Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout

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

Amazing aroma of chocolate (very much chocolate), vanila and hints of tobaco. Apperance is dark black with a small head. Flavor of coffe, chocolate, vanila. The flavor is also very bitter. The flavor is very round and nice but at the same time complex. Overall a grate beer.

Mondail 2009, Montreal. Pretty much black with a creamy brown head. Chocolate, roast, oak and c-hops in the aroma. Flavour has chocolate, roast, anise, chocolate, and black coffee. The effects of the oak aging are there as well, but not as pronounced as one might expect. Lingering bitter (roast and hops) finish, along with a lot of alcohol. Incredibly full and smooth. Excellent.

Dark with brown short lasting head. Chocolate, low acidity (which is good). Some sweetness and also some bitterness, but not too much. Well balanced I suppose. Burnt malt. Nice.

Black, with a brown head. Aromas are hops, chocolate, fruit, and coffee. Flavors are chocolate, roasted malt, coffee, hops, and fruit. Body is medium, but seems like it should be heavier. End is a little bitter, but not in a bad way, loved it

I had this a long time ago while visiting Indianapolis and unfortunately the other application I use to track my ratings deleted the long and complicated tasting notes I had for this beer. I’m sad, but I do have the numbers, and I do know that this was one great stout!

22oz bottle received as a gift from my wife. Poured into a tulip glass. This beer pours black with a nice thick brown head. The aroma consists of alcohol, chocolate and toffee. The thick oil body is full of wood, coffee, chocolate and vanilla flavors. The finish has a nice bitter punch combined with alcohol complexity. This is a great beer.

22 ounce bottle from New Beer Distributors in Manhattan, purchased while on a business trip ($8.25). Pours into the short hotel glass a deep black with thick mocha colored head that slowly dissipates, leaving nice lacing. Aroma is dusty roasty chocolate, reminding me of Cocoa Krispies breakfast cereal in the US. Aroma also has raisins and bourbon as well as a woody/oak element. Flavor is initially strong chocolate, roasted coffee, and a boozy bourbon-y taste that is somewhat pleasant, but does take away from the smoothness of the beer. A decidedly burnt flavor begins to emerge and continues toward the finish. The flavor is certainly complex (and good) with its various elements, but I think this could be better balanced. Perhaps I should have had the regular Yeti first before going at this one. Glad that I had the opportunity to buy and sample this while on the east coast, but I will be very happy to return home to San Diego, the home of wonderful Speedway Stout and Stone IRS.

Pours a very very dark black with a very very thick, creamy, foamy dark tan head. As the head forms, a neat cascading of bubbles is seen moving in the brew. Aroma has a lot of oak wafting from it, lots of dark chocolate, light sweet vanilla, mild coffee notes and a nice citrus and pine hops note. Flavor starts off with sweet vanilla, heavy chocolate, light dark fruity, lots of dark toasted malt notes, a very solid black coffee bitterness and a slightly acidic feel/taste finish up the drink. The beer has one of the best mouth feels, very creamy, dense, perfect amount of carbonation (low), creamy head sticks around and provides a mustache as you drink it down and has great lacing. Overall a fantastic brew. When seeing that the rating was so high, I was worried that it would be overrated like a few other brews but this one definitely lives up to the hype and is by far one of my top 3 beers!