August 15, 2005 - #37 of 365
Brewer: Great Divide Brewing Company (Colorado, USA)
Beer: Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout
Style: Imperial Stout
abv: 9.5%
Background: Bomber from Once Upon a Vine in Richmond.
Appearance: Pours slowly—glugs out of the bottle like motor oil. In the glass it’s pitch black with a large dark head that leaves some very nice lacing.
Aroma: Wow. Vanilla, chocolate, coffee, molasses, strong alcohol. Almost like an undercooked chocolate cake with the other aromas in the icing.
Flavor: Sweet chocolate, tons of roastiness, and a lingering finish that’s a mixture of vanilla, alcohol, wood, hops (the bottle says 75 IBUs, but the intensity of the other flavors makes it taste more like 40), and the blood of a savior or two.
Notes: Damn fine beer—according to my rating, the best I’ve ever had. Everything a world-class imperial stout should be with the added bonus of oak aging (is there anything oak can’t do?).
Clever Remark (NEW FEATURE): This is exactly how I like my women—thick, black, and alcoholic.
Rating: 4.6 out of 5
Beer: Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout
Style: Imperial Stout
abv: 9.5%
Background: Bomber from Once Upon a Vine in Richmond.
Appearance: Pours slowly—glugs out of the bottle like motor oil. In the glass it’s pitch black with a large dark head that leaves some very nice lacing.
Aroma: Wow. Vanilla, chocolate, coffee, molasses, strong alcohol. Almost like an undercooked chocolate cake with the other aromas in the icing.
Flavor: Sweet chocolate, tons of roastiness, and a lingering finish that’s a mixture of vanilla, alcohol, wood, hops (the bottle says 75 IBUs, but the intensity of the other flavors makes it taste more like 40), and the blood of a savior or two.
Notes: Damn fine beer—according to my rating, the best I’ve ever had. Everything a world-class imperial stout should be with the added bonus of oak aging (is there anything oak can’t do?).
Clever Remark (NEW FEATURE): This is exactly how I like my women—thick, black, and alcoholic.
Rating: 4.6 out of 5
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