Our Tastes-- Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout

This is the first legal high gravity beer The Enabler and I have tried. Yeti Imperial Stout. There is a nice delicatessen/wine store that has always had a great beer selection so when the legislation passed he was the first one to have his license in order so that he could start letting the good stuff flow. Dirk's Filet & Vine. GDBCo. has always made great beer but this one is interesting. The head pours the darkest (except for RR) gingerbread brown I've ever seen. There is a rich chocolaty nose and little lattice. Taste is heavy with an almost burnt malt flavor. Initially it drinks just fine, but then the overwhelming char comes in. Nice balance of malt and hop, 75 IBUs, 9.5%abv. Here's to not stagnating and pumping the standard. Medals in 05' and 08', so are our palates coming round or is this beer just this good?