Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout

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

bomber into sniffer. First thing first, I have been excited to try this because I loved the original yeti (my highest rating currently)... so here we go. Perfect oil pour with perfect dark brown head - creamy, durable, and lace inspiring. Aroma is mostly roasted chocolate malt with hints of vanilla, bourbon, molasses, raisins, and a bit of smoke and alcohol. Flavor is unique and definitely different than the original yeti. At first it was almost offensive, almost salty. As it warmed it mellowed out - no salt and no soy sauce. Though it is really good, it tastes like an normal imperial stout - I.E. I’m not detecting any effects of the oak aging. It is very roasty and chocolaty and creamy and smooth and warming to the stomach due to alcohol. Very good. Perfect and rich on the palate - heavy body and smooth with little carbonation. Overall: very good. I am now halfway done with the beer and have already boosted the score (the flavor from an 8 to a 9). I am now getting a really pleasant citrus hop presence in the finish, which I have never really experienced in an impy before, but it works well and presents a unique experience. Great divide really nailed it with yeti and its oak aged version here. I’m a sucker for this stuff.

Very Bitter, but not a much as North Coast Old Rasputin. Mostly deep roasted coffee aromas with some cocoas. I don’t get much wood in the arom though it is very full. Some alcohol is deinitely present. Texture is full bodied, creamy and thick.

Bottle from Wild Oats (Tampa, FL) pours a very dark brown/black color with a chocolate tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, bittersweet chocolate, vanilla, pipe tobacco, some licorice, and alcohol. Flavor is even more complex than the aroma. Very rich and wonderful mix of flavors with vanilla and oak standing out for me. I really enjoy the bitterness in the finish. I would love to try this on tap.

4/15/08 notes: 12oz on tap at Eli Cannon’s. This beer was otherworldly amazing. Poured a beautiful deep black with cream brown lacing. Aroma was of vanilla cream, roasted malts, and bourbon. O.A. Yeti features a thick, creamy mouthfeel that perfectly complements the blend of vanilla, oak, dark chocolate, and roasted malts present. I couldn’t help draw the comparison to Weyerbacher’s Heresy, although this beer has more body and an even better balanced hop-vanilla-alcohol finish. Phenomenal; can’t wait to try GD’s reg. Yeti!

Wow! This is probably the smoothest Impy that I’ve ever had. I didn’t expect a whole lot out of a beer this widely distributed, but it was really very tasty. Really enjoyed it a lot.

Flavor bomb is the way to describe this incredible stout great on all counts even the presentation which has a creamy dark tan head that last longer then most high alcohol stouts. dark black and full of flavor with a deep chocolate finish.

Mostly deep roasted coffee aromas with some cocoas. I don’t get much wood in the arom though it is very full. Some alcohol is deinitely present. Texture is full bodied, creamy and thick. If anything is subtle it’s the hop profile. There are a whole lot of hops in here and not much comes through over all the other stuff going on. It’s definitely there but luke a big fat bass line instead of something more granular and vivid.

Incredibly tastey and filling. This beer pours a dark deep black colour with a very large khaki coloured head. The aromas are rich and very strong. a little alcohol with dark coffee beans, roasted nuts, and caramel. Mouthfeel is rich as well, very full and wickedly carbonated. Tastes of a coffee specialty drink, alcohol, and barbeque.