Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout - Great Divide Brewing Company

BigBarley

Texas

4.94/5  rDev +15.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

A - Poured a thick, syrupy jet black, with a dark tan finger of imposing foam that crests this gloriously dark beer. Looks like something special!

S - Wood, vanilla bean, dark chocolate, sweet molasses, roasted coffee, more vanilla, cream. Smells unbelievable.

T - Good lord! So flavorful, so deep. It's like a beer milkshake of some kind. Sweet, rich notes of smokey roasted wood, coffee beans, marmalade, milk chocolate fighting dark chocolate, vanilla dancing with cocoa, a glass of iced coffee, a barbecue next to an ice cream machine... I was overwhelmed by flavor after flavor. Each taste was subtly different but still hating the same pool of vivid flavors. Easily one of the best flavors I've witnessed in an RIS, and I'm instantly in love.

M - Thick, creamy, enjoyable. Foams just right, goes down like a glass of milk, and leaves the tummy warm and satisfied. I love this beer!

O - I wish I could find about 20 bottles of this. I believe I'd drink 2 a year for the next ten years. It's so good you don't WANT a lot of it, because of how satisfying and special the first serving is. This is no everyday beer, but it's the kind of beer that you'll remember every tasting of as being unique and enjoyable. Easily one of my top ten, probably top 3 beer experiences ever.

Serving type: bottle

01-09-2013 13:35:07 | More by BigBarley

bambam2517

Arizona

4.03/5  rDev -5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

650ml bottle poured into a snifter at 50F. Side by side with the basic Yeti.

A - Nearly identical to the regular Yeti, just a bit more lace retention. Motor oil black with a cocoa colored lace ring, ring retention is good all the way down the draught.

S - Heaps of vanilla and caramel, burying the toffee that was present in the base Yeti. Some fruit ester I cant pick up on also, maybe its fig? I like it.

T - Like a dark roast vanilla coffee, a little bit of the toffee shining through as well. Good Oak aftertaste. Reminds me of Old Guardian barleywine...

M - Much more even than the base Yeti, meaning the oiliness has diminished ( a plus) as well as the creaminess ( a neg ). The bitter finish has come down some as well, now I'd describe it as simply dry.

O - I'd deem this one very likable and prefer it over the base Yeti. Still would be reaching for other stouts over this one. However, I do get the feeling I've shorted myself in not laying both of these down to age for at least a year. GDBC is brewing some good stuff and in time I think this could be rocking me too...

Serving type: bottle

01-05-2013 22:28:26 | More by bambam2517

spoony

Colorado

4.58/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

From a 22 oz bottle (bottled November 22, 2011) into a snifter.

A-The brew poured jet black and opaque. No light getting through this one. The head was roughly one finger of milk-chocolate-colored foam. The head faded slowly and left nice lacing on the glass.

S-The smell was toffee-scented oak and roasted malts up front with a little bit of milk chocolate. On the back end was a little alcohol heat and some dark, boozy fruit (think macerated cherries).

T-The brew had a great mixture of roasted, toffee malt flavors and cocoa to start with. As the beer finished, the flavors progressed to lightly bitter, dark chocolate and coffee. This had just the right amount of alcohol warmth for a cold January evening. No cherry/coffee/chocolate gimmickry here, just long lasting and complex flavors.

M-The feel was among the heavier beers I have had in a while. It was slightly syrupy and low in carbonation. I expect a fresh bottle might pack a little more carbonation.

O-This ranks up among my favorite stouts. It has a complex mix of earthy, chocolatey flavors, booze and fruit, and they all play nicely with each other. This beer proves that you can get big, complex flavors while retaining the balance that many big stouts seem to lose. Since this bottle was over a year old, I am curious to compare it with a fresh bottle and will endeavor to do so in the future.

Serving type: bottle

01-05-2013 17:04:57 | More by spoony

kojevergas

California

3.78/5  rDev -11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle served into an Odell 90 Shilling pilsner glass in me friend's gaff in Fort Collins, Colorado. Reviewed live. Expectations are high given its current high ratings. I'm also a big fan of Great Divide.

