AleSmith Speedway Stout

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Rated March 2009. 0.75L bottle from 2006 shared with crizay and Degarth. It poured very very dark with tall frothy light brown head. The aroma has a strong coffee influence along with some sweet caramel. The flavor is very smooth and creamy and velvety. I taste French roast coffee beans (lots of coffee), sweet caramel, semi sweet chocolate, toffee and a light dark fruitiness. Silky smooth and delicious flavor with absolutely no sense of the ABV. Wow, great beer.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Finally got a can on my last trip to Vermont. A bit hard to get find in Canada. Pours an average size frothy creamy tan head and has a deep dark black appearance with some amber highlights. Decent sticky lacing. Alcohol smell is instantly noticeable. Aromas of dark roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, cocoa, some subtle notes of dry fruit, vanilla, a bit of resin. Flavours are also abundant, mostly with the chocolate and dark roasted malts, the usual coffee and cocoa are there as well. A little bit of a bourbon like finish on the palate. Smooth, slick and slightly oily mouthfeel. The alcohol is nicely hidden and just slightly noticeable, much more than aroma. Gets a little smokey the longer it sits, which is great. Should've picked up a few more cans, maybe next time. :P

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Black cheery, coffee, and cotton candy in the nose. Dead black body with a caramel colored head that is long lasting and with minimal lace. Nice round mouth that is medium bodied. Very complex flavor but overall sweet. Toffee and coffee in the initial flavor, goes quite sweet in mid-taste, then goes to ripe dark fruit,alcohol present and warming at the end with hops finally kicking in for a bit of tartness in the finish, final ending sour and fruity.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 9

Pours opaque sable with a light tan head. Rich, sweet aroma has notes of molasses, roast malt, caramel and licorice. Flavor presents roast malt, molasses, caramel, and subtle chocolate and pepper notes. Drivin’ me wild! Viscous texture has some good fizz. One more beer off me bucket list.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 10

Finally broke down and opened the 750ml bottle I bought back in March 2009 from the sadly defunct Vin de Pays in Long Beach, CA. Murky black pour, small brown head, no carbonation. Aroma of coffee and chocolate. Uber buttery mouthfeel. Flavour was out of this world, some coffee, seemingly endless chocolate, hint of licorice. 12% ABV yet not boozy. Supremely well balanced. Doesn't get better than this.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Pours pitch black with a sub one finger head that goes down quickly. Aroma is very intense with hints of coffee, chocolate, liquorice, and toffee. Lacks carbonation. taste is also intense with hints of brewers liquorice, dark roasted malts, and dark chocolate. Coffee is there but a tad subdued. You get the booze at the very beginning and very end, middle of it you get the flavors. Not too much of a burn going down but it is a warmer. Awesome imperial. Kinda chewy at the end.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

750 ml bottle, bottled on 9/3/13. Pours dark brown black with a medium creamy brown head that retains well and laces the glass some.

The aroma is roasted, grainy, fudgy, chocolate with a little coffee.

The flavor is bitter roast, grains, chocolate, black licorice, a little dark fruit and some light roast coffee. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with smooth carbonation.

Overall, solid imperial stout. This bottle seems lighter on the coffee than other samples I've had.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 9

Finally available in NY. Well worth the short trip across the border. Almost black pour....enough about that. This is just an excellent beer. Everything an impy stout should be and more. Flavour and mouthfeel, outstanding. I'm sure my boss would understand if I had one more and arrived at work a little later than normal. Will buy again.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

Finally got a bottle of this at the City Market Coop in Burlington, VT. Second AleSmith of the Easter weekend, and last beer of this trip. Pours a real dark colour, almost black, with a big mocha creamy head, great retention. Big dark fruits (plums, raisins) aromas with hints of nuts. Again, really fruity for taste. Kind of disappointed with this one, as I expected lots of coffee and more roasted malts being a stout. Feels more like a strong porter.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Deep black body with an intense brown head - a truly beautiful beer to behold. Strong aromas of chocolate and coffee with notes of estery alocohol and earthy smokiness. This is SMOOTH - my bottle has about a year on it. Flavors of charred oak, strong coffee, smoke, tobacco, and chocolate covered espresso beans accompany a thick and creamy body. This is a real treat and a great way to end a long work week while sitting by the fire. Truly a phenomenal stout.