Speedway Stout - Barrel-Aged Hammerhead Coffee
AleSmith Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Series|
Score
7.81
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For our 30th Anniversary, we’re reintroducing Hammerhead Speedway Stout. Aged in bourbon barrels and inspired by the bold Hammerhead coffee drink—a shot of espresso added to brewed coffee—this imperial stout is brewed with a blend of crushed Ethiopian and espresso beans for an intense coffee flavor. Bourbon barrel aging adds layers of vanilla, spice, and dried fruit for a rich, full-bodied brew.
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9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Can web SB 2026-02-19 Göteborg
AR: bourbon vanilla, bourbon, rich chocolate, heavy fruity coffee
AP: dark brown, wee lid
F: bourbon vanilla, bourbon, rich chocolate, heavy fruity coffee
AR: bourbon vanilla, bourbon, rich chocolate, heavy fruity coffee
AP: dark brown, wee lid
F: bourbon vanilla, bourbon, rich chocolate, heavy fruity coffee
Tried
from Can
from Systembolaget webbeställning
on 18 Feb 2026
at 23:14
8.9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
16 oz can dated 06/14/2025. Pours black with quick fading tan head. Aroma has bourbon, oak, coffee, hints of caramel and vanilla. Taste includes coffee and roasty notes, bourbon, dark chocolate, a little caramel/toffee. Full body. Delicious coffee forward barrel aged imperial stout.
Tried
from Can
at
Dominion Wine and Beer
on 01 Jan 2026
at 07:02
8/10
Can. Sweet, with lots of coffee. Spiced, roasted, chocolatey. Alcohol warming. Cocoa-dry. Delicious. 849416 251231
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2025
at 20:42
9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
NYTTÅR 2025. Black color with a brown head. Aroma and flavor is alcohol , bourbon, pine, cocoa, spices, roasted malt,coffee.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2025
at 09:23
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
thanks fonefan! Pitch black colour, small brown head. Aroma is liquorice, chocolate, some roasted tones with mild toasted and coffeeish tones. Flavour is toasted toffee, chocolate, some coffee, mild roasted tones with some dried fruits and mild rye-like elements.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Dec 2025
at 19:39
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Sample, thanks fonefan! Black, no head. Potent aroma of coffee, treacle and bourbon. Sweet with full to massive body and rounded mouthfeel, Treacle, coffee, licorice and bourbon. Warming bitter finish.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2025
at 23:00
8.9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Can 1pt. @ home - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏠🇩🇰 💻👀 🍂🍁 ☁️☂️ [ As Alesmith Barrel-Aged Speedway Stout: Hammerhead Edition (2025) ]. ABV: 13.46%. [20251106]. 8-/4-/9/4-/18.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Nov 2025
at 19:49
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Black with a somewhat fizzy dark tan head. Molasses, dark chocolate, roasted coffee, earthy. Finish has some sweet alcohol and roasted notes. Much thinner body than expected- I’d say medium to medium-thin. This does not live up to the Speedway Stout name.
(This is the entry I chose for my rating of the 2025 edition. My can also says 13.46% abv)
(This is the entry I chose for my rating of the 2025 edition. My can also says 13.46% abv)
Tried
from Can
on 07 Oct 2025
at 20:14
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can pour shared by ClarkVV--thanks, Clark at OT Camp tasting. Virtually opaque brown, ring of head, nice viscosity. Aroma is strong coffee, vanilla, trace of barrel. Taste is strong roasted coffee, milder vanilla, late hint of barrel. Smooth, frothy texture, soft carbonation, no sign of alcohol, lightly bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Sep 2025
at 18:26
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Canned 6/14/25, drunk 9/20/25.
Clear, dark. Creamy, light tan head. Low retention.
This one almost has a respectable barrel character but not quite. Is that sweet bourbon, no it's probably just sugary, unfermented malt. No alcohol. Coffee is done pretty well. Earthy and crusty, lightly fruity.
Is that coffee or bourbon? Hard to be sure. Some light syrupiness to the body though still on the thinner side. Espresso, vanilla, possibly barrel, no alcohol. Just wholly mediocre in every aspect.
Clear, dark. Creamy, light tan head. Low retention.
This one almost has a respectable barrel character but not quite. Is that sweet bourbon, no it's probably just sugary, unfermented malt. No alcohol. Coffee is done pretty well. Earthy and crusty, lightly fruity.
Is that coffee or bourbon? Hard to be sure. Some light syrupiness to the body though still on the thinner side. Espresso, vanilla, possibly barrel, no alcohol. Just wholly mediocre in every aspect.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 20 Sep 2025
at 18:24