Served straight from the refrigerator. Side-poured with standard vigor as no carbonation issues are anticipated.

A: Pours a two finger rich tan-ruby colour head of beautiful impeccable cream, fantastic thickness, and damned impressive retention for its high ABV as well as for the style; it's looking like it'll retain for a good seven minutes. Body colour is a solid nontransparent opaque jet black. No yeast particles are visible. No bubble show.

Sm: Chocolate, cocoa, coffee/java, a spot of roast, caramel, and dark malts. Really understated in terms of strength but quite appealing. Oak, but it's surprisingly restrained. A moderate strength aroma.

T: Chocolate/cocoa, dark malts, light coffee/java, and some cream. An oak undertone. It's pretty well balanced, but it doesn't bring the depth and complexity as much as I'd like. No alcohol comes through, but it's not exactly impeccably hidden. No yeast character at all. The caramel is overdone - probably the beer's biggest flaw.

Mf: Smooth and wet. Carbonation is a bit too high. A bit too thick as well. Mouthfeel overall suits the flavour profile but doesn't seem custom-tailored to it.

Dr: It's largely a sipper. I wouldn't want to tackle a bottle of this by meself. The ABV is pretty well hidden, but it does have some heat. I'm actually somewhat disappointed with this all-around; I expected better.

Low B+

Serving type: bottle

01-01-2013 05:40:20 | More by kojevergas

Amish_Ambush

4.9/5  rDev +14.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Original Review on: 03-24-2007

Taste: Oak Vanilla, Dark Chocolate, espresso with a hint of prune juice. Somewhat hoppy.

Mouthfeel: Well made, Thick body. Pours out like thick used motor oil.

Smell: Coffee beans, vanilla and a slight woody character.

Overall impressions: Excellent stout. One of my favorites. A must try for any serious stout lover.

Serving type: bottle

12-31-2012 01:08:19 | More by Amish_Ambush

BrownAleMale

Wisconsin

3.98/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

22oz bomber poured into a Gulden Draak tulip glass

Appearance- Black in color with 2 fingers of browm head that dissipates into about 1/8 in layer on the surface with some lacing being left behind.

Smell- Definite oak, chocolate, and pine hop notes.

Taste- There is a ton of oak and vanilla up front. Middle of the tounge gets some chocolate notes and the finishes with a bitter chocolate punch.

Mouthfeel- Just a little lighter then I like an Imperial to be. There is a bit of carbonation to help on the finish, but it is drinking much more like soda then chocolate milk.

Overall- The oak aging is nice, but I wish there was just a bit more sweetness for better balancing.

Serving type: bottle

12-29-2012 06:22:10 | More by BrownAleMale

King_KongDCO93

Minnesota

4.54/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75

2012 bottled on Sep 11 2012

A: Deep Dark Motor oil and can't see through the glass. Light brown head.

S: Lots of cocoa, caramel, toffee, and vanilla.

T: Nice and bold Dark chocolate taste. Has some licorice caramel, and vanilla taste. The oak characteristic is well balanced

M: big body and bitter yet creamy

O: Great Taste great beer

Serving type: bottle

12-18-2012 22:33:51 | More by King_KongDCO93

match1112

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

thanks to ehammond1 for helping me knock this one off the wants list!

a: thick black, like ink. thin brown head that settles to a ring around the glass and leaves spotty lacing as it disappears.

s: alochol, oak and chocolate. these are a few of my favorite things.

t: dark chocolate, roasted malts and alochol all smoothed over by the touch of oak.

m: thick and oily, finishes sticky with a warming alochol presence. carbonation is decent.

o: really enjoyed it and probably drank it too fast. guess my only knock on this beer is that i think the alochol could of been hid a little better.

Serving type: bottle

12-14-2012 03:03:32 | More by match1112

mullenite

Florida

4.1/5  rDev -4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4

2007 bottle

Poured a dark brown/mahogany color with a tall, but short lived, cocoa colored heard. No cap was left once the head receded and there was little to no lacing on the glass.

