Buzzards Bay Barrel Aged Cranberry Lambic

(RETIRED)

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Formerly brewed at Just Beer (fka Buzzards Bay Brewing)
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Westport, Massachusetts USA

Serve in Flute, Stem glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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RATINGS: 84 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.49 SEASONAL: Special ABV: -

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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
The world’s foremost cranberry region is our very own South Coast. Thus, we had to brew this beer and indeed, we’ve been a little cran-crazy here at Buzzards Bay Brewing. We brewed a special batch of black lager and barrel aged it in a Cabernet Sauvignon soaked French oak barrel (from the Nevers region) for 12 months. During that time the lactic bacteria (already in the barrel) fermented the remaining sugar and created a deliciously dry and somewhat sour beer. We took some South Coast cranberries fresh from the bog, crushed them and added them to the brew. The cranberries added not only a delightful cranberry aroma and mouth-watering tartness, but also a wonderful red hue. Bottle conditioned, this is a very tasty, tart, South Coast rendition of the traditional lambic style. As this is a natural beverage - unfiltered, unfined and naturally carbonated, expect yeasty stuff as well as bits and pieces of real fruit to be floating around. Great for Thanksgiving! Yeah! Drink now or age for 1 to 5 years.

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3.9

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

hopdog (7652) - Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 7, 2013

750ml bottle. Poured a brown color with an off white head. This one grew on me the longer I drank it...needed a few to really open up. Cranberries, some wood, caramel, and some funkiness. Subtle and soft at first and again, as it opened up, got much better.

3.8

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

TomDecapolis (4222) - Lawrence, Kansas, USA - JAN 5, 2013

Pours a hazy brown with a smaller off white head. Aroma of toffee, tart cranberries and some barnyard funk. Flavor of tart cranberries, some toasted malt, light oak and cherries.

2.6

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20

craftycarl21 (2025) - Washington, Washington DC, USA - JUL 13, 2012

Thanks to MrChopin for this one!! Strange aroma of olives, salt, cod, and touches of tart cranberry fruit. Flavor brings much of the same, with odd minerality and salty olive presence. Just bizarre.

2.9

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20

nimbleprop (3003) - SouthWest, Washington, Washington DC, USA - JUL 7, 2012

750ml bottle pours a hazy, deep garnet amber with some cloudy white head. Nice nose, tart, cranberry, dandelion greens, some acetic acid, light vinegar. Flavor is weak, watery, light vinegar, acetic acid, watery finish.

3.8

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

Drake (6497) - Ivy, Virginia, USA - JUN 20, 2012

750 mL bottle thanks to MrChopin. Pours a clear dark brown color with a medium sized frothy tan head. Decent head retention and lacing. Earthy aroma with tart berry notes. The taste is tart berries and earthy notes. More fruit in the finish. Medium bodied.

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20

MrChopin (2527) - Baltimore, Maryland, USA - JUN 9, 2012

translucent brown-ruby, light white head, heavy lacing. Nose is lightly dusty, bit of dry fruit. Flavor is very watery, light cranberry, lightly dry, earthy rainwater finish.

3.7

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

CaptainCougar (7093) - Columbia, Maryland, USA - JUN 3, 2012

750ml bottle shared by MrChopin: Pours a clear dark mahogany with a spotty-lacing off-white head. Has a lightly sweet toasted malty nose with some tart fruity notes and a touch of vinous oak. Starts with pretty good fullness and fine carbonation with a touch of sweet pale malts and vinous fruitiness before a tart balance in the drier finish. Pretty true to style and drinkable.

2.7

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20

GT2 (5659) - Riverslime, California, USA - JUN 3, 2012

750mL. Clear deep amber. Small beige bubbles. Nose is salty and heavy savory Kalamata olive. Taste is minerally, bland, salty, mild stomach acid. Lemon juice. Odd. Minerally and chalky. Tangy. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20

oteyj (2114) - New Hampshire, USA - JUN 3, 2012

Clear brown with a small white head. Tannic Cranberry skins and lactic acid with hints of vinousness and oxidation. Medium body with a sour lactic finish. Hints of acetic.

3.2

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20

ryan (3185) - Beltsville, Maryland, USA - JUN 3, 2012

Very sour vinegar nose with light cherry. Taste is lightly sour with vinegar lots of caramel, oxidation and cola. Bleh.

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