Yeti
Brasserie Des Cimes

 

Blind tasted except name and ABV%. The lable has updated from that illustrated^:
L- Bright amber, pours clear with a 2cm dense white foam head.
S- Some Beglian yeast estery notes apparent together with a poss sense of dryness.
T- Mmmm... Deep and long flavour path across the tongue and palate. Rich malt, some hoppy dryness into a combined hops+CO2 dryness to leave a quite dry brush over the palate. On the 2nd sip the mild estery note is a bit apparent on the front 4/5 ps. later I sense I minor timber/oak facet.... possible barrel aging?...
F- Clearly a big brew. It's hefty yet the notably dry finish leavens it into balance quite well.
O- Blind-tasted it presents itself well. Dryer than anticipated ditto the higher ABV% is discreet which is classy. Wouldn't mind a character that was a bit more defined, say more ester notes?... Would happily drink again, through perhaps not drive 500 miles home from France (again) to do it.
750ml bottle BB: Bought from: Carrefour, Belley, France. BB: 5/24
Now to read the bottle...
World Beer Award/Gold-Winner - 2019/France. Brewed: Aix-le-Bains. Ahhh contains coriander! It has tasting notes though in French, + no time to translate them tonight...

Very smooth for a strong ale. Color is orange/gold with creamy head. Lots of fine carbonation. Aroma is malt and oranges. Taste is honey, butterscotch and malt. Don’t run from this Yeti!

Very strong for a blond beer but surprisingly good; We can also find a back taste of lemon. Not heavy at all for a 8% beer.

 

330ml bottle served in a La Trappe chalice.

I've bought three bottles pack in a Carrefour supermarket at Divonne-les-Bains, France.

A: Pours a golden yellow to orange color. Slightly cloudy. Forms a medium and thin bubbled white head. Medium to low retention and some lingering and molasses lacings left in the glass

S: Very sweet. Quite fruity too. Strong notes of candy, honey, orange peel and chestnuts. Sweet grains and bready yeasts. Some spicy notes, maybe some pepper. Light notes of alcohol to such a "high" ABV

T: Sweet in the mouth too. Strong notes of honey, candy sugar, orange peel, sweet malts, chestnuts, vanilla. Mild but present bitterness. Good bittersweet balance

M: Medium to heavy body. Quite light to a 8% beer. Fruity bittersweet aftertaste

O: Good drinkability. Good surprise for the ones expecting one more shitty french beer. Perhaps a bit too sweet and the chestnut taste is also a bit overwhelming but, in overall, an interesting Strong Pale Ale with a unique character

 

 

Poured into a chalice at arround 45 degrees.

Appearance is a semi-cloudy yellow with a small white head. Smell is sickly- it somewhat turns the stomach and is completely unexpected coming from a BSPA. Sickly sweet with artificial citrus fruit notes (think a citrus-flavored Runt).

Taste is as odd as the nose- creamy mouthfeel but decidedly unremarkable in terms of other flavors. Zero hop presence, no bitterness, no aroma. The citrus runt smell does come through on the palette however.

Mouhtfeel is the strong point for the brew- creamy and rich.

Overall- I couldn't finish my glass. It was too far from what was expected from a BSPA. Perhaps it was a bad bottle but any way you look at it- it was bad.

33cl bottle of brown glass and with a standard pressure cap served into De Molen stemware in Belfort, France. Reviewed live. This is the first beer I've tried from this brewery.

A: 2.5 finger head of nice soft cream, good thickness, and great retention for the ABV. Colour is a transparent dark yellow.

Sm: Cream and orange peel citrus ester hops. Scent is of mild strength and appeal.

T: Cream, crystal hops/malt, some Christmas-ey spice - maybe even chestnuts, and no traces of alcohol or the expected orange peel notes. Interesting but a bit simple. The cream takes a bad turn near the climax, becoming overly prominent and losing its novelty. Built blandly yet balanced. It's a strange take on the style.

Mf: Smooth and wet, with some coarseness on the finish that feels out of place. The mouthfeel isn't balanced against the flavours, but instead feels rather arbitrary.

Dr: Easy drinking for the ABV, but featuring bland flavours that don't feel inspired and aren't bold. The price is alright, but the quality is low. Leave this one be, lads, and get something worth your trouble.

Pours a light brown with orange tints; very light white head that quickly fades.

Lightly assertive peach/pear nose that is almost sickly sweet in character.