Smell was exactly like malta. Sweet, caramel-y, lots of malts coming through. No roast or fruits whatsoever, no oak, no hops.

Taste was much, much better. Very rich chocolate flavors, cherries and plums, a slight touch of oak, with an aftertaste that reminded me of dark chocolate covered cherries.

Medium-full body with light carbonation. Thick enough to leave a coat and with just enough carbonation to clean it. Absolutely perfect mouthfeel.

I think this one may have aged either a bit too long or just barely not enough. It was good, but I have a feeling 5 years is not a good time for it.

Serving type: bottle

12-12-2012 15:43:49 | More by mullenite

Rutager

British Columbia (Canada)

3.93/5  rDev -8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Bottled on 11-14-2011, poured at cellar temperature.

Appearance. Pours black with 3 fingers of tan head that lasts a while and leaves some great lacing.

Smell. Dark chocolate, some fruity yeast, some roasty dark malts. Smells nice.

Taste. Really dark chocolate with a little fresh dark fruit and just a faint bit of red wine, vanilla and wood. There's some espresso in the finish as well. Yum!

Mouthfeel. Full bodied with fairly low carbonation.

Overall. It must be some of the fruit flavours from the yeast in this one, but the more I drink, the less I'm enjoying it. Bummer, I've really liked the other Yetis I've tried.

Serving type: bottle

12-09-2012 02:35:57 | More by Rutager

Pinknuggets

Vermont

4.38/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Bomber to worthy sniffer

A: very dark brown with a thin mocha colored head it is not very thick though and is somewhat translucent around the edges

S: the first thing that you smell is the inside of a oak barrel but its not overpowering then you can smell a bunch of vanilla with hints of roasted coffee and malt similar to regular yeti. There is a hint of alcohol but not much.

T: the oak aging has definitely hid the alcohol i can't taste it at all. THe oak has also made its into the roasted flavor the coffee flavor is minimal but the roasted dark chocolate malt still really comes out this mixes with a vanilla taste that isn't super strong but there for sure. The bitterness of the malt really comes out in the finish and you are reminded it actually is a stout, but there is also that smokey roasted flavor that although mild maintains itself through the finish.

M: The feel is not light but isn't thick either its oily with light carbonation but at a cellar temperature its not really noticeable. There is an almost chewy texture toffee like for sure

O: This is a really good RIS that definitely changed and in many ways benefited from the oak aging process. The oak flavor comes out and mixes in the vanilla well into an already great beer. I do not know whether or not its an upgrade, its different and really good but I don't know if its better as I really like the the original roasted coffee flavor that is somewhat muted. Regardless I really wanna try the expresso version and am now even willing to try the belgian version if I see it around.

Serving type: bottle

12-08-2012 07:18:39 | More by Pinknuggets

BilbosNuts

California

4.45/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Bottled on Dec 07 2010 (purely coincidence I'm drinking it at exactly two years old). Poured from a 22oz bottle into a snifter.

A: Pours a jet black color with a dark mocha colored head that quickly dissipates to a thin ring clinging to the sides of the glass. Appears very still like staring into an abyss. Spotted lacing is left behind.

S: Intense dark roasted malts and hints of dark bitter chocolate come through initially. A vanilla like sweetness is noticeable as it warms. Not surprisingly, there is a certain woody quality throughout due to the oak barrel aging process.

T: A slightly more mellow dark roasted malt with a blast of coffee at the finish. Similar to the aroma, the vanilla and woody characteristics have a prominent role.

M: Medium to heavy bodied and very still. It has a slight oil-like feel and drinks very, very smoothly.

O: I was thoroughly impressed by this one. I've never had it fresh, but with two years on it, it is one of the better stouts I've tried. Really well balanced, easy to drink, and ridiculously delicious. I have to pick up as many as I can next time I'm luck enough to find it in my area.

