 TearsforBeers (170), Ohio, USA
Jan 4, 2009 Pours a lovely deep cranberry color - hazy reddish amber when held up to light, witha small white head.
There’s actually some lambic funk in the aroma! I never expected that from Sam Adams! The aroma also has sweet malt, and cranberries.
The flavor is very nice, it is sweet, a bit acidic, sour, funky, and cranberry
Palate is acidic and effervescent.
Overall this is much better than I expected, very nice.
Lagunitasfan (432), San Diego, California, USA
Jan 3, 2009 Hazy red with a light head. Smell is not as strong in the fruit as I expected. Can definitely smell the cranberry, but it’s not sickly sweet like I expected, especially with the low rating here. More cranberry sweet in the mouth, like i did expect. Medium full in the mouth. Almost like a snakebite with black currants. Maybe it’s better warm like I’m drinking it. Probably 50 deg. Not as bad as 16th percentile.
Barrios (852), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Jan 3, 2009 Split the bottle with Butters. Pours a peachy colored head with a cloudy, burnt orange body. Smells like cranberry bread. Tastes of cranberries. It is sweet and sour with a more prevalent sour finish.
Butters (1622), Virginia, USA
Jan 3, 2009 Bottle shared with Barrios at work. Pours a hazy peach color with thin rose colored head. Nose is very sweet cranberry. Flavor is sweet with a tart cranberry finish.Reminds me of their cherry wheat. I was actually okay with this, it certainly isnt a lambic, but its not that bad as a change of pace.
dcb13 (10), Saint Marys, Georgia, USA
Jan 2, 2009 A decent holiday beer. I purchased it in a variety pack, and even though I have enjoyed the one bottle that I got, I wouldn’t want another one.
NeoHippie2 (173), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Jan 2, 2009 Updated: Jan 5, 2009Despite the ratings this beer has received, I was quite the fan. Pours a hazy red with a small white head. Nice aroma of cranberry with a malt background. The cranberry flavor isn’t overpowering at all either. It compliments the malt character very well. Refreshing too. I bet this would compliment food very well. Worth a try for sure.
thooper41 (384), Oregon, USA
Jan 2, 2009 12oz bottle: Appearance is a hazy redish amber ith white head, aroma of cranberries, flavor of cranberries and hints of malt, not very good in any way wouldnt buy again.
cellardweller1 (19), upstate ny, New York, USA
Jan 1, 2009 Yeasty Me Beasty! Not one to search out. Lots of carbonation which seems to applify a burst of tartness that quickly dissapates. It is the dud of the box.
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