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Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic

Percentile
14
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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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 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.


 blklab2007 (955), Connecticut, USA
0.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/51/101/51/20
Aug 11, 2007  
pours a copper color with decent carbination and a tart cranberry smell. taste is in line with the smell. maybe this is from last year as i cant imagine this beer getting better with time. it is quite bad and i cant even finish the beer. maybe a skunked bottle but real bad.


 rayg1 (437), Ft. Mill, South Carolina, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/102/513/20
Aug 9, 2007  
Pours out a light amber color with a thin white head. Aroma is tart cranberries, a light sweetness and perhaps a touch of woody smell as well. Fairly misleading on the title as with the first sip I knew this was not true lambic. Cranberry and apple flavors are very present with little to no tart or sour flavors of classic lambic. However, in fairness the beer was fairly tasty, especially on this hot day. I’m picking up on light maple syrup flavors in the finish. This is an OK beer, not something I would ever want a six pack of but one every couple of years or so just to enjoy some new flavors wouldn’t be bad at all.



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