Big cork pop, and a big fluffy white head. Lemony citrus and fruity apple aroma, a little spicy too. Nice flavors to start as well. Light fruity apple and pear and, yes, grapes. Great yeast texture and character as well. The 10.3% alcohol is a definite contributor and really does a nice job enhancing the fruits. Definitely like a sweet champagne, dolce if you like. Extremely creamy with awesome prickly carbonation dancing in your mouth. You will taste some spiciness toward the end as well, another component to a complex beer.
I thought there might be quite a bit of funky yeasty flavors in this beer, but while I did notice a little, nothing very pronounced. Infinium has a slightly syrupy consistency, but the alcohol again does a decent job of combating that. Still, this beer remains on the sweeter end, which was fine; however, I'd have definitely preferred to have a little more tart or bittering citrus balance. On a final note, this beer was $20 so I may or may not opt for it again at that price point, even though I did enjoy it.

3 comments:
For $20, I thought it was a fair investment for New Year's Eve, especially since I can drink a whole bomber of beer but not champagne. My wife didn't like it and let me finish her glass. Win!
That happens with my wife too when I try to include her. I also consider it a win for me. Excellent planning and strategy, Joel. I had zero beer yesterday, unfortunately. Even my review was canned from a few days earlier. But the Johnny Walker was just fine. :) Happy New Year!
My review of this stuff will be posted on Wednesday. I agreed with every point you made with the exception of the syrupy comment. I thought it wasn't bad given it was 10% ABV and sweet.
As Joel said, a decent investment for a special occasion.
-Lost
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