Serving type: bottle

12-08-2012 03:05:15 | More by BilbosNuts

genitempo

Texas

4.88/5  rDev +14.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

*Reviewing the bottle, enjoyed the 12 draft and 11 bottle and draft in the past.

A - Pours like crude oil. Body is sealed black. Vibrant array of browns and tans hit the rough head. Lace looms.

S - Rich in malts and chocolate. Subtle coffee, even fainter cries of booze.

T - More complex as it warms. A blended mix of milk, dark, and baker's chocolate. Coffee/Roasted Malt Hints, soothing out the booze's strength.

MF - Heavy bodied with a pleasant amount of carbonation.

O - The Yeti takes several forms. This one veers towards the upper ranks. It's Massive. It's Complex. (The Label says it all!)

Serving type: bottle

12-06-2012 03:45:37 | More by genitempo

bbkd3b

Missouri

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

2011 bottle, and one of the few truly aged beers I've had! Needless to say, I'm excited about this. Poured into a pint glass:

LOOK: Midnight-black body slides through the glass. One-finger head that looks something akin to dark-chocolate milk and stays around for quite a while. A stout can and should be this beautiful. Thick, cakey lacing hugs the glass the whole way down.

SMELL: Whoa. Very strong mixture of dark chocolate, coffee beans and a hint of booziness. Vanilla and roasted malts round off this scent and God, I can't wait to try it.

TASTE/MOUTHFEEL: STRONG flavor with a heavy body that plows through the mouth. Espresso and vanilla notes w/ a small bitter sub-layer on the finish. Some alcohol burns on the way down with a lingering, roasty aftertaste. Very soft body, in a way. Velvety, if you will.

OVERALL/NOTES: VERY impressed with this beer. It was the start of a very fun, very beer-heavy Thanksgiving weekend and paired swimmingly with the dessert I had. There's a good chance that I need to age more beers after my experience with this and the 2010 Maudite I found, because they were both spectacular. Recommended!

Serving type: bottle

12-04-2012 06:41:13 | More by bbkd3b

TheBrewo

Michigan

4.05/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A hard pour reveals a beer of the darkest brown holding a two and a half finger head of massive, creamy medium brown bubbles. Retention is great, with the bubbles eventually simmering away to leave stripped, patterned lacing. Carbonation is active, with no sediment or haze is noted. The aroma is of a beer-flavored chocolate brownie. Notes of charred chocolate and coffee malts, souring oak, metallic vanillas, rich cacao nubs, big booze, and roasted black cherries flood the nostrils. Light bubble gum esters come out with warmth, acting to enhance the fresh vanilla and oakiness. Our first impression is that this beer is fire roasted, with a surprising bite of phenolic plastic on the back. As we sip, plastic phenols and bittering, souring oak barrels cut through rich chocolate malts and char. Milk chocolate sweetness accompanies this bittered mix to the peak, cutting it effectively, while allowing more room for the oak flavoring, and aromatic vanillas, to shine through. Coffee malts and metallic bean come to mix as well, with a light, pulpy floral hop to give additional bitterness. Bitterness from char and from the barrel aging pull us to the finish, with more sweetness of chocolates, mellowed grassy hops, soothing vanilla, and far away bite of phenolic plastics. The aftertastes breathes of phenols, raw oak, resiny hops, hollow ethanol, and those same charred malts of coffee and chocolate. The body is full, and the carbonation is medium. There is excellent slurp, smack, cream, and froth to the sip, with good foam to the mustache. The mouth is coated thickly, but soon drips wet into a oaky, astringent dryness. The abv is appropriate, and the beer sips from the snifter.

Overall, what we enjoyed most about this beer was the gorgeous appearance, and the rich aroma translating well into flavoring. The pour puts up an insanely dark, robustly colored beer, with a massive foam tower for a head. Once you can finally get your sniffer close enough for an assessment, the aromatics blossom with an wide array and deep complexity. The flavors seems most of these through, and the feel keeps up nicely as well. This is a well-rounded beverage, and one to certainly seek out. As this is a fresh 2012, we will be looking forward more, but with a little age on its belt.