Mouth is thin and watery with little, if any, body but with a sweet and "fizzy" carbonation.

Flavor is simply sweet with a "soda pop malt" flavor and ripe acidic peach that is almost intolerable.

A sweet soda pop finish. Not one to try. Almost undrinkable.

Yeti has a thin, beige head and a very cloudy golden-orange appearance, with suspended particles afloat in it. The aroma is of overly sweet, cheap candy. Yeti has a gummy, sweet taste, with a sickly, fruit back-end flavor. Mouth-feel is medium. This stuff finishes nasty and unsatisfying. I was glad to get it over with. I did not at all like it and would never have it again. Yuck!

RJT

Poured from the bottle into a pint glass. Fair amount of sediment floating in a honey amber brew, with minimal white head.

Has a yeasty and fruity smell, quite unlike what I expected. Sharper and crisper than it looks, it has a slight apricot and orange bitter taste that follows a mild malt start. There's a fakey citrusy feel to this, almost an absorbic gum flavor? Ends smooth; as scary as I thought this one might be, it is a decent beer to drink.

Smooth, refreshing mouthfeel, slightly filling partway through the beer.

Is it drinkable? Well, it is scary to look at with the healthy amount of sediment floating around, and it called "Yeti". There's other beers to quaff, so I'd say, not quite.

An orange golden beer with a faint head.

Smell of honey and biscuity malt. Also notes of smoke, yet quite subtle.

Taste of sweet malt with some bready notes. The honey impression is apparent. Bitterness is low. The beer is sweet and has a little sticky and a pretty thick mouthfeel. The yeast adds a spicy taste and accentuates maltiness. The 8% alcohol is well hidden. Drinkability is OK.

A-Best by June 2010. Pours a slightly hazy orange-golden color with decent rocky white head, good retention, and some lacing. Label with list of ingredients also indicates spices have been added.

S-Palt malt and orange dominate, with notes of banana, vegetation, herbs, earth and yeast.

T-Slightly sweet pale malt w/faint spice and fruit upfront. Finish brings the herbs, earthiness, and vegetation back out. It's a fresh sensation, and lingers into the aftertaste, accompanied by the bitterness of the hops on the back of the tongue, and the spiciness of the yeast.

M-Mouthfeel was surprisingly velvety after testing the aroma. Well balanced, it has a deceptively light nose. Carbonation is moderate and goes well with body.

D-An interesting take on the style, and a damn tasty French beer. At 8% abv, this is one of the first beers I've had in a long time at that level where I can't perceive the alcohol, although you just know it's there. This goes down dangerously smooth.

33cl bottle. Cloudy, ruddy dark gold with a bit of sediment. Small head on a fairly aggressive pour. Smells overpoweringly fruity and sweet, with a bit of tanginess. Remarkably like Haribo gummi bears. Sugary, fruity, and citric flavors beat you over the head on the first sip, and continue to do so throughout. Not only are they incredibly strong, but they're very artificial. A bit floral with some underpronounced malt character in the background. A decidedly sweet finish. I find myself not even wanting to sip this one...

A: Very nice hazy gold with a small diminishing fluffy head.

S: Interesting... yeast, fruity, sour apples and citrus. I don't think I've ever smelled anything like this before.

T: The sour apples dominate this one. But it has some unknown fruitiness in the background. Very sweet but not sweet enough to turn me off. Good bit of citrus too. A little warming to hint of the bigger ABV.

Man this was a real treat. This was a real interesting drink. I'll get these again on my next beer run.

Pours a carmel-amber color with no real head.

Smells of yeast with the fruity effects that yeast tends to give off.

The taste is magnificent, far more than the scent let on; ceral grains & sweet malts.

A nice balanced feel on the palate, very smooth going down. The alcohol is well hidden in here, with 8% I expected it be more pronounced.

A great beer, glad I came across it.

Bottle from Jungle Jim's.

Poured a hazy golden with an average frothy white head that was mostly lasted and produced good lacing. Moderate tart fruit and alcohol aroma. Medium body, thick particles wth lively carbonation. Medium balanced fruity sweet flavor with a medium sweet finish with a very small alcohol tone.

Good brew.

Bottle.

Poured a medium and slightly hazy golden color with a smaller sized white head. Some floaters. Aromas of yeast, lemons, and somewhat fruity. Tastes of sweet apples, citrus, light yeast, and I was getting a light cookie doughiness. Light alcohol in the finish.

Notes from: 1/27/07