Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout

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

Dark as hades, yet sweet as heaven. This highly drinkable stout would get along well with a rare cut of anything or by itself as is. Great Divide contines to impress.

Black. Thin dark brown head. Aroma of alcohol and esters. Malty chocolate and coffee flavor. Smoky toffee finish, long-lasting.

650 ml bottle. Pours a dense abyss like black with a dense long lived tan head. Earthy nose with coffee, chocolate and vanilla notes. Heavy otherwise smooth body. A wall of flavor highlighting chocolate, licorice, coffee and vanilla offset by an ample hop profile. Nice dry finish on an intense beast of a beer.

Bottle. Almost black with a big, lacing light brown head. Intense chocolate vanilla aroma, but also noticeable alcohol. Chocolate, modest coffee, strong vanilla flavours, solid hop bitterness. Rummy flavours. Nice creamy texture. A monster of a beer!

Bottle from Olbutikken Black with a dark brown head. Lots of chocolate and coffe, finishes of in a smooth vanilla flavour.

(11.28.08) 1 pt 6 oz bottle. Black pour with a large, brown head that mostly falls away. Little lacing. Complex aroma: vanilla, chocolate, roasty malts, and a ton of hops. Sweet flavor, with plenty of chocolate and hops. Finish doesn’t last too long. Delicious beer, but not my favorite imperial stout.

650 ml bottle shared with Bananaman. Pours a dark black color with a thick, brown head. Looks really nice in the glass imo, you definitely want to taste it! Aroma of vanilla, oak, hops (citrus), fudge, toffee and dark chocolate. Very nice smell, so for no wrong. Flavour is of hard roasted malt, coffee, almost tar, lots of citrus hops, with a BIG, and I mean, BIG bitterness. Lots of burnt notes aswell. I would say this is a bit too bitter and hoppy for my taste. Mouthfeel is quite good though, it’s very filling with a big body, almost sticky, but I must say it’s a bit "harsh" also. Not that drinkable... Well... I don’t think the hard roasted malts is working with the big bitterness in the taste as well as you can hope for. I thought this one would be a bit more "rounded" and mellow due to the oak aging process. Still a good imperial stout, it smells and looks excellent, though it doesn’t live up to the "hype".

One of the better oak aged imperial stouts. It has a ton of bourbon aroma and flavor, but almost loses it’s complexity from the regular Yeti as the oak tends to overwhelm this slightly overly carbonated beer. It has coffee, dark chocolate, molasses, and a nice hop backbone. I wish they could raise the ABV, as it would add depth. Still, outstanding beer.