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Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic

Percentile
14
overall

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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 Funknmilla (577), Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/103/511/20
Nov 29, 2007  
2007....Very weak cranberry aroma...like bog water also apricot and peach...quite refreshing light and a slight creaminess...cloudy amber/orange kissed by the sun...a little foam just clinging to the sides of the glass for its own reasons, when swirled still just a thin skimming...sweet flavor of apricots peaches and the cranberries...small lacing, but nice...overall a very simple brew and just ok


 shp555 (1681), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/58/20
Nov 28, 2007  
Pours a slightly hazy amber hue with a white head. Aroma is sweet cranberries, some wheat with a touch of tart. Flavor is sweet cranberries and a very light tart finish. Nice try Sam Adams.


 grandet (478), Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/58/20
Nov 25, 2007  
Copying from my tasting notes. Bottle.Did not like this at all. Redish pour with a small head. strong off aroma. not at all impressed with th is one


 wickedpete (626), Lexington Park, Maryland, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/55/104/58/20
Nov 24, 2007  
Ruby color with a tight, silky head. Aroma is strong with fruity cranberry and sour trash in the background. Flavor is sweet up front with no tartness and some malt. Similar to mineral water with some fruit juice. Like most people I’m not a fan of this effort.


CIPS514 (77), Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/102/512/20
Nov 24, 2007  
I’m not sure that this is considered a beer. It was very sweet almost like a bad juice but it was still a good taste and was good for what it was.


 jetzler (622), oklahoma city, Oklahoma, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/510/20
Nov 24, 2007  
Bottle, aroma, is funky but not in a good way like lambics often are. Smells like Ocean Spray. Slight tart notes and some rather metallic notes as well. Tart taste but am not sure about the yeast choice doesn’t appear to be Brett at all. Its ok but once again in my opinion SA tamed this one down too much for public consumtion.


 BigMilly8 (374), Holiday, Florida, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/513/20
Nov 23, 2007  
From bottle : Pours hazy kinda reddish color with half finger of foamy white head. Aroma is cranberry. Tart taste on the end, and some cranberry. Medium body with that tart end, and a bitter feel on the palate.


 pintocb (509), Darsville, Georgia, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/512/20
Nov 22, 2007  
Looks like a lager. Smells like thier Cherry Wheat. The taste is just too fake for words. Too sweet, too carbonated, so one dimensional. That being said I would drink it over mass produced crap on any day.



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