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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
9462.5/5.02.5/5.0Winter5.9%31.7Flute
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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 mynameisjonas (206), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/102/58/20
Feb 7, 2007  
comes in the holiday pack. too much of a fruity taste and not enough beer. i cant drink more than one


konair1 (64), Chicago, Illinois, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/510/20
Feb 7, 2007  
Holiday pack. I actually like this beer. Has a nice red color and you could certainly taste and smell the aroma of cranberries and other spices and fruits. A good sweet beer.


 KingpinIPA (842), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/53/101/59/20
Feb 7, 2007  
Reddish color. Smell of malt, rust, copper, zinc, pie crust and cranberry juice. Taste is not that pleasant. Taste of malt, tart cranberries, copper wheat and sugary. Very flat.


 WSSmiles (124), Columbus, Ohio, USA
1.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/53/102/55/20
Feb 5, 2007  
Wow-wee, give a shout out to the e-den for the hook up, cmon u trying to kill me!-jk. Seriously thanks can always use a rating. This beer is very sweet, not hoppy sweet just nestle quik sweet. The aroma has to be out of plastic. My stomach is turning, must chase with a samual (smith stout) sorry adam. Stick to what your good at.


 TheKegergator (241), California, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/57/20
Feb 3, 2007  
Had this after the Holliday Porter. The Porter put this to shame. Not a very good beer. You can taste the cranberries, so maybe that was the problem. Not much alcohol taste or anything else. Maybe it’s just not my style of beer. It was just a little too sweet.


 redave (133), squaw valley, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/518/20
Jan 30, 2007  
What a refreshing beer! Being the hophead that i am, this was quenching, light, [if sweet] beer. Sam Adams is great to provide their sampler packs, i then get to sample beers, i might not ever try. Pours not the color i expected [pinkish] but rather amber... Very white head, if thinnish, and no lace. Some fruitish cranberry aroma. Nice light crisp taste, great with dinner. [ serving type: bottle ]


 JamesD (195), Centreville, Virginia, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/102/58/20
Jan 28, 2007  
I got this in a Sam Adams Winter Classics sampler pack. Not undrinkable as some people say, but not that good. It tastes kind of like a normal American pilsner with some cranberry flavor. I drank it after a long day at work, which might account for my not despising it like some do. I would say that this makes a decent, if expensive, lawnmower beer, but not much else. If you get the Winter Classics sampler pack, drink one of them and then give the other one away.


 sersdf (1000), chicago, Illinois, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/58/20
Jan 26, 2007  
not much to say here that hasn’t already been said. some sourness which is surprising, the rest is all cranberry fruit beer. definitely nothing lambic or farmhouse about it. very sweet. surprisingly thin finish.



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