Forged in 1995, AleSmith Brewing was taken over by Grand Master Judge and decorated home brewer Peter Zien in 2002 and swiftly became a world-class brewery. AleSmith is celebrating its 28th year in business and their state-of-the-art brewery occupies a 109,942 square-foot facility in Miramar, or Beeramar as it’s also known, a neighborhood in the northern part of San Diego, California. Deeply rooted in the amateur and craft brewing communities, AleSmith ales have continued to garner national and international awards and acclaim, as well as a loyal and rabid following among beer enthusiasts. In 2008, AleSmith was recognized as the Great American Beer Festival “Small Brewing Company of the Year”. As a three-time winner of the Champion Brewery Award at the San Diego International Beer Competition, they received a gold medal in 2019 for Nut Brown English brown ale. Further recognition for individual beers includes a 2016 gold medal for Old Numbskull, and a 2017 bronze medal for Wee Heavy at the Great American Beer Festival. Tonight, Peaks & Pints will be a pit stop for AleSmith Brewing’s Speedway Grand Prix on the Road — an epic night filled with nine exclusive Speedway Stout variants and other delicious barrel-aged favorites on draft. Come out and meet the AleSmith team and get your hands on some Speedway & AleSmith swag (available while supplies last). Rev up your engines and head to Peaks & Pints for three laps of crave-worthy AleSmith barrel-aged beers in three, in-house flights that we’re calling Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: AleSmith Grand Prix. The flights will be served beginning at 5 p.m.
Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: AleSmith Grand Prix
AleSmith Grand Prix Lap #1
Three, 3-ounce tasters for $13
Barrel-Aged Heavy Forge: Pancakes In Paradise
15.57% ABV
AleSmith’s Heavy Forge Imperial Stout aged in rye whiskey barrels with vanilla caviar, maple syrup, and macadamia nuts.
Barrel-Aged Lost Prophet: Double Barrel Vanilla
13.49% ABV
Brewed with a massive amount of malt as well as Belgian candi syrup and treacle, this rich and intense stout is aged in rye whiskey and then transferred to bourbon barrels, doubling the barrel character. The addition of double vanilla imparts a luscious creaminess to the beer.
Barrel-Aged Lost Prophet: Saratoga
15.45% ABV
Originally a barrel-aged offering for AleSmith’s Order of the Anvil bottle club, Saratoga is an imperial stout with notes of strong caramel, vanilla, plums, and raisins along with the complex roasty notes of an imperial stout. The barrel-aged version is double barrel aged in bourbon and brandy barrels.
AleSmith Grand Prix Lap #2
Three, 3-ounce tasters for $13
Barrel-Aged Speedway Stout German Chocolate Cake
12% ABV
Speedway Stout has been a favorite in AleSmith Brewing Company’s year-round lineup since 1999. The 12-percent imperial stout’s flavor is dominated by chocolate and roasted malts, which are complemented by a healthy dose of coffee added to each batch. While the stout is topnotch just the way it is, its well-balanced profile and smooth drinkability make it the ideal candidate for the AleSmith team to use to flex their creative muscles. Once a year they decide to push the limits and create exclusive one-off variations of Speedway Stout that are sure to impress. Their Barrel-Aged Speedway Stout German Chocolate Cake is brewed with cacao nibs, toasted coconut, roasted pecans, and coffee.
Barrel-Aged Speedway Stout Mexican Hot Chocolate
14.2% ABV
Barrel-Aged Speedway Stout Mexican Hot Chocolate is brewed with Mexican Muxbal Estate Coffee, Mexican cacao nibs from Nibble, cinnamon, Hatch chili peppers, and Madagascar vanilla, and then aged 7 years in tequila barrels. This barrel-aged Speedway is assertive up front with barrel character and chilis, but once warmed up all the flavors come together with deep chocolate, creamy vanilla, and spice.
Barrel-Aged Speedway Stout Chocolate Rum Cake
11.43% ABV
Barrel-Aged Speedway Stout Chocolate Rum Cake is aged in rum barrels with cacao nibs, Dutch cocoa, molasses, roasted walnuts, and coffee.
AleSmith Grand Prix Lap #3
Three, 3-ounce tasters for $13
Barrel-Aged Speedway Stout Confectionary Delight
14.4% ABV
Barrel-Aged Speedway Stout Confectionary Delight is a Russian imperial stout aged in apple brandy and maple syrup barrels with toasted almonds, vanilla beans, and coffee.
Barrel-Aged Noble Empire: Fairer Crochet
13% ABV
Barrel-Aged Noble Empire: Fairer Crochet is an imperial porter aged in bourbon barrels with hazelnuts, cacao nibs, and vanilla.
Pierre Seine
14.8% ABV
Pierre Seine is a Belgian strong dark ale with a rich sweet malty presence, significant esters, and alcohol. The malt is rich and strong and has a deep bready-toasty quality with a deep caramel complexity. The fruity esters contain raisin, plum, dried cherry, fig, or prune notes. Alcohols are soft, spicy, perfumy, and are low in intensity.
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