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Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout
Great Divide Brewing Company
- From:
- Great Divide Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #836 - ABV:
- 9.5%
- Score:
- 94
Ranked #1,924 - Avg:
- 4.25 | pDev: 9.65%
- Reviews:
- 1,689
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 26, 2023
- Added:
- Aug 09, 2004
- Wants:
- 381
- Gots:
- 975
Imperial stout aged on new French and American oak chips.
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Ratings by TCHopCraver:
Reviewed by TCHopCraver from Michigan
4.43/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Reviewed from notes scratched out on 12/9/10. I split the bottle with TCGoalie two days prior to his merry wedding.
OA Yeti pours rather black with a one-finger mocha-brown head into my large snifter. The carbonation bubbles right at the top of the body look dense and fairly fast-moving. Lacing left on the glass is great with fine squiggly strands and little blobs that appear and attach themselves to the drinking vessel.
The aroma reveals lots of freshly cut wood and sawdust that melds with dark chocolate, roasted malts, anise, and a bit of mustiness. A dark cherry fruit aroma and notes of vanilla also emerge from the glass. The oak is the most prominent aroma, but all of the scents synthesize rather nicely.
Right at the start of the sip, I get a fresh blast of chocolate and dark malts with notes of vanilla and brown sugar complementing. The oak is present throughout as a tannic bite on the sides of my mouth. However, it never overwhelms the overall flavor. The sweetness of the malts returns near the end of the sip, and is then washed away by a bitter coffee finish. This flavor is complex and titillates my brain.
A velvety creaminess envelops my mouth in a warm embrace at the same time that bitter acidity from the oak nibbles at the sides of my palate. The finish is a puckering, dry end to a lovely and extraordinary mouthfeel.
This bottle had a year and two months of age on it and I think that helped contribute to this being such a delicious and highly drinkable beverage. It was mellow and diverse-tasting, and was overall a great beer. I highly recommend Oak Aged Yeti and look forward to my next engagement with it.
Dec 19, 2010OA Yeti pours rather black with a one-finger mocha-brown head into my large snifter. The carbonation bubbles right at the top of the body look dense and fairly fast-moving. Lacing left on the glass is great with fine squiggly strands and little blobs that appear and attach themselves to the drinking vessel.
The aroma reveals lots of freshly cut wood and sawdust that melds with dark chocolate, roasted malts, anise, and a bit of mustiness. A dark cherry fruit aroma and notes of vanilla also emerge from the glass. The oak is the most prominent aroma, but all of the scents synthesize rather nicely.
Right at the start of the sip, I get a fresh blast of chocolate and dark malts with notes of vanilla and brown sugar complementing. The oak is present throughout as a tannic bite on the sides of my mouth. However, it never overwhelms the overall flavor. The sweetness of the malts returns near the end of the sip, and is then washed away by a bitter coffee finish. This flavor is complex and titillates my brain.
A velvety creaminess envelops my mouth in a warm embrace at the same time that bitter acidity from the oak nibbles at the sides of my palate. The finish is a puckering, dry end to a lovely and extraordinary mouthfeel.
This bottle had a year and two months of age on it and I think that helped contribute to this being such a delicious and highly drinkable beverage. It was mellow and diverse-tasting, and was overall a great beer. I highly recommend Oak Aged Yeti and look forward to my next engagement with it.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by DLG2 from Massachusetts
4.17/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
For me this is a great change of pace beer. I drink mostly light beers but I need a change up after 3 or 4 light beers, one of these stouts is a perfect change. Then back to a few light beers. I love the flavor and everything else about this beer. I know this isn’t the proper wine snob way to rate a beer, I just can’t do that.
Jan 08, 2023Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
4.4/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.4/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Pitch black colour, low brown head. Lovely aroma of oak, roasted malts, dark chocolate and coffee, hints of leather. Roasty flavour, dark malts, coffee, oak, hints of chocolate and liquorice. Nice bitterness in the finish.
Mar 19, 2021
Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout from Great Divide Brewing Company
Beer rating:
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100 with
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