First way is a sip. It is tart and smokey. It's really smokey. There's a bit of cherry in there underneath it that seems a bit out of place, but it adds a sweetness to it that kicks out the tart pretty quickly. It's a strange beer, and it doesn't so much taste like an ale. That's probably because I'm not giving it enough of a chance. So, time to try the second way.
Second way is a nice, manly quaff. Tip-in brings a very laid back kind of sweet malt. It's like a good, small Southern restaurant's sweet corn bread. The middle has more of a nutty taste with a hint of molasses as the carbonation tickles the back of the throat. The finish is stronger than the rest of the beer with fruit and some bitter chocolate with liquid smoke just added for the heck of it. It's a very nice beer. It's much better when you drink it faster than as a sip, and I have no problem with that.
4.25/5