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Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic

Percentile
14
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bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
9402.5/5.02.5/5.0Winter5.9%31.6Flute
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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 daknole (2882), Plantation, Florida, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/59/20
Mar 18, 2008  
For an American macro attempt at a lambic it is ok. But compared to real lambics it falls short. A bit too tart. Easy to drink on Thanksgiving, but not too much otherwise. Cranberry flavor is there for sure...just an ok beer.


 trokini (1027), San Diego, California, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/53/102/58/20
Mar 10, 2008  
Blech. Maroon pour with a short head. Aroma of cough syrup and cranberries. Candy-like cranberry taste and ethyl alcohol. Again, like cough syrup. I like cranberries, and thought this would be good. Its not.


 RedSox2004 (354), Pacific Palisades, California, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/53/103/58/20
Feb 29, 2008    Updated: Apr 3, 2008
Poured a reddish amber with a small head. Strong cranberry aroma with other fruits. Cranberries dominate the taste, you have to search real hard to find other flavors - some syrup, for example. Medium bodied, leaves a very tart sense in the mouth. A distant sixth place out of six in the Sam Adams collection that included this. Maybe it’s more of a breakfast beer.


 colts9016 (198), Idaho, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/59/20
Feb 29, 2008  
The pour is a golden amber color with a small head. The nose is very cranberry and molasses there were hints of malt too. The taste seem like chemical cranberry with sweetness. I was expecting a bit of tartness but it didn’t show through the palate. The finish was long and just ok.


 gotbeach (136), San Diego, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/104/511/20
Feb 29, 2008  
Bottle. Golden pour with small ring head. Slighty fruity aroma. Gives a smooth feeling on the tongue, but I didn’t get much real cranberry flavor, and it has sort of a flat finish.


 bigrond (1044), factoryville, Pennsylvania, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/102/511/20
Feb 28, 2008  
had this beer in a holiday sampler pack. I enjoyed it the LEAST of the bunch. It was not refreshing of even very good. I remember giving away the last one to a ’friend’. Sam Adams is a good brewery but this was wasn’t very good.


GuinnessGal (59), Virginia, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/55/103/58/20
Feb 27, 2008  
Pours a reddish orangewith a thin tan head. Aroma made me not want to drink it. Taste is okay. Cranberries, malt, and honey left on the lips and tongue but there’s still that sourness.


HUNTERNFLA (25), USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/54/102/56/20
Feb 25, 2008  
Not a good combination. Nice color though. But cranberries in beer doesn’t suite me. The taste isn’t great. bitter on the end wasent a favorite



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