Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout

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

From a 22 oz bottle this poured black as black and thick as old motor oil with a moderate sized but very creamy tan head that left nice chunks of lacing. Looks just like the oaked version. Strong nose of coffee, chocolate, and caramel leap from the glass with lots of citrus hops there as well. Ver y rich creamy mouthfeel. Flavor is full of surprises with hints of vanilla, chocolate, coffee, and a bit of spices. The finish is long and delightful with great hops. The alcohol is hidden well. Ranks right up there on a par with Stone and their own oaked version., and that is saying a lot. Served at 55 degrees straight from my beer cellar.

Maverick 2003 bottle. Been sitting on this for awhile. Pours dark oily black with minimal beige head that fades to a ring of film. Initial aroma is chocolate and licorice/alcohol. Tiny bit of coffee through the middle, then a dark burnt grain overload. Flavor is dominated by dark grain bitterness, with lots of dark fruit. Turning a little sour as it warms. Wonder how much life these have left.

Great near black pour with dark brown head. Sweet lactic malty aroma, with light bitter chocolate and some oakey wood. Flavor is roasty medium chocolate with some bitterness and abv on the finish. Medium full body is creamy and chalky. Very enjoyable.

Big thanks to Dansting for this baby. I’ve been waiting awhile to get the regular Yeti, as it’s been awhile since I had the BA version. Appearance is jet black with some light brown highlights on the edges of the glass (gotta hold it up to a pretty bright light) with a thick creamy dark tan head with some serious staying power (head almost looked like something off a cappuccino). Aroma was dark chocolate, molasses, slight coffee notes and some undercover citrus hops. It would have gotten high marks but the aroma was a little tame for my liking. Flavor were pretty much the same as the nose with a little more emphasis on the hops. The creamy smoothness of this beer is just incredible. Overall, an excellent beer but I think I like the BA version a bit better. It carries just more complexity for me.

(Bottle at Olbaren, Copehagen) Pours black with a small brown head. Smell: wet asfalt in sunshine. Rum raisins. Fresh and heavy at the same time. Notes of dark fruits. Some alcohol sweetness. Notes of cocoa. Taste: In the beginning sweet, ends with dry afterbitterness, cocoa. Coffee. Salty liquorice. Sweet but dry. Complex. Good body but not excelent. Second try: (Bottle) Pours black with a brown head. Aroma of roasted and light burned malt with tones of chocolate, light coffee and light caramel. Also a lot of piny, grapefruit-ish and resiny hops. Undertones of black berries and asphalt. A great deal of alcohol warmth is also present in the nose. Burned malt flavour with citric and resiny hops. Malt brings dark chocolate and coffee, mostly espresso. A salty, full bitterness is covering everything. Grapefruit-ish hops and burned liquorice in the finish. Round and lightly soft mouthfeel but with a black belt karate bitterness cover everything. Full bodied and with an aggressive IIPA bitterness.

bottle. Great opaque black with a dense tan head. The aroma is very thick of chocolate, coffee, and accented with some pine. Nice chewy mouthfeel and a huge balance of malt and nice spicy hops. This is damn good, but is lacking that little extra flavor that the Oak Aged Yeti packs.

Bottle. Pours a dark creamy and thick brew, with a nice light brown head. The aroma is hints of fruit, chocolate and a damp forest. The taste is creamy and rich; coffee, chocolate, burnt malts, some citrus and raisin, a woody and smoked taste, and some hops. Really a great drink; a bit of alcohol warming, but just a nice hint. Simply great. Re-rate: an amazing brew. Kind of like a imperial dry stout, lots of roasted flavors and rich molasses. A bitterness on the edges of your palate throughout. On of my favorites.

Bottle from AgentSteve. Thanks Steve! Thick mixed bubble dark reddish brown head. Thick body. Malty, chocolate, aroma notes. Not overpowering. Flavor is a nice balance of sweetness and dryness. Lots of hop bitterness blend well with the roasted grains. No burnt notes, or sour dry notes. Very nice. Easy to drink and tasty. Even better as it warms up.