan head. Aroma of toasted coconut and coffee. Rather med body. Not dry. Dark malt/coffee bitterness. Flavor is lots of toasted coconut with coffee. Dark toasted malt in the background of flavor. Pretty firm flavor. Good stuff.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can (10/10/24) from Whole Foods, Sherman Oaks. Virtually opaque dark brown with ring of head, trace lacing. Aroma is mild coconut, coffee. Taste is strong coffee, mild coconut. Smooth texture, medium bodied, soft carbonation, finish as taste.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 oz. shared by Tom. Aroma weak coffee, coffee, chocolate. Flavor has weak coconut, mild coffee, mild roast. There actually is some barrel presence here. Mild bourbon. This might actually be the best one we’ve had today. ( 12 stouts later )
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Canned 10/10/24, compliments of tfontana, shared 6/15/25. Thanks, Tom!
Clear, dark. Tan head.
Nutty, beany, buttery and sugary. No booze. Smells awful.
Coconut up front with chocolate and a lightly creamy texture. Dark roast, stale coffee with fruity coconut and rich sugars. Sweet, creamy, sweet. Too much sugar and fruity coconut.