The nose has tart ale, but also some baking spice and maple syrup that combines with golden raisins to be a bit sickly and flat. The tartness has a bit of a woody yeasty scent. There is definitely an ale flavor here. It's surprisingly tart in a way that is a bit jarring, but there is also some sweetness from the baking spices and cinnamon, as well as some maple sweetness. The alcohol is harsh and while there are some interesting flavors, the whole thing tastes a bit young. It does have a distinctly malty flavor to it that I appreciate though. There's a decent amount of smoke too, but it kind of stands as its own flavor and exacerbates the harshness (though it is effective at balancing the sweetness). There's something a bit distinctly bourbony going on here somehow and unfortunately that creates a sharply bitter, slightly tart flavor.