Great Divide Espresso Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout

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

Bomber thanks to aplusbreaks, thanks a ton man. Pours a dark brown color with a large mocha colored head, thick and creamy. The aroma just spilled out; loads of coffee, rich and milky. The flavor was initially a ton of coffee also, again rich and milky. The woody flavors are subdued but present. A light metallic and fruitiness also. Very rich and creamy altogether and more of a shot of espresso than anything else, which is fine. A light alcohol burn and it leaves your palate with a bitter hop which is overwhelmed by sweet and creamy espresso. Let me say that the original Yeti is maybe my favorite beer, this one is very nice and for what it is, excellent.

Bottle from Butters. Smells of coffee and roasted with hints of chocolate. Tastes of coffee, roasted malt, dark cocoa. Bitter finish.

Pours a dark black color with a small brown head. Nose of expresso, dark chocolate, roasted malt, good hop character and touch of vanilla. Initial taste is of creamy roasted malts, splashing expresso, vibrant refreshing hop character. Mid palate displays dark chocolate, vanilla and some alcohol spiciness & warmth. Palate is medium to full bodied and velvety smooth. Above average palate duration and good head retention. This is was very enjoyable.

Bottle. Dark black pour, little carbonation with coffee and vanilla aroma. Flavor was creamy and rich espresso, mellow and bitter roasted coffee aftertaste. Well done beer.

Bottled. Opaque black with a rocky brown head. Nose is subdued for as big as this is, with hops and alcohol being dominant. Bitter chocolate and coffee, with hints of vanilla, with warming alcohol.

22oz bottle. Pours black with a 2 finger coffee colored head. Fantastic retention and lacing. Aromas of espresso, coffee, dark chocolate, roast and a touch of vanilla. Flavors are very much the same, lots of coffee/espresso semi sweet chocolate, heavy roast, and a long lingering bitter coffee flavor. Palate is full bodied and rich. No much layering going on, just a bunch of espresso, and Im ok with that right now.

22 oz bottle, bottle 2/13/09. Pours a dark black with a thick creamy dark brown head that retains well and laces the glass.

The aroma is sweet chocolate, cream, and coffee. Some roasted and charred malts and black licorice come out as it sits and then take over.

The flavor is sweet lactic chocolate at first with a big charred roasted bitter finish that dominates. It’s very acidic and just sits on the tongue. The mouthfeel is medium bodied and a little watery.

Overall, it started off so promising, but the charred tarry finish is just too unpleasant. And where are the coffee flavors? This reminds me a lot of the oak aged Yeti (with all of its faults). The regular Yeti is far superior to both in my opinion.

lots of semi dark chocolate, empty espresso cup, chocolate and coco powder Aromas .. .
quite a bit of unique flavours, the espresso is most upfront, light dark chocolate and used coffee grounds follow .. .
on the extreme side of smoothness for such a big brew!
the aftertaste is outta this world, clean yet assertive!

I think this really is the finest Imperial Stout to touch my lips!!

world class!! ..god! why did i only buy one bottle!?!?!?