Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout
22 oz Bomber. Pours a deep black with a tight, well-formed, creamed-coffee colored head. Lacing and retention are quite good. Smell is chocolate, bitter coffee, slight hops, earthy vanilla and just a bit of bourbon and oak. Taste is bakers chocolate, dark roast coffees, smooth vanilla. At 75 IBU, this is a pretty well-hopped IS. I personally don't like my imperial stouts to be this bitter, but the flavors meld well and the hops don't overpower anything else in the mix. There is a long, slow, hint of bourbon that coats the tongue and warms the throat. I've had the regular Yeti and I really can't remember the alcohol being so pronounced. Mouthfeel is good, I think that the hops and bourbon make this one a bit harder to drink than it ought to be. Perhaps if it were to be laid down for about 6 months or so, everything would gel a bit more. Still, a very enjoyable Imperial Stout. Certainly worth seeking out. Note: I LOVE what brewers now-a-days are doing with oak aging. I think more beers should be aged in oak.