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Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic

Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic - Fruit Beer

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 Percentile 
14
overall
Brewed by Boston Beer Company
Style: Fruit Beer

Boston, Massachusetts USA

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
9282.5/5.02.5/5.0Winter5.9%31.9Flute
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Commercial Description:
Samuel Adams® Cranberry Lambic is a fruit beer that draws its flavor not just from the cranberries it is brewed with, but also from the unique fermentation character imparted by the rare wild yeast strain. The result is a flavor rich in fruitiness and reminiscent of cranberries and bananas, cloves and nutmeg. The yeast fermentation also will create a slight sourness on the sides of the palate, a signature of the original Lambic style which, with the subtle cereal note from the wheat malt, remind its drinker that, as fruity a beer as this is, it is still a beer.
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 rader58 (166), Leawood, Kansas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/512/20
Dec 20, 2008  
cloudy amber with red hues, sweet fruity aroma, fruity cranberry flavor. Good to have one…only one


 natejgood (189), Denver, Colorado, USA
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/53/103/54/20
Dec 19, 2008  
I am not sure what this beer smells like, but it has hints of something artificial. I have to say up front that I do not like wheat beer generally. However, this one is especially disappointing. Along with the traditional wheat flavor and something that could be cranberry there is a distinctly bad flavor that should not be in a beer. Something like old pork or some other meat that has been sitting around too long.


dornan23 (11), New York, USA
1.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/52/103/54/20
Dec 18, 2008    Updated: Oct 24, 2009
Cranberry is just a little bit overpowering. a little disappointing because of this.


 kidmartinek (972), austin, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Dec 17, 2008  
An cloudy amber ale with a pink tint and a small white head. Strong earthy belgian yeast aroma. Flavor is like a belgian strong ale.Has a good earthy wooden and metallic mineral character to it. I cant really taste the cranberry. Mouthfeel has a good bite. Finish is slightly dry and fades quickly. My rating reflects how good this beer is and ignores the fact that it bears no semblance to a lambic.


 smith4498 (825), Miami, Florida, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/104/58/20
Dec 17, 2008  
Pours hazy amber color with off white head. Malty wheat aroma. Bland wheat flavor With a hint of cranberry and very mild sourness, almost non-existent. Medium body with mild carbonation. Not bad, just not very good.


 pumpmaster (474), Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Dec 16, 2008  
12 ounce bottle purchased at Total Wine Pembroke Pines, FL for $1.00 in Winter Pack.


 afireinside96 (807), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
0.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/102/51/101/51/20
Dec 15, 2008  
I can not begin to understand why they continue to brew this abomination year after year. Every aspect of it just screams cranberry juice vomit. Make it stop...


 FunkyBrewster (437), Chicago, Illinois, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/510/20
Dec 10, 2008  
Pours a light cloudy amber red with a small white head. Aroma is very sweet cranberry with a hint of tartness. Definitely lots of wheat and malt backbone as well. Flavor starts out with a strong sugary sweet malt and wheat. Picks up some citrus and cranberry notes midway through and finishes with a slight tartness before a lingering malt. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Definitely too sweet for a good lambic but not unpleasant and some nice wheat.



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