Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout

Brewed by Great Divide Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Denver, Colorado USA

Solid black with a thick brown head. Aroma of milk chocolate, butter, and an earthy spice. Taste is a perfect balance of sweet milk chocolate and bitter mocha/coffee/dark chocolate mixed with a smooth creamy texture.

Bomber served in a snifter. Set out of the refrigerator to warm before tasting. Good choice. Beautiful pour. Dark brown/black in color with the light brown head filling half the glass with tight bubbles. They shortly fade leaving plenty of lacing behind. Roasty aroma of chocolate, coffee, dough, and hops. Smells thick, tastes thicker. Full bodied. Chocolate and coffee here as well. Plenty of hops to balance the roasted malts. Thick, chewy, sticky, creamy mouthfeel and an ultra long, slightly bitter finish. Superb.

Brown-black pour with a very sticky tan head, amazing lacing. Aroma is mostly caramel, anything roasted here hides behind the barrel. Flavor similarly caramelized, balance between the sweet toffee flavors and complexity in the background, tannins, creme brulee, heavy roast, licorice. Honestly there’s a bit too much going on in terms of balance to the sweet flavors, a bit more of a mishmash than a really complex beer. Full bodied, warm, great sipping beer with a lot of bourbon character.

pitch black pour, quickly vanishing tan head...roasty bitterness, mellowed with the oak aging...i prefer original

This is one of the best beers i’ve ever tasted. 22 oz bottle. This one pours dark as night with a rich thick brown head. The nose is chocolate, hints of vanilla and licorice, leather, and smoke. The taste is much the same with roasted coffee as well. The palate is thick and oily. This is a wonderful brew.

Yes, it’s black. Just like it should be. Three finger head of thick, coffee colored foam. Retention is great and lacing is clumpy and sticky. Big roasted malt presence. Notes of leather and smoke. Nice coffee hints. Brown sugar, molasses and a touch of licorice. Taste totally follows the nose, on this one. All that I can add is that the alcohol is extremely well-hidden and that this is one rich, decadent freakin’ beer. Very nice full bodied brew, here. Thick and creamy, with a touch of oiliness. The mild carbonation level helps this one remain smooth and enjoyable. This was made for sipping on, maybe a bottle or three, over the course of a night. Totally drinkable. Tasty as hell.

This is another imperial stout that I really like, with roasted coffee and chocolate type flavors like you would expect from a beer of this style. This beer has the added effect of a potent woody character from the oak. Interesting and delicious.