Alesmith Speedway Stout
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12.0%ABV
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70IBU
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35SRM
Overall: This is what anyone trying to make an Imperial Stout should strive for. Besides the roasted coffee, there aren’t many other “gimmicks” that make this beer stand out. It’s simple yet bold and impactful.
The first thing that impresses about this massive stout is the ashy coffee aroma. On the palate it's all about the coffee; a rich dark roast espresso flavor is prevalent sip through swallow. So strong and definitive is the coffee core of this beer, it might even out-coffee Surly Brewing's...
Sensational tan-headed mahogany-bodied 12% alcohol Imperial Stout flaunts prominent roasted coffee bean theme that’s nearly as punctual as Red Hook’s defunct Double Black Stout made with Starbuck’s coffee. Creamy molasses thickness coats lactic black chocolate resonation while bourbon-licked creme de cacao liqueur pillages cappuccino finish. Burnt cedar, wet bark, and...