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Buzzards Bay Barrel Aged Cranberry Lambic

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RATINGS: 72   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.52   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.


3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
wetherel (1837) - Encinitas, USA - NOV 18, 2008
Smokey berry. Medium red brown color. Lots of tongue burn sourness. Chunks of cherry. Very good.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
anders37 (9908) - Malmö, SWEDEN - APR 16, 2012
Bottle @ Papsø. Pours a dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity sour funky weak caramel aroma. Fruity sour funky tart bitter cranberry flavor. Has a fruity sour tart funky finish.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
jesperhammer (1526) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - APR 2, 2012
22-MAR-2012, bottle @Papsø. Dark dark brown, almost no head. Acetone nose with red wine. Taste is fruity - red fruits. Roast-like... Very sour with sour berries. Fine.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
joergen (14985) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - MAR 23, 2012
Bottle at Papsø. Clear red-brown coloured with a medium sized beige head. Fruity and light acidic aroma of cress and red wine. Fruity and light acidic flavour of red wine and cranberries. Tart finish of red wine.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Ungstrup (23960) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - MAR 23, 2012
Bottled. A brown beer with a tan head. The aroma has notes of lacto, brettanomyces, cranberries, and malt. The flavor is sweet and acidic with notes of cranberries, wood, brettanomyces, malt, and a bit of lacto leading to a tart finish. Thanks papsoe for sharing.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
yespr (22204) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - MAR 22, 2012
75 cL bottle. Pours hazy dark brown with a small amber glare and a minimal head. Aroma is cranberry citric fruity and mild acidic. Smooth fruity, mellow and light citric to sulphorish into the finish.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Pinball (8607) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - MAR 22, 2012
clear amber, small almost nonexistat head. aroma is fruity, dark fruity, berryish, faint wild yeasty.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Papsoe (22987) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - MAR 22, 2012
Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of Doodler. Pours a clear reddish brown with a beige head. Tart, Bretty nose, sulphurous red wine. Medium body, very dry red wine, wood and sulphur. Some Brett, licorice, tobacco, lacto and smoke. Quite sophisticated really. Ends dry and tart. 220312

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
madsberg (7568) - Søborg, DENMARK - MAR 22, 2012
Bottled. Burgundy coloured. Unclear. Small off white head. Aroma of cherries, grape, sourness, fruits. Flavour of cherries, sweetness, grape, Meidum to full bodied. Ends light sour and grapy with a berry touch.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
riversideAK (4566) - Shoreline, Washington, USA - JUL 16, 2011
Nose of cranberry funky barrel wood notes, dust, drier dark malts. Funky poop notes. Dark brown pour almost impossible to see thru. Great creamyt beige head. Nice lace. Woody dry oak notes almost a lighter flanders red with more oak and solid cranberry notes. Dry, funky poopy, moderately sour, dry tart. Nice dust, dark malt works great w cranberry. Good carb, held up great. A really nice beer.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
scrizzz (2220) - Bothell, Washington, USA - JUL 16, 2011
wow. thanks bvc! 2008. tart funky nose, pie cherry, love and oak. dark cherry brown, small tan head. mild tart body, some poopy body, mellowed. seems like a brune, oaky finish. big ups!


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