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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

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
9262.5/5.02.5/5.0Winter5.9%32Flute
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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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 Papsoe (14613), Frederiksberg, Denmark
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/102/59/20
Sep 19, 2007  
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of yespr. Hazy, amber golden with a small, rough head. Weird aroma, slightly fruity I guess. Light-bodied and very sweet, again these weird, fruity notes while both bitterness and sourness is very subdued. Very odd and unusual beer. 180907


 RSRIZZO (1345), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/102/57/104/515/20
Sep 18, 2007  
Had this beer on 12/4/2003. Aroma is a fruity sour wine like scent. Color is a clear orange amber with good carbonation and a thin head. Taste is all over with sour, tart and sweet tones. Starting with bold light body it goes down with a clean feel. The finish come on sweet then goes a touch sour and leaves you with a tart twang on the very end. Its very good but seems to be a bit light compared to other Lambics.


 fiulijn (7150), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
0.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/102/51/101/52/20
Sep 18, 2007  
Cloudy blond color. Strange aroma, I would say… bad (vanilla, parmesan cheese, cakes...). Sweet flavor (but not sticky), poor but with some similar bad elements as the aroma. Undrinkable.


 Brewosk (137), Illinois, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Sep 9, 2007  
From a bottle at Woodman’s. Nice cranberry tartness with sweet maltiness. Highly carbonated with amber light body


 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/510/20
Sep 1, 2007    Updated: Jan 17, 2009

Name: Cranberry Lambic
Date: November 23, 1995
Mode: Draft
Source: Taco Mac, Sandy Springs
Aroma: strong yeast aroma
Flavor: tangy flavor

Name: Cranberry Lambic
Date: January 01, 2003
Mode: bottle
Appearance: hazy orange, whispy white head
Aroma: tart fruity cranberry aroma
Flavor: strong tart fruit flavor with a dose of sweetness

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.7/5.0
Score: *4

The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.


 blinesam (233), USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/58/104/514/20
Aug 21, 2007  
sampled this beer at the brewery in boston and it tasted better than i had remembered. Nice cranberry notes together with water lambic taste is, tastes a little like soda but also had a nice beer bitterness.


 biggenius29 (155), Hamilton, Michigan, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/53/104/58/20
Aug 19, 2007  
Sweet, tart, sour, tasted more like a wine than a beer. I could not finish this, it was way to sweet.


 Lowe1983 (1029), Fairborn, Ohio, USA
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/51/102/58/20
Aug 18, 2007  
Pours an amber color with a white head. Aroma is of cranberriers, sweet malts, and caramel. Flavor was absolutely terrible. Slightly tart and sour but the cranberry was not very appealing. I could not finish this beer. I will never again buy a bottle of this.



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