Spotted: Great Divide Velvet Yeti

Great Divide Velvet Yeti, the newest in a line of “Yetis” has officially been spotted. Or in this case, tapped.

Yeti Imperial Stout is easily one of the most iconic stouts in America. Over the past few years, the Denver, Colorado based brewery has grown the lineup to include Oatmeal, Espresso Oak Aged, and Chocolate Oak Aged editions. Each one of those beers are unique and flavorful, as well as strong. Your next morning will be a rough one if you are slamming Yetis all night. Great Divide Velvet Yeti is a little different.

This Yeti fell in with the nitrogen crowd. You know those kind of people. Little bubbles. Weird taps.

A nitro Yeti is finally going big time. Brewery founder Brian Dunn has had a vision of a more “sessionable,” nitrogen edition of Yeti. Great Divide has experimented over the past few years, so a lucky few might have found it in the taproom in the past. With various expansions going on at the brewery, fall 2016 was as good a time as any to roll this beer out.

If you were to lower the alcohol by volume from an “in your face” imperial stout like Yeti, you'd think the end result would be a beer that tastes thin, or watered down. Not even close. Great Divide Velvet Yeti is big on creamy chocolate and coffee flavors. One just isn't enough.

This new release comes with just a tiny catch. Right now, Great Divide is producing around 112 kegs a month. Colorado and California are the first to get kegs.

Great Divide Velvet Yeti is a draft only offering.

Style: Stout (Nitro Tap)

Availability: Draft Only

Debut: 10/3/16

5% ABV

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