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Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic

Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic - Fruit Beer

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 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 
9272.5/5.02.5/5.0Winter5.9%31.9Flute
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Commercial Description:
Samuel AdamsŪ 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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 Acknud (770), Morganfield, Kentucky, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Dec 8, 2007  
Decent fruit beer. Reddish pour. Small white head. Basically a wheat beer with a little cranberry for good measure.


 riversideAK (2648), Shoreline, Washington, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/54/103/511/20
Dec 7, 2007  
Pours a slightly hazy orange gold with a thin head. Has an aroma of clove, banana, and some tart cranberries. It actually smells pretty good! Wow, nevermind. This tastes pretty bad. Its got a watered down cranberry juice flavor with a mild clove finish. Kind of thin. At least it smells good.


 wcampbell (572), Central, South Carolina, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/103/57/20
Dec 7, 2007  
Terrible beer. The taste is dominated by cranberries. Boring, one sided flavor. Awful finish with some light bitterness. Undrinkable.


 Ibrew2or3 (2714), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/512/20
Dec 5, 2007  
Courtesy of Quake1028. Pours a clear bright copper with lasting off white foam ring. The aroma starts off with some musty funk followed by mild notes of cranberry and fruity tartness. It tastes just like the aroma if not a bit fruitier. It starts with a hit of mustiness mixed with cranberry juice. Interesting combination. Midway a sugary sweetness takes hold for a moment or two before both the mild funk and cranberries return to bring the experience to a close.


 jujubeast6000 (772), Houston, Texas, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/102/58/20
Dec 5, 2007  
(bottle BBMar): Very pale golden color, foamy white head, good lacing. Very cranberry, sour aroma. Almost like sour cherries. Mild sweet cranberry taste. Not malty or hoppy, but bready. Not very fizzy.


 jrob21 (1251), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/102/513/20
Dec 4, 2007  
From the holiday sampler. Pours a dark gold red color with a decent white head. No lace is indicative of the lack of body. Faint and subtle is the name here. Aroma is fruit and wheat. The fruit flavor comes through a little bit more and is distinctly cranberry with a back bite of some sour yeast. Decent fruit beer. Definitely not sour enough to make it into the lambic category.


 RiverHorse (454), New Jersey, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/510/20
Dec 4, 2007  
Pours a tawny golden color into the flute glass. A quick small head gave way quickly as the carbonation bubbled from the bottom of the glass. The scent was very fruity with hints of berries and malt. A decent refreshing beer, not as bad as I had thought, but still...not that good.


 rocbyter (902), Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/58/20
Dec 3, 2007  
Slight cranberry and lots of yeast in the aroma. Cloudy light amber color with a small white head. Smokey yeast beginning to this one with a tangy cranberry finish. Light notes of wood also evident.



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