Serving type: bottle

12-03-2012 23:06:35 | More by TheBrewo

joeseppy

Illinois

3.65/5  rDev -14.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

I'm reviewing this on bottle serving, although on tap is very similar.

Initial nose of malt, black coffee, and hint of clove.

Strong hop presence is dry with smoky oak notes. Nothing sweet here--no vanillas or caramels for me.

Mouthfeel is of charred oak, dark cocoa, and black coffee coating the tongue and lingering.

Overall a nice stout if you're looking for something not too sweet. Would not buy again but would partake if offered.

Serving type: bottle

11-24-2012 23:46:19 | More by joeseppy

scootny

New York

4.4/5  rDev +3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Thick rich brown head atop a thick rich beer. Dark and near black. Maybe it is black. When something is this good looking who cares. Smell is a cup of the best roasted coffee you have ever had. Perfectly balanced notes of roasted grains and sweet molasses and caramel. Coffee and chocolate hit the nose at the same time with each synergistically highlighting the other. Taste is out of the park. the best latte you ever had does not come close to this. Huge coffee front yields to a sweet molasses and caramel body. Notes of vanilla and light oak and wood in the back. Finish is dry and clean with a touch of coffee bitterness. Hops are well integrated and of the earth variety. Feel is lush and satisfying. Just enough lightness to make it supremely drinkable and at the same time demanding of respect. A superb beer of the highest order. Wow.

Serving type: growler

11-24-2012 06:46:09 | More by scootny

PeterIngemi

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 22 oz bottle, bottled on oct 31 2011

A: pours jet black with a fat finger if dark brown chocolaty looking head, excellent retention and Lacing.

S: chocolate, oak, a light roastyness and a hint of vanilla.... Deffinatly smells like a big delicious impy stout, alcohol is also prevelant in the aroma.

T: much like the aroma, pleanty of milk chocolate, oak, and alcohol, a bit if roasty maltiness hint of vanilla. Still surprisingly bitter on the finish, even after being a year old.

M: heavy body with low carbonation, viscous and delicious... A bit of a lingering bite and oaky aftertaste.

O: this is a very good impy stout and a must try if your a fan of the style... Very nice!

Serving type: bottle

11-23-2012 05:47:40 | More by PeterIngemi

Dools9

Massachusetts

4.53/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Bottled 9/24/12. Poured into a founders snifter glass.

A: Pure motor oil. Thick, creamy, milk chocolate head recedes to a skim. Big alcohol legs on this one. Looks gorgeous.

S: Getting huge vanilla cream notes, definitely getting the woodsy oak, sweet milk chocolate, this is super complex and rich smelling.

T: Like the aroma, lots of rich, massive sweet vanilla and woody oak upfront mixed with a good dose of lightly smoky, deep roasted malt, dark and brown chocolate, also getting a little bit of citrus type hop flavor on the finish.

M: Super creamy and smooth, full bodied, little bit of alcohol warmth going down, really coats the mouth with each sip. Excellent feel overall.

O: Unbelievable, really complex and full of rich, vanilla and chocolate sweetness, a solid hop presence, and just all around excellence. And this is available most of the year which is awesome. Will definitely pick up another and sit on it a bit to see how it ages.

Serving type: bottle

11-23-2012 03:10:08 | More by Dools9

chugalug06

Colorado

4.95/5  rDev +15.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Bottled: 9/11/12

BOOM! Massive four-finger, milk chocolate, bubbly, foamy head. Brew is nasty thick and oil black. Great appearance. The rare 5.

Great oaky scent. Chocolate, roasty, deep, malty, vanilla; delicious.

Awesome, smooth, delicious. Tons of dark, deep vanilla chocolate that fits the beer absolutely perfect. Heat is detectable, but not over bearing. Amazing blend of flavor and bitter-sweetness.. The only deduction was for over carbonation.

