Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout

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

Pours motor oil thick black liquid with a huge dark tan head that leaves a nice lacing behind. Has an array of aromas, chocolate and coffee malts, followed by vanilla and a little alcohol. The flavor has a wonderful, full bodied, roasted chocolate malt flavor followed by a little alcohol that is covered by the smoky vanilla and hop bitterness. Thick and creamy body, an amazing brew.

This is the most chocolatey stout I’ve ever tasted. It pours a very dark black color that gives off a wonderful dark brown sugar head...mmmm....The head gives an aroma of lots of chocolate and hints of earthy hops... a little flowery hop aroma too. The flavor is great. Very intense with chocolate and definitely has notes of vanilla from the oak aging. Mmmmm. Earthy notes of hops, plus a little hint of caramel malts. As it warms a little, the notes of hops gets stronger... mmmmm. A great Stout indeed! Man this is good. The hops are great in this beer. The alcohol is warm and smooth, not harsh at all. Thanks Great Divide. The Lord bless the hop harvest.

Bomber, into snifter, wow already. Pours thick and creamy, ends up black in the glass with a thin tan head that quickly dissipates, leaves sporadic bubbles and lacing. Huge, surprising hop aroma, along with hints of plum, roasted chocolate, even vanilla. I’ve had a few Imperial stouts recently, and this one is really standing out in the flavour category. I can taste the abv, but it’s the most pleasant I’ve ever felt. I haven’t had the original Yeti, but I don’t taste much oak in this one. It’s there, just not as much as I’ve tasted in others that are oak aged. Anyway, nice medium body, definitely in my top 10.

Reminiscent of Bell’s Expedition Stout but slightly less caramel and alot more hops. The hop profile of the Oak Aged Yeti sets it apart from the other imperials out there. Also not as sticky as the Expedition. I hate licorice but was looking for it here and didn’t find it. Sweet tongue and doughy bready body. The long dirty finish is warm and superboozy with smoky vanilla and just a little bit of spice from the oak. I should’ve had the Yeti first but I will most certainly try it now to see how the character stacks up to the oak version. I do like how it threw me off not having notes of dark fruit or licorice to go with the usual chocolate and coffee the way other imperial stouts do. Top five easy.

bomber into sniffer. First thing first, I have been excited to try this because I loved the original yeti (my highest rating currently)... so here we go. Perfect oil pour with perfect dark brown head - creamy, durable, and lace inspiring. Aroma is mostly roasted chocolate malt with hints of vanilla, bourbon, molasses, raisins, and a bit of smoke and alcohol. Flavor is unique and definitely different than the original yeti. At first it was almost offensive, almost salty. As it warmed it mellowed out - no salt and no soy sauce. Though it is really good, it tastes like an normal imperial stout - I.E. I’m not detecting any effects of the oak aging. It is very roasty and chocolaty and creamy and smooth and warming to the stomach due to alcohol. Very good. Perfect and rich on the palate - heavy body and smooth with little carbonation. Overall: very good. I am now halfway done with the beer and have already boosted the score (the flavor from an 8 to a 9). I am now getting a really pleasant citrus hop presence in the finish, which I have never really experienced in an impy before, but it works well and presents a unique experience. Great divide really nailed it with yeti and its oak aged version here. I’m a sucker for this stuff.

Very Bitter, but not a much as North Coast Old Rasputin. Mostly deep roasted coffee aromas with some cocoas. I don’t get much wood in the arom though it is very full. Some alcohol is deinitely present. Texture is full bodied, creamy and thick.

Bottle from Wild Oats (Tampa, FL) pours a very dark brown/black color with a chocolate tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, bittersweet chocolate, vanilla, pipe tobacco, some licorice, and alcohol. Flavor is even more complex than the aroma. Very rich and wonderful mix of flavors with vanilla and oak standing out for me. I really enjoy the bitterness in the finish. I would love to try this on tap.

4/15/08 notes: 12oz on tap at Eli Cannon’s. This beer was otherworldly amazing. Poured a beautiful deep black with cream brown lacing. Aroma was of vanilla cream, roasted malts, and bourbon. O.A. Yeti features a thick, creamy mouthfeel that perfectly complements the blend of vanilla, oak, dark chocolate, and roasted malts present. I couldn’t help draw the comparison to Weyerbacher’s Heresy, although this beer has more body and an even better balanced hop-vanilla-alcohol finish. Phenomenal; can’t wait to try GD’s reg. Yeti!