Weihenstephaner/Samuel Adams Infinium

Brewed by Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Freising, Germany

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle shared at Weihenstephaner, Freising - 27/11/11. Served by waiter from a champagne bucket into fluted glass. Hazy golden amber with a bubbly white head. Sweet malts and citrus on the nose. Citrus, honey and yeast in the taste, champagne like feel of lively carbonation. Alcohol is well disguised, sweet dry finish.

Bottle shared with daje and ed at Amundsen
Quite fruity, nice malts, medium sweet, quite lively carbonation. I liked it alot, it’s quite well balanced. The big bottle is excelent for sharing

pours a cloudy light amber-orange with a two inch bubbly white head, and good lacing. smell is of grain, yeasty, and a touch of caramel. taste is sweet, fruits, malt, and a hint of caramel. ends tangy and bubbly on the tongue.

2010 bottle. Pours a golden amber color with a white soapy head that dissipates quickly. Aroma of vinous fruit, spice, and caramel. Solid lacing with plum, spice, and caramel flavor. Very sweet-not much in terms of hops. Really nice beer!

Bottle shared. Pours clear golden with a frothy white head. Fairly light aroma of citrus, malt and yeast. Flavour is medium sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with high champagne bubble like carbonation.

Draught at the 16th BBF; awww, the chance to try 0,1L for €5! Can’t miss that. Pours golden with incessant carbonation. Champagney nose, incredibly sweet, yeast and fruit. Hops are very faint but there’s a thick, straining sugary-sweet malt presence, very faint citrus with more caramel than pale malt, but the overall impression is "sparkling". Very faint fruitiness with some Bockish notes. Alcohol is very well hidden, definitely wouldn’t have guessed over 9%, and there’s some grace here.

Bottle shared by drabmuh on New Year’s Eve. Thanks Matt! If we must drink champagne, it may as well be a bière de champagne. A: This celebratory ale appears hazy and yellowish orange in color. The beer has plenty of carbonation, and an inch of fluffy, white head that leaves a good amount of lacing behind. S: Malt, spices, Belgian yeast, citrus, alcohol. T: A good tasting beer, with some nice attributes. The citrus component is rather tasty and the Belgian yeast character adds some depth and complexity. On the downside, the beer is just too sweet, and becomes cloying after more than a few ounces. M: Medium/thick in body, with a present sweetness and warming alcohol in the finish. D: An OK beer, but at $20+ per bottle, I don’t see any more Samuel Adams Infinium in my future. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 01-01-2011

Great packaging. The price was a bit difficult to swallow. The beer was a mixed bag.The uniqueness is much appreciated... The execution, is a bit rough around the edges... The end result is a beer I wouldn’t recommend nor seek out again, especially given the price point...

I picked up a bottle of this on impulse from a big display. I’m a big Sam Adams fan. Pours a slightly cloudy amber with a lot of carbonation going on. Not much head. The smell is slightly fruity and dry with some errant coconut. The taste is a little unexpected. What comes to mind is orange cough medicine and furniture polish. After it warms a little it’s still not good. What ever the guys were going for here they missed. Somewhat heavy mouthfeel with heavy carbonation. Very unusual. I suggest passing on this beer.

Bottle, bought @ Ølbutikken, Cph.
Clear golden with a small, frothy, white head. Aroma has light wet dog, maltiness, wheat, vinious, oranges. Medium carbonation, creamy and kinda light mouthfeel. Flavour is light nutty, wheat, light vinious, quite sweet, mild green apple. A bit grainy as well. Somewhat boring, but still rather interesting.