Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Yeti Imperial Stout

Hello all, yes it's been a long time since I've blogged but not really a lot going on right now. Back in school which is going very well. "A" average so far after two grading periods and should have another "A" after the 3rd grading period which ends next Friday.

Ok Ok... now to the beer. This one I've had at the house for some time but I never put it in the fridge. Now if you like Stouts you know that you shouldn't drink them at Fridge temp but a little warmer... brings out all the flavors and this one is GOOD!!

This beer is from the Great Divide Brewing company in Denver CO. and it's called Yeti Imperial Stout which by class is a Russian Imperial Stout. WOW is this one good!! It's a full bodied stout with 9.5% alcohol. This beer has won some pretty good awards like:


Bronze Medal
Great America Beer Festival, 2008

Silver Medal
Great American Beer Festival, 2005

Bronze Medal
Great International Beer Competition, 2005

So I opened this 22 oz bottle and started pouring it and it is black. I had to take a sip right away which wasn't bad in flavor... but let me tell you after it got a little warmer and not ice cold, boy did the flavor come out. This one as I said before is dark with a nice taste of toffee, caramel and some coffee flavor, even a little vanilla. The toffee flavor really comes out and hops too. You of course notice the 9.5% alcohol but it wasn't too bad. I've had some with this or a little more and you would think you needed a chaser after it. This one would really be a nice complement with steak, strong/salty blue cheese, or chocolate. Yes I said chocolate which you may find weird but boy do they go good together.
If you find yourself in Denver you may want to stop in as this brewery is one of the best in the nation. Great Divide Brewing Company was founded by Brian Dunn in 1994 in Denver, Colorado. When he opened his microbrewery, it was one of only four in Denver; by 2007, there were over 90 microbreweries in the state, second only to California. Three months after brewing its first batch of beer, it won the first of the brewery's twelve Great American Beer Festival and four World Beer Cup awards. By 2007, Great Divide was ranked by RateBeer.com as the 23rd best brewery in the world with three of the world's top 100 beers. In December 2008, Beer Advocate magazine ranked them as the seventh best brewery on the planet. If you do happen to stop by you can sample both on tap and their bottles.