Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout

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

07-22-07. Globe glass at 64 F. Pours B-L-A-C-K. The darkest beer I’ve seen, possibly. A 2 finger caramel head. Almost intimidating. Roast, dark chocolate, espresso, milk, malt, caramel, cream, and black coffee to the nose. The initial taste is roast, pine hops, black coffee, espresso, a tinge of alcohol, caramel, malted milk balls, and a bit of dark chocolate. Aftertaste is a bitter roasted coffee, pine hops, and malted milk balls. Palate is orgasmic. Creamy and full with light carbonation. Absolutely wonderful beer. The most balanced beer I have tasted to this point. Hops definitely add to the flavor; not distract. Could maybe do with just a smidge more caramel flavor...but that’s being extra picky.

22oz bottle. Pour black in color with brown head. Aroma is sweet, alcohol, chocolate and roasted coffee. Taste dark chocolate and roasted coffee with bitter finish.

Bottled. A black as coal and opaque beer, with a small and disappearing brown head. Powerful aroma of roasted malt, with notes of coffee, dark chocolate, dark fruits, dark bread and some hops. A deep, complex and pleasant nose, I would say perfect. The flavour is fantastic too, with a big amount of roasted malt and hops, a vinous feeling and coffee, chocolate and much more flavours I can’t describe. It starts sweet and finishes with a long lasting and lingering bitter aftertaste from both roasted malt and hops. Full body, soft carbonation, the alcohol is almost totally hidden. Perhaps too filling, but it’s not a big problem. A wonderful beer, luckily this is now available in Italy. I can’t wait to try the Oak Aged version.

Rated 11/11/06: Yeti, Yeti, Yeti....this is definately one hairy giant of a stout! Think this is from ’04 can’t be sure though. Aroma is silky smooth lots of mellow chocolate, raisens, plums, and tons of roasted malt with a touch of hops. Black pour with an ample head and some lacing what a great surprise for an imperial, for that I give it the tops. Mouthfeel is well blended and exceptionally smooth, just the right burn from the abv to round out another top score. Awesome flavor, I believe that this has been sitting for at least a couple of years. Incredibly mellow and well blended. Heavy thick malts with a complimenting sweetness matched by a trace of bittering hops. Great stout, great label, and well priced This is a must try.

bottle at home. I drink alone. Which would be depressing except when you drink a beer this good. Pours black and syrupy with a beautiful dark brown head. It’s got legs on the glass and a nice lacing. A little more carbonation than some Impy’s and I like that. Smells of dried fruits, perhaps liqourice. Tastes of chocolate, roasted malts. bitter hop finish that is not overdone. This is one of the best. A must try!

Pours adark black with a nthick coffee colored head. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, coffee and sugar. Tastes of roasted malt, dark chocolate, coffee and smoe dark berries. Has a very smooth taste in which the high alcohol content is nicely masked.

This is another great IMP stout. While I haven’t tried its big brother yet I’m sure it is just as great. This beer is dark, thick and is a beer to enjoy. It tastes of coffee, dark chocolate and slightly bitter. The hops are definitely underplayed which can be nice. Highly recommend this beer and will always try to keep it on hand.

Just incredible. Really tempting aroma with a pitch black color. The flavor is very full with a chocolaty, caramely flavor that gives way to a toffee aftertaste. Absolutely delicious