Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout

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

12oz bottle, sample #23 in a blind imperial stout tasting. Pours a very dark, oily brown color; medium tan head with fine-bubbled lacing. Inky, dried dark fruits and bitter chocolate in the aroma; red fruits. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: plenty of dried dark fruits, caramel, and inkiness; some toasted malts. Medium finish: roasted malts and dried fruits. Straightforward imperial stout. 8.4.7.4.14=3.7

12oz bottle. Pours a very dark, almost pitch-black color; dark brown, textured head with excellent retention and lacing crawling up the sides of the glass; a beautiful pour. Very nice resiny pine and citrus bitterness in the aroma (a huge step above Stoudt’s Fat Dog already); roasted / charred malts, bittersweet chocolate, and licorice; a generous pine-laden aroma with no show of alcohol; inky with oily hops. Full mouthfeel: roasted and charred malts, toffee, caramel, and plenty of chocolate; the hop bitterness in the mouthfeel is far less resinous and present than in the aroma; mostly a dense chocolately malt core with some mineral bitterness; tasty, satisfying, with a light show of resinous pine at mid-palate; a solid imperial stout with an excellent nose. Lengthy finish, showing oily nuttiness, roasted malts, and some bitter chocolate; dry and well-roasted end. 9.5.7.4.14=3.9

Whoa, Nelly! This is one beer that grabs you by the you-know-whats and doesn’t let go. Talk about a thick, smoky, and delicious brew. It pours like motor oil, but tastes like a liquor-filled chocolate candy. Grab one if you happen to see it...

22 oz bottle, via trade with someone a long time ago, and I forget who. Pours a clear very dark black colored body under a very dark brown one inch foamy head. Amazing retention and lots of patchy lacing. Aroma is thick and full of roast, chocolate, and coffee. Lighter notes of alcohol, licorice, hoppiness, and caramel. Well balanced flavor between the hoppy bitterness, heavy malt, caramel and chocolate. Very big all around. Finishes with lots of chocolate and some alcohol. Mouthfeel is thick and oily in texture with nice soft fine carbonation. Finishes a little sticky and warming. Pretty darn good. Not quite up there with my ultimate favorites, but still solid. The alcohol did get a little distracting by the end of the bottle though. Same overall score as the Oaked Yeti for me and I can’t really say that I prefer either version over the other, they’re both very good beers.

VERY Black Coloring with Espresso Head. Very Malty and Chocolatey Aroma.. Dark Caramel...Roasted Flavor...Dry and Hoppy too, but Not Enough to Keep a Malt Lover Away... Little Thick and Very Syrapy in Appearance... Warming Noticed After the Fact... GREAT Winter Brew!

Bottle ࿃ cl) from Systembolaget. Black with a medium creamy brown head. The typical intense roasted notes of coffee and chocolate are there, but dominated by a massive piney and citric hop profile. The mouthfeel is superb; heavy body, velvetly smooth, soft carbonation. A bit unbalanced with a massive bitterness. Still very enjoyable.

dark brown nearly black, no head, but laces a gogo on the glass. Coffee and sugar syrup malt nose. Malty hazelnut toasted taste. Also licorice. Not bitter, kind of woody. Nice.

Well, I think I'll let my wife rate this one (the quotes are her) "Smells really hoppy" "Is there fruit in this - look at the red color" (mixed in with the tan head on top of the super black body) "The flavor is in 3 sections - sharp up front, then sweet, then roasty at the end" I found a 4th flavor - some chocolate on the front of the tongue at the end. Delicious.

Bottle pours 5w30!   Head is definately dark brown.   This is one thick mutha!   Lacing is very nice.   Aroma is wonderful, roasted malt, bittersweet chocolate, and light hops.   The taste is exceptional.   Mouthfeel is smooth and velvety.   Rich and roasty, WOW this is good!   Sweet with a dry finish.   Alcohol is very well masked.   I wish I had a case of this.   Did I mention WOW!   Thanks goes out to ClarkVV for the trade!

Edit: The new batch of Yeti seems to bit less chocolately but quite a bit more hoppy.