The taste is... unique. The first sip is a touch of carbonation followed by malt and cherry. Then, I get the distinct impression that I've bitten into a cherry pit. It's not the best taste I've ever had. The finish is more smokey than I would have expected, and it is fringed with cherry. Honestly, this is a pretty big let down.
The savior of many drinks has been the big swig, and I'm going to try that out now.
That didn't improve things at all. There is a brief respite from the cherry onslaught right in the middle, where it tends to water down, but then it comes back with a vengeance. This is not the beer I had hoped for. It was not the beer I expected. It was not the beer that Sam Adams is capable of making. It is the beer that they produced for a very small crowd, and it is bet forgotten.
1.25/5