First sip is strong. It's got clove and flowers and grains and sour mash and lots of other stuff all shoved into a syrup that doesn't really know what it's doing. I'm still not sure what the beer is going to taste like with a proper swig, but it has to be better than the sip. This is certainly not a sipping beer. Let's dig into the quaffing.
Tip-in is raspberries and carbonation bite with spices (mostly cloves) along with the sour malt. The middle is unexpectedly pleasant with more berries and the gentle malt (which loses its sourness). Then the finish hits like a Mack truck with even more sour and spices. The finish overwhelms the rest of the beer with an unpalatable, sour mess. The finish is too much for the rest of the beer to contend with. It needs managed, and it is NOT getting properly managed.
Bottom Line: Effort is high, but the result is less than spectacular.
1.25/5