Jackalope's up and down ride through my blog as been... unctuous. They seem to have developed a large stable of beers to turn to, but the overall quality of the beers seems like it's all over the place. I don't mind a beer maker putting out beers that the swing for the fences and whiff, but this is more of a shotgun approach where they don't really seem to care about misses, even tough I'm out real dollars by buying them.
First sip demonstrates that this is not a sour beer, but it is quite tart, and it is not particularly good. Wheat beers are generally fairly relaxed with their flavors, so the beer itself isn't standing up to the smorgasbord of berries and passionfruit that seem to be taking over the entire beverage. While I generally like citrus and tropical ales, I prefer when the flavors are mostly coming from the hops that have been chosen for the particular beer. This is just someone's favorite fruit juices tossed in with a fairly bland beer.
Tip-in is tart passionfruit and berries with a slight grain behind them and no carbonation to speak of. The middle rolls with the same flavors, but everything gets very watery and almost tasteless in the center of the beer. The finish is a revival of tartness as the fruits come back on and the beer is nowhere to be found.
Bottom Line: Maybe if all you want is fruit juice, this might hit the spot.
1.0/5
