Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic

	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
940	2.5/5.0	2.5/5.0	Winter	5.9%	31.6	Flute

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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chandler0201 (341), Durham, North Carolina, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Dec 22, 2008

Pours red with off white head. Aroma of vanilla and some hops and hint of cranberry. Cranberry really comes out in the flavor which I found even and satisfying. Good lambic.

fiver29 (713), Cleveland, Ohio, USA

1.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
1.3	1/10	2/5	3/10	2/5	5/20

Dec 21, 2008

Bottle pours dark red with off white head. Aroma is fruit and wheat. Doesn*t smell that good. Flavor is lifeless and juicy. Mosty has a flavor is cranberry juice. This has to be one of the worst lambics I*ve ever tried.

kiefdog (1585), Tampa, Florida, USA

2.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.7	5/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	11/20

Dec 20, 2008

12oz bottle from Jans Wine and Boos #1. Pours a hazy dark red color with a foamy pink two finger head that settles slowly and provides lacing on the glass. Aroma is ripe fruit, wheat, vanilla, cream, very little cranberry notes. Flavor is sweet and fruity with notes of raspberry, cranberry, heavy cream, wheat, some hints of spice. Generally creamy mouthfeel with a slightly sweet and tart finish.

gator2683 (137), Anchorage, Alaska, USA

2.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.4	6/10	3/5	4/10	2/5	9/20

Dec 20, 2008

tart cranberry aroma, with some slight yeast and a lot of wheat. pours orangish brown. flavor is dissapointingly wheat dominated with not much of anything else but a hint of of the clove and nutmeg

rader58 (168), Leawood, Kansas, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	7/10	4/5	5/10	3/5	12/20

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
1.6	3/10	3/5	3/10	3/5	4/20

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 (12), New York, USA

1.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
1.4	2/10	3/5	2/10	3/5	4/20

Dec 18, 2008 Updated: Oct 24, 2009

Cranberry is just a little bit overpowering. a little disappointing because of this.

kidmartinek (975), austin, Texas, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

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.

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