Speedway Stout - Rye Whiskey Barrel-Aged Vietnamese Coffee
(has 1 batch)
AleSmith Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.36
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AleSmith is proud to release this long-awaited and intensely aromatic Russian Imperial Stout with Vietnamese coffee. We traditionally brew Vietnamese coffee, known as cà phê sữa đá, with a phin-style filter that gently percolates water through ground coffee. The result is a chocolaty and bold tasting coffee that perfectly complements the notes of oak, vanilla, and spice in this massive rye whiskey barrel-aged stout.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Poured from a 750 ml bottle. Aroma is chocolate forward with some light roast notes. Medium light rye whiskey notes with some light oak. Hints of spicy malt notes with some caramel and toffee notes. Moderate coffee notes with some light alcohol spice and a bit of creaminess. Pours black with a small dark mocha head that recedes steadily to the edges where it lingers. Light lacing and moderate length legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with chocolate, light roast, toasted bread, caramel and toffee. Moderate coffee notes with a light nuttiness and a bit of creaminess. Light rye spice with some alcohol spice in the finish. Moderate whiskey notes with some light oak. Mouthfeel is medium full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and medium alcohol warmth. Overall, a nice stout but I still like the regular Vietnamese Speedway Stout the best. The barrel character gets a bit in the way of coffee and malt character, but the beer is still really nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2017
at 00:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From tap. Pours pitch black with a small tan head. Aroma is toasted dark malty. Slight herbal. Dry and wooden. Dry and roasted. Syrupy and sweet caramelish. Sweet and roasted malty. Bitter. Roasted finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Sep 2017
at 19:35
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle @ Dunkbar. Thanks to Orla , Rekvium and Vindueskigger. Pours Black with creamy head. Chewy Malty. Roasted and dry with a Great slickness. Good coffee and Rye. Woody. Complex, Chewy and Tasty sipper!
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2017
at 12:19
9.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
On tap at Alesmith Brewing/Anvil & Stave. Pours black with tan to light brown head. Roasted malts, lots of chocolate, coffee, vanilla, some rye, dried dark fruit, whiskey. Sweet, thick, chewy, complex, but still smooth. Bit warming, but no excessive alcohol. Full bodied. Out of 6 Speedways tried at the brewery this one was best for me.
Tried
from Draft
at
AleSmith Brewing Company
on 27 Jul 2017
at 16:16
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
750ml bottle thanks to Darrel. Pours out black topped with a tan head. Nose is amazing vanilla roast coffee rye barrel wow. Taste is amazing chocolate vanilla coffee some head and bourbon barrel goodness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2017
at 21:24
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle thanks to Dan. Pours black with medium tan head that lasts. The aroma is fudge, brownie, roast, wood, rye, vanilla, whiskey. Thick, chewy, roast, vanilla, whiskey, rye, wood, nice sweetness, enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2017
at 19:55