Black Cherry Bourbon

12 ounce can into tulip glass, best before 8/21/2018. Pours slightly hazy deep orange/amber/light reddish color with a small foamy off white head with poor retention, that reduces to a thin ring of lace that lingers. Minimal lacing on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big juicy/light tart/tangy black cherries, fruit skin/pits, bourbon, vanilla, honey, brown sugar, and herbal tea earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of cherries, bourbon, vanilla, tea, and sugar notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy/light tart/tangy black cherries, fruit skin/pits, bourbon, vanilla, honey, brown sugar, and herbal tea earthiness. Light herbal tea bitterness and fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of juicy black cherries, fruit skin/pits, bourbon, vanilla, honey, brown sugar, and herbal tea earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of cherries, bourbon, vanilla, tea, and sugar flavors; with a great malt/tart/bitterness balance; and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/tartness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately sugary/sticky/tangy/acidic, fairly crisp, and lightly tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 9%. Overall this is an excellent gluten free fruit beer. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of cherries, bourbon, vanilla, tea, and sugar flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink with the mellow acidic/tangy/drying finish. Not overly sweet/heavy for the ABV. This works really well for a gluten free beer, though I am not sure what the sugar source is from. Perfectly balanced cherries, sugars, tea, bourbon, and vanilla flavors. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example as expected. All have been impressive.