I've gone through probably half a dozen Hero beers from
Revolution so far. I thought I had gone through them all, but then I saw this on the shelf. I tried the other ones, and if I recall correctly, I liked them. So I figured I would go ahead and give this a try. Hopefully, this is the best of the bunch, as it is Infinity! As a result, I assume this is the last one. I could be wrong. It's not like they tell me.
The beer pours a delightful gold that bends to yellow. It's weird that I wind up describing beers by colors when I can readily see in this glass that the beer is a different color in the top portion that it is in the thinner bottom portion. I am told that these kinds of glasses are designed to enhance the presentation of the beer, and I guess they do. But trying to shoehorn the color of this beer into a box reminds me of an article that a cousin of mine once wrote explaining that the color of paint as applied to a wall isn't a uniform color. Even though it is applied uniformly, the shadows and light cast upon the wall and the difference between what the color is when wet versus dry versus with a darker color behind it versus something else, I don't remember - he is much smarter than I am. Anyway, the head is not particularly voluminous, and it disappears pretty quickly. A strange doodle of bubbles remains in the top, but most of the beer is naked. This includes the traditional ring around the sides which just doesn't seem to be a full ring. Obviously, there's not going to be any lacing, as there are no bubbles. The aroma is slightly skunky to the point that I check the bottom of the can for freshness. I am within the margin for freshness, I suppose, as it tells me when it was filled as opposed to when it was intended to be imbibed. I am of the understanding that it's supposed to be within 6 months, usually. I'm within that 6 months. I know it says it's juicy on the label, but I can't smell any of that beyond the skunk. This may not go well.
First sip is, indeed, a little too skunky. That said, it's not overwhelming. The fruits that I was expecting are nebulous and muted under the flash of skunk that happens at the beginning and then disappears. I couldn't tell you what fruits I'm supposed to be tasting, and I don't taste any malt. I'm imagining I need to imbibe this in a more aggressive manner.
Tip in has that skunk, and it lingers more; I can tell there is fruit meat underneath it, but I can't tell you what fruit it is. The Middle is vague and kind of watery, but the skunk doesn't seem to be letting go as quickly as I had expected. The finish isn't really important. This whole review has been screwed by the fact that it's skunked.
Bottom Line: Skunked. Within 6 months of the filled date. It's in a can. It shouldn't be skunked.
0.0/5
