Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout

A bruiser of an imperial stout. Not a stiletto, so much as a cudgel. It’s very good, but not best of breed, IMO. I favour a smoother profile, with the alcohol less prominent. Looked perfect. Thick teak with a solid inch of mocha-coloured head. Superb retention. Gorgeous aroma of fresh-ground coffee beans, cocoa powder, grape juice and treacle. Creamy-smooth lactic mouthfeel. Thickly alcoholic in taste, with lots of sticky burnt sugars, bath grout, some coffee-ground astringency and a solid slap of bitterness. (355ml bottle from IBS, Perth. BB May 2008)

’08 Bomber. This Imperial Stout has many fine and unique qualities. What I like the most about it (as a hop head) is the very high number of IBU’s. Hops have a huge presence. Also flavors of roasted coffee and a sweetness quality as well. Strong, golden lacing and excellent visual appearance. This is a top notch Colorado brew.

Noire et opaque. Très complexe et difficile a décrire. Flaveurs de malt foncée, de café, de chocolat, d’houblon frais, de fumé. Riche et délicieux. Une de mes favorites.

Pours black with a dark brown head. Smells a bit like coffee, chocolate and peat. Taste is from sweet in the beginning, to roasted malts, coffee and chocolate in the end. Finish is a nice bitterness. What a nice brew!

Pours thick black with a nice 3/4 finger of tan head, smells of coffee and a faint trace of hops. Tastes extreme coffee and chocolate at the front, and fades into a nice bitterness which is either the hops or alcohol. Overall excellent impy stout, can’t wait to try the oak aged version.

22oz bottle. dark oily pour, almost black in the glass. nice deep tan head. big aroma of roast, raisins and chocolate sweetness. sweet chocolate taste with a bit of hop dryness and bitterness in the finish. wonderful tasting. a little bit of alcohol peeks thru.

12 oz bottle from Oak Tree. Pours a great looking solid black body sitttin nuderneath two finers of tightly formed deep beige/lt brown head that totally disappears but leaves some interesting lace on the rear of my New Belgium Fat Tire glass. Aroma has lots of hops, citrus, lemon zest, grapefruit, bakers chocolate, roastiness, pineapple and slight tobacco and tar. Flavor has way more roastiness then the aroma lets on with lots of tar, tobacco, dark chocolate, citrus notes, pineapple, burnt toast with fermenting orange marmelade jam. Full bodied with stronger carbonation, slightly chalky finish with a strong bitterness from the hops that are still shining through like this was an IPA. Good stuff but the malty aroma and flavor of an Impy Stout are being overshadowed by all the hops, still good stuff.

On tap at 1702 in Tucson. Pours black with a brown head. Aroma is of chocolate, coffee grounds, quite a bit of peaty, earthy scent, and just a little hops. The flavor really follows this, and is especially earthy, with a little bitter finish. Very enjoyable.