Infinium - Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

1.75/5  rDev -46.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

Thanks (I guess. . . well I didn't have to buy, so it had that going for it) to koufax21 for bringing this to March Madness 2012.

Dark yellow pour with lots of haze. Weird head formation, lots of carbonation, but they never amount to anything that retains itself, its just upward effervesence that drifts off into the atmosphere. Aroma was floral pungency, like cheap perfume where the alcohol is really prominent and aged on soaked rotting wood.

Taste, ugh, alcohol still really prominent, and not in a nice warming kind of way. Some wheat mouthfeel if you can hack through the alcohol. Coriander used with a heavy hand. Slight banana yeast flavor. Plenty bready. Lots of pale malt. Sweetness as if it was a corn based malt liquor moreso than whatever the hell it really is. A hodgepodge of stuff. Mostly terrible stuff.

What is really appalling is the price tag on these, they're still sitting at $19.99 in Reno, at the end of 2012. Would never buy at a price tag above $1.

Serving type: bottle

11-28-2012 00:06:13 | More by Beerandraiderfan

xseanprimex

South Carolina

4/5  rDev +23.1%

05-20-2013 18:48:18 | More by xseanprimex

IPAchris

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev 0%

05-20-2013 00:30:39 | More by IPAchris

Photekut

Azerbaijan

2.75/5  rDev -15.4%

05-18-2013 21:18:45 | More by Photekut

BeastLU

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev +7.7%

05-18-2013 13:45:41 | More by BeastLU

carterbt

Virginia

3/5  rDev -7.7%

05-14-2013 03:15:32 | More by carterbt

ScottyDuzntNo

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +38.5%

05-14-2013 02:06:43 | More by ScottyDuzntNo

jokulhaps

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev +7.7%

05-13-2013 02:41:06 | More by jokulhaps

justforrazors

Missouri

4/5  rDev +23.1%

05-10-2013 01:59:56 | More by justforrazors

charlesjwinkler

Illinois

2.75/5  rDev -15.4%

05-09-2013 02:58:49 | More by charlesjwinkler

tommyguz

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -15.4%

05-09-2013 02:23:19 | More by tommyguz

blknikon

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev 0%

05-08-2013 19:02:09 | More by blknikon

BDstripp

Florida

3/5  rDev -7.7%

05-08-2013 02:26:18 | More by BDstripp

Caudalie

Quebec (Canada)

1/5  rDev -69.2%

05-06-2013 13:26:06 | More by Caudalie

BMMillsy

Florida

3.25/5  rDev 0%

05-03-2013 00:58:56 | More by BMMillsy

2beerdogs

California

2.75/5  rDev -15.4%

05-01-2013 05:58:39 | More by 2beerdogs

NYSPHophead

New York

3.75/5  rDev +15.4%

04-30-2013 23:59:20 | More by NYSPHophead

FliryVorru

Alabama

4.5/5  rDev +38.5%

04-29-2013 17:48:09 | More by FliryVorru

Rollzroyce21

California

3.5/5  rDev +7.7%

04-28-2013 08:18:38 | More by Rollzroyce21

Kelp

New Hampshire

2.5/5  rDev -23.1%

04-23-2013 06:09:08 | More by Kelp

bennetj17

Arizona

3.5/5  rDev +7.7%

04-22-2013 05:40:46 | More by bennetj17

KiMiRaiK

Washington

4/5  rDev +23.1%

04-21-2013 21:23:23 | More by KiMiRaiK

BrianJohnson

South Carolina

4/5  rDev +23.1%

04-18-2013 12:23:50 | More by BrianJohnson

mfnmbvp

Illinois

3.63/5  rDev +11.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

750 ml bottle, vintage 2011. Thanks to my homie mfndsvp for sharing this bottle. Served into a Shock Top hefeweizen glass. My second review of a collaboration beer on BeerAdvocate.

A - Gentle pour yields like five fingers of ridiculous head. Body is a light cloudy golden orange color with tons of bubble action rushing to the top.

S - Has a fruity pineapple nose, slight hint of Belgian yeast / funk in there also. Has a very unique smell to it, I will give it that.

T - Feel is carbonated, some tart citrus reminiscent of fresh juicy pineapple, Belgian yeast, touch of hop bitterness, and some alcohol warmth, but the 10.30% abv is masked well. Finishes slightly sour.

M - Feel is juicy, fruity, bitter, and dry in the finish.

Overall, a unique beer experience, probably one that I won't soon forget. Glad to have gotten to try it, since I wasn't about to take the plunge for 20 dollars. Not a beer I will be having again any time soon, especially considering it's price tag, but this is one of the more far-out creations from the Boston Beer Company.

Samuel Adams / Weihenstephan Infinium ---3.5/5

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2013 22:07:41 | More by mfnmbvp

plumcrazyfx

Minnesota

2.25/5  rDev -30.8%

04-12-2013 23:43:12 | More by plumcrazyfx