This brew was an awesome eye opener as to what is constantly overlooked and readily available most of the year. Highly recommended! Nice work, GDBC

Serving type: bottle

11-16-2012 02:54:48 | More by chugalug06

SkeeterBoganski

Colorado

4.33/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Why not try my second full draft of Yeti for the day and the third different Yeti in a 24-hour period; good near half-inch head; solid lacing; powerful oak on the nose; very earthy; slightly sweet up front; light cocoa and bitter; surprisingly hoppy; well-balanced; some hints of roasted vanilla; ultimately my favorite Yeti; this beer could get me drunk; super clean finish; still get the oak taste at the back end.

Serving type: on-tap

11-11-2012 01:43:12 | More by SkeeterBoganski

dbrauneis

New Jersey

4.35/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Bottled on Nov 23, 2011

A: Pours a jet black in color with some very light amounts of visible carbonation near the surface of the beer. The beer has a two finger tall dense foamy very dark mocha head that slowly reduces to quarter finger tall layer covering the entire surface of the beer evenly with a thick ring at the edges of the glass. Significant amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate to strong aromas of dark roasted malts, chocolate, cocoa, vanilla, and oak.

T: Strong flavors of dark roasted malts and oak with lighter amounts of licorice/anise, vanilla, dark bittersweet chocolate, and black pepper. There are very light notes of alcohol and a moderate amount of lingering bitterness in the finish.

M: Full bodied with light to moderate amounts of carbonation. Light amounts of alcohol warming in the finish.

O: This is a very enjoyable beer but one that needs to be sipped slowly and the flavors savored - the beer has a moderately high ABV and could easily sneak up on you. There is quite a bit of complexity to the aromas and flavors of this beer which increase as the beer warms up - these are very enticing smells and flavors. This is definitely one to have again.

Serving type: bottle

11-07-2012 01:42:42 | More by dbrauneis

yamar68

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

2012 vintage:

Now THIS is one dark beer... pours like a fresh glass of motor oil with a thick, dense dark brown head. Probably the darkest head I've seen on any beer. Wonderful.

Massive dark chocolate, cocoa shell, burnt coffee. Hershey's syrup, warm vanilla, tame caramel, fresh oak notes... so fantastic to snort at... it's the kind of beer that you continuously breathe in throw the nose, out through the mouth, like a big bowl of cocoa puffs in beer form.

Again, big... big, big beer. Waves of dark chocolate and warming boozy wood, loads of vanilla and caramel layered beneath all of that. This is tremendous.

Cut the distro by 99% and call this a wale = profit.

Damn, son.

Serving type: bottle

10-30-2012 23:58:55 | More by yamar68

vic21234

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

22oz bomber poured into a snifter. Bottled on date is 10/31/11, been sitting in my basement for the last year or so.

A- Pours thick and black as night with a half fingers worth of khaki head that quickly fades. The head leaves some nice froth around the edges of the glass.

S- Smells great. Roasty malts and chocolate dominate the smell for me. I also get coffee notes.

T- Taste is similar to the smell. I get a sweet chocolate taste initially. Coffee and espresso notes come through as well, in addition to a roastiness with the malts. A nice hop bittering is there too, perfect amount for a stout and not too overpowering.

M- Thick, chewy, slight hop presence. This Yeti drinks smooth and the alcohol is well hidden.

I love the Yeti line, and this one does not disappoint, aged or fresh.

Serving type: bottle

10-23-2012 01:14:17 | More by vic21234

ThePaleRider

California

4.1/5  rDev -4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A - Beautiful stout with a one finger dark chocolate head. No light can be seen penetrating this amazingly dark beer.

S - Chocolate, coffee, oak, booze, very dark fruits.

T - Booze hits the tongue first followed by the taste of black coffee. Then the smokey oak flavor comes in very strong. You can really taste the alcohol in this bad boy, but in a good way.

M - Lighter than I was expecting, but still full bodied.

O - Nice oak aged stout that really packs a punch. Could be a little smoother, but definitely worth trying.

Serving type: bottle

09-30-2012 05:31:15 | More by ThePaleRider