Espresso Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout - Great Divide Brewing Company

bobhits

Kentucky

4.7/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a deep black color, builds a milk chocolate head, thick and creamy as ice cream. Simply lovely looking stuff.

Deep roasted chocolate, hops asserting their presence, and perhaps some roasted coffee though chocolate is dominating this.

Much like the nose an amazing roasted chocolate flavor is simply over powering. Espresso? More like dark chocolate yeti! I am assuming the espresso beans are the bitter dark flavor here, hops blend with this and the roasted malt in the base beer are why this tastes like a dark chocolate lovers dream beer, but I’m still just not thinking coffee at all here. A huge improvement over oaked yeti and yeti!

Exceptional carbonation, perfect body, just sinfully great!

It has been a few years since I last had Yeti and frankly thought the hops and oak used in Oaked Yeti just made for a mess of a beer. No need to worry about this one however. Just a wonderful chocolate cream treat. I’m a bit worried about the chocolate Yeti since this beer is a perfect chocolate beer. Just amazing!

Edit

As someone who now knows what coffee tastes like....yes I know how crazy it sounds. This beer got me into coffee. Yes it is bitter chocolate but the espresso is not subtle...it is overt and simply AMAZING.

Serving type: bottle

05-28-2011 17:44:55 | More by bobhits

flyingPharmacist

New York

3.75/5  rDev -12.2%

06-19-2013 10:03:21 | More by flyingPharmacist

mjm47

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

06-19-2013 00:04:55 | More by mjm47

GinsuDave

Michigan

5/5  rDev +17.1%

06-19-2013 00:03:21 | More by GinsuDave

jbar920

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

06-18-2013 17:40:27 | More by jbar920

Rudy

California

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

06-18-2013 09:48:57 | More by Rudy

RyV

California

4.75/5  rDev +11.2%

06-18-2013 06:19:04 | More by RyV

Musicjunkieha

Texas

5/5  rDev +17.1%

06-18-2013 02:22:05 | More by Musicjunkieha

PhilDaBrewer

Indiana

4.03/5  rDev -5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Pours black with deep amber accent and thin, brown, relatively quickly dissipating head. Nice lacing.

Smell consists of dark cherries, roasted malt, anise, and coffee. For an espresso stout, the coffee is rather subdued.

Tastes of roasted malt, vanilla, and coffee. Again, coffee is definitely present, but not overbearing. Sweet, slightly alcoholic finish.

Mouthfeel suits style. Full bodied.

Overall, this is a really pleasant beer. As for Yeti variants, I put this in a close second place to the Choco Yeti, but still very good.

Serving type: bottle

06-18-2013 01:48:08 | More by PhilDaBrewer

GreesyFizeek

New York

4.75/5  rDev +11.2%

06-18-2013 01:37:17 | More by GreesyFizeek

TargaFlorio

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

06-18-2013 00:10:39 | More by TargaFlorio

Steve_Oldrati

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -6.3%

06-15-2013 21:25:42 | More by Steve_Oldrati

djre4orm

Virginia

4/5  rDev -6.3%

06-13-2013 20:21:09 | More by djre4orm

ajtorres311

Florida

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

06-13-2013 16:29:10 | More by ajtorres311

beerinNV

Nevada

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

06-12-2013 17:14:39 | More by beerinNV

bradfordjohnson

Kentucky

4/5  rDev -6.3%

06-12-2013 02:47:55 | More by bradfordjohnson

SebD

Ontario (Canada)

4.46/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Appearance: It has a nice jet black color to it. It has a nice dark tan head that dies down slowly and leaves lovely lacing.

Smell: The aromas definitely give out hints of coffee, espresso, chocolate, dark roasted malts, vanilla and oak.

Taste: Like the aromas, it has some sweet chocolate, coffee, espresso, rich dark roasted malts, some woody oak, vanilla and maybe even molasses.

Mouthfeel: It has a low carbonation with a very nice overall balance and feel.

Drinkability: It's a very smooth drinkable beer accompanied with great flavors and aromas.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2013 19:02:46 | More by SebD

kevrice88

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -29.7%

06-11-2013 01:35:16 | More by kevrice88

heavenlyStash

California

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

06-11-2013 01:24:39 | More by heavenlyStash

dhbiker0889

Colorado

4/5  rDev -6.3%

06-10-2013 19:56:00 | More by dhbiker0889

MikeCasey

Nebraska

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

06-10-2013 15:39:33 | More by MikeCasey

dbrelsfo

Georgia

4/5  rDev -6.3%

06-10-2013 01:46:56 | More by dbrelsfo

jdklks

Nevada

3.75/5  rDev -12.2%

06-08-2013 15:02:39 | More by jdklks

Mscarpen

Tennessee

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

06-08-2013 12:46:47 | More by Mscarpen

Erice78

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

06-08-2013 04:16:06 | More by Erice78