Okay, first of all, this smells a little unappetizing, like dish soap. But... it tastes pretty good! A mellow, buttery honey flavor offsets the herbal, surprisingly strong bitterness of the basil very nicely. Flavor borders just a bit on that soapiness but doesn't quite cross over. Science succeeds!
A very interesting beer. An amber with a dank, rooty flavor, but not a dankness from hops. More like one of the herbal ancient beers you'd get from a Dogfish Head. No acid, but finishes with a clear, unusual, fruit flavor. I can't imagine this would be for most people; I liked it. Side note: I had hives afterwards, hopefully it wasn't this.