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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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 Bradrcr (779), Renton, Washington, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/55/104/510/20
Feb 24, 2008  
Samuel adams cranberry lambic 7 3 11 4 5 30 2/10/08 From 12oz bottle. Aroma a blend of tart cranberry and low phenolics of cloves and plastics. These are faint enough to not harm the overall quality, but don’t really make it delicious either. Appearance is copper with a very slight haze and an extremely well maintained white head. Flavor is true fruit forward, with a tannic, winelike character. Phenolic character stays in the background and is barely noticeable. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a slightly lingering finish that is sweet and slightly sour. Overall, it’s an ok lambic, but strikes too much of a compromise, avoiding the interesting high complexity and overdoing the fruit content at the same time.


 ebrowner88 (113), Rice, Minnesota, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Feb 23, 2008  
As much as i disliked the leinies berry weiss, I was not expecting much. Bottom line, this aint bad. Not something i’d drink a lot of, but with a leftover turkey sandwich, it goes down real nice. Dispite the name, i didn’t get much lambic style out of it.


 Kirill (264), Durham, North Carolina, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/53/103/59/20
Feb 19, 2008  
smells like punch, tastes like it too, there isnt much of a beer here, and sure as hell no lambic


 jfenglish (203), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Feb 16, 2008  
Bottle- sampler pack. Nice lacing, slight pink hue. Doughy, yeasty aroma. Tart upfront, with nice real cranberry flavor- nothing artificial at all. Lightly sour, touch of vanilla. Enugh sweetness to be surprisingly hearty. This is good stuff.


 FatguyRacer (130), Crownsville, Maryland, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/103/59/20
Feb 9, 2008  
Not excactly what i was expecting from BBC. I was hoping for a bit more creativity here. A dissapointing brew.


 craftycarl21 (523), South Hero, Vermont, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/54/102/511/20
Feb 7, 2008  
grapefruit/cranberry aroma, very mediocre flavor, weak mouthfeel, nothing rewarding about this beer. one of sam adams’ worse offerings.


 oteyj (724), Canterbury, New Hampshire, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/53/103/59/20
Feb 7, 2008  
Pours grapefruit amber with pretty tiny head. Nose of tart cranberry and malt. By no means can this ever pass for a lambic. Its a little sour, but artificial. Dry finish with a very mellow, low key aftertaste. Honestly, this is sub par.


latneyblunk (40), Kentucky, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/55/104/510/20
Feb 4, 2008  
Smells simple of cranberries. Pours a peachy red with no head. Tastes fruity and some wheat. A little sourness but overall not complex.



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