Aroma: Funky and tart. A barnyard funk, but still a sour cherry tartness to it.
Mouthfeel: Light. Rolls right off the tongue. More carbonation/effervescence than I was expecting based on the small head.
Flavors: Tart at the front, then cherry and vanilla come out. Almost tastes like canned cherry pie filling. Finishes with a little barnyard funk, a touch of vanilla, and a very strong sour apple sourness.
Overall: Not my favorite sour or fruit beer, or even my favorite New Glarus sour or fruit beer. Definitely nothing bad about this brew, but nothing really excited me either. This might actually be my least favorite New Glarus beer so far, and it's hard to put a finger on exactly why. Where their other sours and fruit beers not being overtly or offensively sour, and their hoppier beers being a bit malty comes across as balance and finesse, and even approachability across styles or even to non-beer drinkers, this one just seems too sweet, light bodied, and bland for a barrel-aged sour, but not quite malty or mild enough to make it an approachable session beer. Again, definitely nothing bad about this beer, but if I had a fridge full of the full New Glarus lineup, this would probably be my last choice.
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