Erie Derailed Black Cherry Ale

A few months back, I had gotten a variety box from Erie Brewing Co., and I remember most of those beers being somewhere in the B range.  Derailed Black Cherry Ale seemed interesting, so I tossed it in a mix-a-six, and here we are:

Vittles:
Cream Ale
5% abv
17 IBU

Score:
Appearance: 7/10
Aroma: 19/25
Taste: 31/40
Mouthfeel: 7/10
Style: 4/5
Drinkability: 7/10
Overall: 75/100

Impression:
The head poured thin, had very little stay, and left virtually no lacing, so I wouldn't exactly call this a "pretty" beer.  The aroma carries a lot of cherry and berry notes along with a bready/malty sweetness and some faint yeasty esters.  The flavors follow fairly well, with toasty malt, caramel, and a slight grainy quality backing a fairly prominent cherry character.  I found the cherry and malt flavors to be very slightly jarring, like they didn't quite mesh right for me.  The medium-light body makes it a little refreshing, but at times the sweetness seemed to edge on cloying.  Maybe it could have benefited from being slightly more tart on the fruit notes.  Not awful, but I probably won't reach for this one again.

Cheers!