Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout

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

Dark black pour, very little carbonation. Rich chocolate, vanilla and coffee aroma. Flavor was rich roasted malts, smoke, and finished with bitter chocolate, some coffee and noticeable hops. Good flavor, well balanced and an enjoyable drink.

From the very first opening of the bottle you know this beer is going to be good. That initial whiff is extraordinary, and you can never fully acclimate to the nose, it’s like new every time. Very complex things going on in the pitch black liquid, malts mostly bring out huge chocolate and smoky flavours with subtle dark fruits, vanilla, and coffee.

Alcoholic motor oil. The first sip brings on the bitter and the second sip smooths it all down. By the end of the bottle you are kicking yourself for not buying two of them. There is a noticeable difference (but not much) between this and the Yeti but both are phenominal beers. I rated the Stone Russian Imperial slightly higher because it was slightly easier to drink. But if you set this bottle down in front of me and said "Here, drink this...I’ve got a case of them.", you would be my new best friend.

Pours black as night with big brown head. Has a very thick and creamy mouthfeel. Is big on roasty malts with dark chocolate, well balanced by sweetness. Vanilla and oak jump out as different from the non oak-aged. Amazing beer!

Rich, black pour with a frothy dark brown head. Vanilla, roasted malt, sweet chocolate aromas come up from the pour. The pour looks picture perfect in an English Imperial pint glass. Taste is Wow- vanilla, sweetness, roasted malt, oak, chocolate. The beers taste explodes and it all hits you so fast it leaves your head spinning. This is the Dark Lords younger cousin from Denver. I have had two other Yeti’s( reg and espresso), but this is by far the tastiest, most complex, worth buying again. It is thick and gives off a little bitterness at the end. Nice lacing on the glass. Last swallow- the alcohol finally comes out, in taste and smelling it. The glass was coated with the remnants of this great beer.

Bottle, 65 cl. Tried this along with the non-oak aged version and I have to say it was quite difficult to pick out the oak. Could be a tired palate though.. will re-rate. Oak or no oak, this is classic!

Dark brown with a thin tan head. Aroma of chocolate, vanilla, oak, alcohol and roasted malts. Taste pretty much in line with the aroma. Finishes up with some minor warming. I liked this one a bit more than the non Oak aged version.

Bottle, Mondial 2009. Pours black with a creamy brown head. Nice looking ! Aroma is piny and resinous hops. Some sweetness and roasted malt also. Taste is roasted malt, hops. Quite sweet and syrupy. Finish is dry. Palate is oily and carbonation is pretty faint.