Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout

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

An excellent effort from a brewery that I haven't been knocked out by previously. But this is a good stout. It is not too heavy on the roasty/smoky stuff, and has a sweet undertone that is pleasing. Very creamy mouthfeel, but not sticky or cloying. Looks great in a dimple mug too. Not one of the Imperial Stout superstars on Ratebeer, but it is a damn good brew.

22 oz bottle 2004 yeti-pours jet black with a nice brown head-excellent! fantastic aroma like a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie. flavrors show huge roasted and chocolate notes with some hops in the finish. This beer is excellent! Ok, im going on a rant here. This beer is very under-rated IMO. Tons of chocolate notes that meld with caramel and toffee to create the taste of a milky way candy bar. For me, this is a top 10 imperial stout! Very under-rated. This will age very nicely and cant wait to see how it turns out. 22 oz bottle 2003-pours almost pitch black with a minimal tan head. nice looking brew. robust flavors of coffee and chocolate. no alcohol detected. well balanced and solid. I need to get more of this stuff. thanks to whaleman for sharing this fine CO brew

Bottle. Solid black color with a dark brown head. A complex aroma with chocolate and toffee that is soon overtaken by dark fruits as the beer warms. A deep rich flavor with a full body that bathes the palate and leaves a lingering licorice and fruity finish. Quite a treat. Thanks to hopsrus for the trade.

Really fabulous beer. Exactly what an imperial stout should taste like. Loaded with chocolate, toffee and caramel flavors.

(Bottled, 0.33l) Pitch black with a medium, tight, brown and lasting head. Very malty, roasty and somewhat licoricey, delicious aroma with (a bit too evident) alcohol presence. Deliciously malty, quite roasty flavor with strong, bitter hops, licorice hints, a bit ashy finish, and well hidden alcohol. Not that complex, but very pleasant. Quite full-bodied, smooth and medium-carbonated palate. A great Imperial Stout with the emphasis on licorice and alcohol (beside the enormous roasty maltiness). As expected, it’s great with 70% chocolate :). (Bottled, 0.66l, was 8-4-9-5-16=4.2) Almost black with a small but lasting head. Very licoricey, slightly alcoholic aroma with vinous feel and quite a lot of malt. Sweetish-malty, very licoricey flavor with a smoothly hoppy. Quite full-bodied, very smooth palate with the strong hoppiness drowning in the malt. A delicious impy with all the ingredients necessary.

from the bottle. poured black with a huge brown head that left a lot of lacing. aroma roasted malts, coffee, dark sweet chocolate, raisins, brown sugar, alcohol comes ot nicely along with some sweet oranges. flavor wow this beer is packed with roasted flavor from the coffee, malts to a nuttyness, got some dark cherries and a hint of citrus. very good beer.

Since there are 5 pages of tasting notes on this beer already I will just offer some knowledge about it that I have not read here and that I may have special privy to. This beer ranked 2nd in the 2003 Alpha King Competition which determines the hoppiest beer in America. I know because I judged in it and was lucky enough to have the #1 and #2 beers at my table. How does an Imperial Stout do well in a hoppy beer competition? - Well, it is very hoppy and very drinkable which were the 2 requirements for the competition.

Bottle. Pours black. Decent brown head with great lacing. Aroma is huge chocolate with roasted grains. Mouthfeel is full, silky, smooth. Taste is malty, chocolate with some coffee/caramel. Hops come in halfway through with a pleasant and lasting bitterness. Very well balanced. Very drinkable.