Great Divide Brewing Co Laws Barrel-Aged Yeti (2022)

**Aroma:** “Deep, rich, dark chocolate, almost cocoa nib. Dark cherry fruit notes. Nice and sweet and roasty. Huge dry oak aromatics. Some vanilla sweetness ties things together Roast notes are more like a French-roast coffee bean than roasted malt.” **Flavor:** “Juicy, chewy, and rich. Huge dark chocolate notes dominate, but they are cut by vanilla sweetness and oak tannins to add a nice complexity. Some background coconut from the barrel but also a nice fruitiness that lends a roundness. The roast isn’t overly bitter, but still prominent.” **Overall:** “Great beer! The chocolate complexity combined with everything else that is going on adds up to a great glass. So dense and heavy, light can barely escape its gravitational pull. The rare barrel-aged beer where the beer perfectly complemented the barrel. Cheers to the brewers.”

“White wine on the nose, with a rounded light fruitiness, bready notes mid-palate, and spice on the finish. Chardonnay and toast? Malt sweetness of the body hits early, cut by a wave of phenolic spice and dry white-wine grape. Tart-sweet finish, but balanced overall.”

“Caramel, vanilla, coconut, milk-chocolate notes in the nose blend beautifully with some nice roast and coffee notes. Despite the impression of sweetness in the aroma, the barrel’s roast character and a light spirit note perfectly temper things and create a beer that is both roasty and sweet with a wonderful balance.”