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Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic

Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic

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16
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A Fruit Beer brewed by
Boston Beer Company

Boston, Massachusetts USA

bottled
common

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7692.49/5.02.5/5.0Winter5.9%31.4Flute P  Stats

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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 jdjuice (202), Japan
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/514/20

Dec 30, 2007  
Not as bad as most people are making it out to be. Sure, it’s not a lambic. I have no idea why they call it a lambic if it’s not a lambic. It’s an average malty beer with a fair amount of cranberry flavor over top of it. Fairly refreshing, not bad. Probably would get a higher rating if labeled differently.

marksahara (79), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/102/510/20
Oct 7, 2008  
12 oz bottle. Pours a clear crimson red with minimal crown. Aroma is reminiscent of a hint of wheat malt, some yeast, but predominantly comprised of cranberries. Flavour is bitter from the beginning - the cranberries are featured up front and don’t fade, even after the taste is over. Spritely carbonation makes this taste like a cranberry soda, since there is a good bit of sweetness in this light-bodied beer. The finish is crisp and bitter, but does leave a hint of yeast on the palate with a good helping of cranberries. Mouthfeel is a bit oily for me, though it is very likable. Definitely a beer that deifies common conceptions of what a beer can be. Someone who does not like traditional beers should try this.


borgination (95), Lee, Massachusetts, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Oct 5, 2008  
I really liked this beer. It is a good chhristmas time drink. Has a nice but not to strong cranberry taste to it.


 nqualls (422), Tennessee, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/57/103/510/20
Sep 18, 2008  
Bottle. Poured a clear red with a tan head. Aroma of cranberry. Flavor was very fruity. Would have appreciated a little balance here.


 Beerman6686 (780), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/53/103/57/20
Sep 3, 2008  
Pours a ruby red color with an off white head. Aroma is lots of sour cranberries and thats about it. Flavor was just sickley cranberry flavor,a nd definately not good or not a lambic.


 Beer_2000 (1269), Kristiansand, Norway
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/57/20
Aug 12, 2008  
355 ml bottle. Amber body with a small off-white head. Aroma of artificial fruit. Flavor is sweet with a rather weak fruit flavor and not particular sour either. A bit weird.



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