Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic

ppearance=looks like a glass of apple cider with a decently thick head that disappears quickly into nothing with no lacing. S=Cranberrys factor in highly as expected but also includes honey and a slight hint of alcohol. Not bad. Taste and mouthfeel=This gives lambics a bad name. I see that it is not classified as such on this site (nor should it be) but since Samuel Adams uses this label prominently, I will review it against such. This is awful. Rather than the sourness of a great Cantillon or the sweetness of a good Lindemans, this is just Sam Adams Lager mixed with Cranberry Juice and maple syrup. No sweetness or sourness to speak of. Thin bodied with moderate to high carbonation. The juice comes across as more watering down the lager than enhancing it. Drinkability..while this goes down easy, I will probably only drink it again to finish off my supply from the holiday sampler.

Just really not that great... not very much like your traditional tangy Belgian lambic. I’d take a real one over this any day.

Amber-orange hue, lots of Belgian lace. Filtered and appears more like a pale ale than a lambic. Nose has complex fruit aromas with yeasty estery aromas that are quite appealing. Fresh bread? Medium bodied with a nice, drinkable mix of sourness with fruityness. Not like most lambics. This one is easy drinking and less savory.

bottle left over from Fockerstock 09. A slightly cloudy rose/pink with a spotty rolling head. Nose of cranberries and wet wheat. Body is medium and creamy. a nice balance between the extended cranberry tang ans the strong wheat malt sweetness. didn’t get the banannas or nutmeg some clove hints at edge.

Had this in a holiday sampler pack. Wasn’t overally impressed with it. Dark red color with a nice white head. Aroma of cranberries and strong cranberry flavor.

Poured from the bottle into a pint glass The color is a deep red with a slight tint of orange. Somewhat cloudy with a white head. The smell is of cranberry, very fruity. The taste is also fruity, very strong cranberry taste , and has a slight hop taste in the background as well. This is an easy to drink beer. It’s cranberry flavor is strong but if you can hadle it this beer is an easy drinking seasonal beer. I was willing to give this beer one more try since I’m always trying to be open to a new good beer. I have poured this out in the past since the tast of cran is strong. I was not totally turned off by this beer and did end up enjoying it. I would suggest pairing it will a good turkey or chicken meal with some fixings.

Presentation: It was poured from brown 12oz bottle into a pint glass. Appearance: The body has a hazy appearance with a deep reddish tan, rust color. On top it has a small slightly pinkish white head. The head slowly fades down to a thick ring that hangs on well and leaves some lace on the glass. Smell: The aroma hits you with tart wheat and tart cranberry along with cherry cough syrup, sweet maple syrup and a hint of yeast. Taste/Mouth Feel: The flavor has an odd mix of tangy wheat, tart cranberry, cough syrup, sweet grain, maple syrup, and just a hint of some yeast. The finish quickly goes from syrupy sweet to tangy and slightly acidic and then hangs on the tongue. The body is medium to full with a heavy slick and almost sticky texture. Carbonation is delicate and gets lost in the heavy texture. Notes: I actually don’t mind this beer but I have to be in an odd mood and I wouldn’t want to drink too many of these. Also the bottle reads that they use a top fermenting yeast so this is in no way anything close to a real Lambic beer!!!

I might be giving this beer to much credit. Reddish in color, taste of fruit syrup.