Yeti Imperial Stout - Great Divide Brewing Company

FormatKid

Tennessee

4.78/5  rDev +13%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

22oz’s of Imperial Stout…it’s a beautiful thang. Pouring out into my goblet it leaves the bottle with viscous reluctance. The body is dead black, impenetrable, etc. thin brown head emerges and then recedes to a thin ring about the edge of the glass and a greasy cap. The nose is ripe with damp, dark berry esters, charred malt, coffee and bitter chocolate. Berries and bitter chocolate up front on my palate, all the great flavors of a good Imperial Stout are here espresso, charred malt. One thing that set this apart from other Imp Stouts to me though is the fresh green hop presence, almost immediately I started tasting citrus/pine hop flavors and they just became more prevalent into the finish. Bravo!, this may be the hoppiest stout I’ve had to date. The mouthfeel is a tad lacking, not too shabby anyway. That charred bitter/hoppy aftertaste is mind-blowing though, I have to get more of this!

Serving type: bottle

01-29-2005 04:16:41 | More by FormatKid

lunarbrew

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -5.4%

06-20-2013 00:34:57 | More by lunarbrew

t_carterb

Georgia

4/5  rDev -5.4%

06-19-2013 15:58:14 | More by t_carterb

ThreeKingdoms

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev -11.3%

06-19-2013 13:47:28 | More by ThreeKingdoms

flyingPharmacist

New York

3.75/5  rDev -11.3%

06-19-2013 10:04:53 | More by flyingPharmacist

carrionricardo

California

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

06-19-2013 05:34:28 | More by carrionricardo

taylor714914

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -29.1%

06-18-2013 23:49:26 | More by taylor714914

jbar920

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -11.3%

06-18-2013 17:43:53 | More by jbar920

HumphreyLee

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -5.4%

06-18-2013 07:29:28 | More by HumphreyLee

RyV

California

4.75/5  rDev +12.3%

06-18-2013 06:22:26 | More by RyV

tstigz

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

06-18-2013 04:14:09 | More by tstigz

BColton1

Rhode Island

4/5  rDev -5.4%

06-18-2013 01:39:16 | More by BColton1

KyleMA

California

4/5  rDev -5.4%

06-17-2013 23:59:04 | More by KyleMA

drinking12many

West Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +6.4%

06-16-2013 23:19:27 | More by drinking12many

jpizzle

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

06-16-2013 22:07:52 | More by jpizzle

anson42

California

4/5  rDev -5.4%

06-16-2013 01:36:09 | More by anson42

BEERMILER12

Maine

4.29/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

BOTTLED ON: JAN 24 2013

A: Pours a pitch black color with a little more than a fingers worth of dark tan head that reduces slowly down to a decent sized cap

S: Roasted malts, dark chocolate, caramel, and quite a bit of hoppiness. Get a hint of alcohol towards the back end

T: Starts off with roasted malts, dark chocolate, toffee, and a light hint of coffee (it might just be more of the intense roastiness) and then goes into a good bit of bitter hoppiness. Finishes with a light lingering bitterness from both the hops and roasted malts. Alcohol is well hidden

M: Medium-full bodied with moderate carbonation. Thick

O: A very nice stout with quite a bitter kick. Quite drinkable despite the bitterness and 9.5%. Definitely recommended, especially if you enjoy a good amount of hops in your stout

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2013 23:34:01 | More by BEERMILER12

IchLiebeBier

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: Very dark chestnut, almost black; huge frothy brown head, long lasting, good lacing

Aroma: Initial whiff of hops, followed by roasted malts and chocolate

Taste: Very interesting creamy start with bitter hop flavor on back of tongue with accompanying sweetness; very well balanced and quite tasty; excellent overall

Remarks: I didn't score A, S, T, M at that time, so please disregard those scores

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2013 23:17:41 | More by IchLiebeBier

Jayeblue24

Idaho

4.5/5  rDev +6.4%

06-15-2013 04:42:56 | More by Jayeblue24

Chingringo

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +12.3%

06-15-2013 03:59:15 | More by Chingringo

nataku00

California

4.33/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25

Bottle, around two years old, poured into a tulip glass. Beer pours a dark brown, bordering on black, with two fingers of creamy chocolate colored head. Head sticks around for a bit, before slowly receding leaving thick lacing on the edge of the glass.

Nose is medium roasted coffee, dark fruit, dark chocolate, smoked and roasted malt.

Taste is mainly roasted flavors, bitter coffee and dark roasted malt, mellows into some light sweeter dark chocolate flavors. Lingering coffee bitterness on the tongue.

Full body, thick and creamy, coating your mouth with a sip.

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2013 03:42:14 | More by nataku00

marlinsfan4

Maryland

4/5  rDev -5.4%

06-14-2013 00:19:16 | More by marlinsfan4

doremite

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -11.3%

06-13-2013 21:14:19 | More by doremite

gleemonger

California

4.45/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Very dark brown to black, with a nice thick, dimpled beige head. The head stays nice and thick and lingers through the whole glass, with some nice lacing.

Rich roasty, chocolatey aroma with a touch of sweetness and some alcohol. It smells like a big one, and I can't wait to take a sip.

More bitter than I was expecting, almost a tad metallic - coming from what seems to be a combo of the burnt malts and some hops. The chocolate is there, but is more in the background than I expected. There is definitely a complexity there as I expect from a RIS though, with some good sweet malts backing ulp all of the above. I think it's just a little on the bitter side for my taste.

Nice and rich, as I come to expect from a good RIS. Moderate carbonation, and a nice creamy feel.

A very nice stout. For me, if the bitterness were toned way down, it would almost be perfect, as it is in most areas. I'm just not a fan of too much metallic hop bitterness in my stouts. But this is definitely a very solid beer.

Serving type: bottle

06-13-2013 19:41:06 | More by gleemonger

hoosier222002

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +6.4%

06-13-2013 03:16:51 | More by hoosier222002