To Infinium and beyond!

With extreme thanks from my friend Todd, a bottle of Inifnium, the collaborative brew between Sam Adams and Weihenstephaner, showed up on my doorstep.

Infinium is in a tall, foil wrapped and corked bottle.  It is really quite beautiful.  In fact, it was so beautiful, it sat in the fridge for weeks as I was uncertain as to how and when I would try it.  I'm sure it would have been great to have enjoyed solo while taking a much needed break on the couch, but I believed this was something that needed to be shared with friends and not coveted by one.

So, when The Drew announced his birthday get together, I knew just who I would share this with and better yet, who would appreicate it the most: the Backyard Brewers.

Infinium is packaged like champagne which is a nod towards the type of beer it is: light, subtly sweet and effervescent.   I noticed the fruit notes the most. It almost had a belgian quality to it, which may have been the yeast, but I don't know.

I've looked around the web and found a number of people disappointed with Infinium.  I would hazard a rather non-scientific guess (my favorite kind) that those disappointed tasters were perhaps expecting something different, or something bolder.  Infinium is dressed for a big party, but for those expecting a brawl, were instead treated to something sophisticated.  Infinium was excellent and different.  It is really the champagne of beers...sorry Miller High Life.  It certainly isn't a Double Bastard, but it is something that might entice non-beer drinks to realize there is more to beer than a fancy bottle and million dollar ad blitz.  It should also lure beer drinkers into realizing a high ABV beer can knock you on your ass even when you don't taste the alcohol burning it's way down your esophagus.

This is a beer for a special occasion and thanks to Todd & Drew, we had just the night.