First sip is significantly more pine and flowers than I expected, and they turn the drink a little bitter and a whole lot dry. The sweet malt isn't really assertive, so it's not having much of an effect of tamping down the bitterness. It's not a sipping beer. At least I hope it's a bit better with a swig.
Tip-in is sweet malt on top, carbonation burn at the bottom, and grains with flowers in the middle of the mouth. As the sip progresses, I encounter much more carbonation burning up the inside, but the citrus and pine are trying to get a flavor moving in the right direction. The finish is a wave of bitterness, more flowers and pine, and a dusty trail-off that is just a bit more bitter.
Bottom Line: They had a good idea, but things got too muddled.
1.75/5