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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 
9282.5/5.02.5/5.0Winter5.9%31.9Flute
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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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 esjaygee (1467), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Feb 1, 2009  
Pale peach with next to no head. Aroma of cranberry, dough and light yeast. Taste of cranberry, maple, yeast and sweet malt. The sourness of the cranberries come through nicely. While not as good as those pricey Lambics, it’s a pretty good beer.


 wmubronco1992 (176), Coldwater, Michigan, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Jan 31, 2009  
Bottle from Holiday 12 pack. Light amber color with reddish hints. Slightly off white head. Good lacing. Fruity aroma. Cranberry flavor is understated. Apparently I liked this one better then many of the others who’ve posted. Not a big lambric fan, but I kind of liked this because of the wheat background.


 DavidP (1743), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/103/514/20
Jan 30, 2009  
I like cranberries and this beer does a good job of tasting like cranberries. Fruity acidity is the main thrust of the flavor but there’s enough backing sweetness to keep it from being dry or astringent. I’m knocking it down on visual b/c it’s a bit cloudy and there’s no head.


TungstenGT (33), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/51/103/54/20
Jan 26, 2009  
I am sure it is just my ignorance of Lambics, but I could not drink this very often. I think I just don’t like fruity beers. It had a strong flavor of cranberries and was not to my liking.


 bozoNZ (481), Christchurch, New Zealand
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/103/511/20
Jan 23, 2009  
330ml bottle - b/b April so it kept well...!!! Orange in colour - no real red hues as others describe. Has the cheap artifical fruit nose but it’s kinda fun. Cranbeery fruit, almost cordial like and spritzy carbonation. Lambic notes but done very lightly, again almost feels artifical. I think from what I read many others don’t really get this beer. it’s not a great interpretation of the style but no where near as bad as many suggest. Open minds people.


 DalzAle (476), Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/102/512/20
Jan 22, 2009  
Bottle. Pour was a very reddish amber with mild carbonation. Aroma was bitter with a little noticable berry. Flavor was berry with a little funky yeast on the finish. An ok macro fruit beer, but not much better than that.


 jkwalking05 (1483), Arlington, Texas, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/512/20
Jan 22, 2009  
Bright ruby color with a small off-white head. Aroma is slightly fruity and yeasty. Flavor is of cranberries, yeast, caramel and malts.


 ratman197 (3139), Arvada, Colorado, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/102/59/20
Jan 21, 2009  
Bottle poured a hazy cranberry red with a small diminishing pink head. Aromas of cranberry, wheat and a faint hint of spice. Really not much to smell here. Palate was light to medium bodied and smooth. Not lambic like at all. Flavors of cranberry, light cookie and a hint of spice with a smooth cranberry finish.Not lambic like in any strtch of the imagination!



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