RateBeer
   Home Sign Up or Login Advanced Search
   People Ratings Events Places Forums Shop Magazine
      Top By Category  RateBeer Best  Latest Ratings  Top 50    

Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic

Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic - Fruit Beer

* picture credits
copyright may apply

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

Boston, Massachusetts USA

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
Find this beer

Add Distribution Data
send corrections | shelftag |

 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
9282.5/5.02.5/5.0Winter5.9%31.9Flute
View Statistics  P 

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.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 jdjuice (203), Japan
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/514/20
Dec 30, 2007  
Not as bad as most people are making it out to be. Sure, it’s not a lambic. I have no idea why they call it a lambic if it’s not a lambic. It’s an average malty beer with a fair amount of cranberry flavor over top of it. Fairly refreshing, not bad. Probably would get a higher rating if labeled differently.


Venessak (1), alta loma, California, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic does not count
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/517/20
Dec 29, 2007  
This beer is delicious, it’s light and flavorful. The crandberry is just enough in the beer to not over power but give you that fresh taste in your mouth, I enjoy it very much.


TyRip (40), Canton, Ohio, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/103/58/20
Dec 28, 2007  
A novel idea, but I just can’t get over the artificially sweet and artificially bittering taste of the cranberry flavoring. I admit I am not such a fan of fruited beers, but this is a far cry from Magic Hat #9 in my opinion.


 bigcat03 (191), Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/511/20
Dec 27, 2007  
Poured this into a flute on 12/6/07. An orange-copper color with a 1 knuckle off white head. Malt, cranberry and wheat on the aroma. Cranberry, apple, malt, and white zinfindel initially. Watered down cranberry juice, lots of malt, and wheat on a tart aftertaste. Body is on the watery side of medium with good carbonation. A fruit beer, but hardly lambic. Cranberry Wheat would be an appropriate name. Not bad if you need a thrist quencher.


 douglas88 (1556), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/103/510/20
Dec 26, 2007  
Bottle. Pours a light reddish hue with a small pinkish head. The aroma is really light-perhaps some fruit. The taste has some cranberries, malts, and tartness. Something is off though. First, this is not a lambic, so why say so. Second, the beer is just really thin and weak while leaving artifical tastes. Not good, but not horrible.


 ShawnMalloy (119), Auburn, Massachusetts, USA
1.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/53/102/54/20
Dec 25, 2007  
Pours a pukish ruby red. Smells like puke. Taste a little like puke. Makes your puke taste a little more like puke. I’ve had a bunch of these this year and in past years and I’ve tried to like this beer every time. It just seems to get worse and worse every time I drink it. Thank God its only around for a few months and Sam Adams produces many other great products to make up for this awful bottle puke concoction.


thekmoonlegend (93), Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
0.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/102/51/101/51/20
Dec 24, 2007  
Probably the worst beer I’ve ever had, and that’s saying alot considering I’m not that picky. It looks alright, but it tastes disgusting...the cranberry combined with the wheaty taste simply does not work. Don’t even waste your time.


ruberbox (14), California, USA
0.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/51/101/52/20
Dec 24, 2007  
Might possibly be the worst beer on earth, if they didn’t have all those awful macrobrewed, watered down beers.



CONSIDER FREE RATEBEER MEMBERSHIP



Join us! RateBeer is made by beer enthusiasts for the craft beer community. Your basic membership is free and allows you to read all beer ratings. Click here to create your account... and give your opinion!

SIGN UP NOW »

View Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93

What's Your Opinion?
Tell us what you think of this beer. Start your free RateBeer account now.
» Click here.

More Fruit Beers

Kuhnhenn Raspberry Eisbock (4.23)

New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red (4.15)

Selins Grove The Phoenix Kriek (4.06)

New Glarus Raspberry Tart (4.05)

Founders Blushing Monk (3.75)

Kuhnhenn Extraneous Ale (Cassis) (3.73)

Selins Grove Saison de Peche (3.72)

New Glarus Apple Ale (3.71)

Unibroue Quelque Chose (3.71)

Barley Johns Rosies Raspberry Aged Old Ale (3.7)

Livery Verchuosity (3.7)

Thorogoods Billy Bs Golden Malted Apple Beer (3.64)

Kuhnhenn Tenacious Cassis (3.61)

Ballast Point Old Barmy Ale (3.6)

Lost Abbey Sangre DC (3.58)


About RateBeer | Add A Beer | Add A Brewer | Edit Personal Info | 100 Beer Club | FAQ | Log out | Feedback? | Copyright 2000-2009, RateBeer LLC