Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout

Bottle, many thanks to Ian (Harrisoni) for this beer, cheers mate This beer pour pretty much shark eye black it actually looks quite menacing, with a huge brown head of foam. Quite stunningly hoppy, liqorice, milk chocolate lashings of cream, roasted malt, how much can they pack into this thing eh? This also rates very highly on the hop back burp ’o’ meter thats when you realise just how many hops thay pack in, its wonderful cheers Ian for your generosity.

I tried this during a RIS sampling evening at my house. My overall impression was that this was terribly over-hopped to the point that it tasted more like an IPA than an impy stout. Reminiscent of Stone’s 11th Anniversary Ale. And compared to the other RIS’s we tasted, this was my least favorite. A: very dark, decent head and lacing S: quite hoppy, some roasted and smoky overtones t: much too hoppy for my tastes. while I expect there to be some roasted and hop bitterness, this was just not balanced well enough for my tastes. M: Thick, but too much lingering hop bitterness D: With so many other RIS choices, I wouldn’t spend the $$ on this again.

Bottle. Pitch black, brown head. Fruity aroma, plums, coffee, chocolate. Lots of fruit and bitterness in the taste, along with roasted malt, coffee and chocolate. This is heavy stuff.

Black with a brown head. Hefty aroma of coffee, black chocolate, burnt caramel, alcohol and roasted malts. The flavour is equally challenging with a thick body and a sweet and wam milddle, ending in a bitter finish. It’s a yeti allright, but not as well tempered as it’s bigger brother on the oak.

Bottle. Poured pitch black with a small/medium dark brown head. Aroma is caramel, roasted malts and coffee. Taste was roasty, licorice, chocolate and a tiny bit of alcohol. The mouthfeel is also tremendous, very full bodied. Great stuff.

12oz bottle. pour is pitch black with a brown head and quite a bit of lacing. smell of pine, toasty, nuts and slight chocolate and coffee. smooth bodied - creamy and very drinkable - hides the alcohol extremely well. flavors of fresh brewed coffee and malt with a nice hoppy bitterness on the finish. would like to do a side by side with the oak aged yet. fantastic brew.

excellent beer. Dark, roasted flavor. Has that ’grainy’ mouthfeel and high abv content that I covet. Very hoppy for a stout but delicous none the less.

Bottle, the smell is malty with some molasses. a bit the palate is just dry with some malt, a bit of popcorn buterryness. Not bad at all would buy again