Great Divide Barrel Aged Yeti

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

Serve in Snifter

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Pours dark black with a thin mocha head. Aroma of hot whiskey and oak. Drinks smooth for what it is. Chocolate and bourbon. Pretty nice. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Thanks to Forgetfu for the bottle A-- Poured black, pretty much motor oil black. Dark brown leather one finger head that quickly falls off to milk chocolate colored film. Get same reaction on swirling. fast running ABV legs on the sides of the glass and just bits of lacing here and there. Thinking the body is a bit thin with the fast legs. S-- Buttery Carmel, Vanilla, milk chocolate, whiskey, and wood. Flavors mesh very well. ABV is in the nose but the Carmel and vanilla is just yummy. No coffee though. What I like most about the Yeti smell. T-- Whiskey, wood, Carmel, vanilla, chocolate, and alcohol. The alcohol is not in a bad way though. Enhances the flavors and makes this more complex and richer. M-- I will draw some parallels to some massive shiraz’s I have had here. The beer sticks to my gums. Very numbing of the gums due to the alcohol. That is good though. Slightly thin body but makes up for it in feel. Rich, thick, chewy and heavy. Still lot of whiskey, wood, vanilla, dairy milk chocolate, and Carmel but also do get appearances of coffee and with dark fruits here and there. Bits of bitter coffee and whiskey finish are a good touch. O-- Has some flaws here and there and the Alcohol is a bit overbearing at times. Reminds me way too much of a good shiraz that is just in your face. Still pretty easy to drink though. Still get the base beer and Yeti is to me the best Imperial stout on the market (ok, bit of a homer). Very good barrel treatment. Still ageing very well and will be good for a while. Quite happy to have had this.

Bottle. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty woody chocolate aroma. Roasted malty woody chocolate flavor with weak sour hints. Has a roasted malty woody chocolate finish.

Bottle #901, vintage 2011, shared by badnewsbeers. Deep murky brown-black body, thick puffy brown head. Nose of whiskey and oak, bitter and charred with notes of cocoa. Leathery body with molasses, cocoa, oak and whiskey. Very good.

Aroma- massive whiskey, roasted notes, chocolate, plums, figs, booze Appearance- black with a whispy white head Taste- huge whiskey sweetness upfront, caramel, dark fruits, roasted notes, alcohol heat, lingering whiskey on the backend Palate- great body and nice mouthfeel on this one Overall- So glad that I got to try this one. Superbly complex and thought-provoking. A rich, powerful BA stout that was a fantastic treat.

UPDATED: JUL 22, 2012 Bottle. Pours motor oil black. Brown head. Very viscous. Nose/taste of whiskey, sweet dark chocolate, oak, vanilla, smoky peat, dark walnuts and dark coffee roast. Medium body.

Paul very graciously split a bottle of this with me on my porch last night. Bottle 491/1104 This beer appears a near black with about one inch of beige head resting atop the darkness. There is a nice coating of lacing throughout the glass. The aroma is big, with a heavy whiskey presence followed by roasted malt and chocolate. BA Yeti is a great tasting beer, no doubt. I thoroughly enjoyed my half of the bottle. While there is certainly some noticeable heat in both the aroma and taste, I never felt that it detracted from the overall flavor of the beer. The feel is thick, viscous and wonderful with a warming alcohol finish. This beer was a treat, and I really enjoyed it.

750ml bottle, #316 from 2011 courtesy of adneilson for rating 900. Midnight brown with a creamy dark mocha head, great retention all the way throughout. Huge depth on aroma with more flavours becomes apparent, very well balanced, nutiness, with some toffee and chocolate, whiskey, buttery, bit smoky/peat. Full body, moderate carbonation, long nice finish with a slight sweetness and all the flavours melding together to create a great beer.

Latest vinage. Sour. The sourness doesn’t totally ruin the beer for me though it isn’t what the brewer intended.

@markwise Birthday-palooza-a-go-go Gathering-thanks Blazer06-750 bottle-after it finished gushing, pours black with a too big tan head. Aroma is tart, roasty dark malt-ashy. Taste is sour/tart-dark fruit, wood, dark malt-ashy.