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Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic

Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic

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A Fruit Beer brewed by
Boston Beer Company

Boston, Massachusetts USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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7642.5/5.02.5/5.0Winter5.9%30.7 Flute 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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greenleaf (83), Florida, USA
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/54/102/55/20

May 4, 2008  
12oz bottle. This beer would take some getting used to. WHile it is a lambic and very far out of the american range of beers, it can not compare to its belgium brothers and sister. Overall, a boo.

bpar73 (11), Bellaire, Michigan, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/510/20
Jul 14, 2008  
With apologies to those who see fruit in beer as a sacrilege and those with a particular hatred for this one. I get two of these every year from a friend’s winter variety pack and they are tolerable enough..


derekbang (93), Indiana, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/53/102/54/20
Jul 12, 2008  
I’ve enjoyed lambics but this one is terrible. I have yet to find anyone that will finish a bottle. Too much like cough syrup. Poured mine out.


gameface23 (58), Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
1.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/51/102/51/20
Jul 8, 2008  
Bottle...Awful. I love usually enjoy fruity lambics. This is the first time I’ve tried a lambic that wasn’t brewed in Belgium. I will stick to the Belgians from now on.


alexkeil (14), USA
1.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/52/102/53/20
Jul 3, 2008  
I love the Sam Adams winter variety pack, I get it every year - and every year I try the cranberry lambic and say "This is the year I will find something to like about cranberry lambic" and every year I conclude there is nothing good about this tart and confusing brew. This winter when I buy the variety pack, I’ll probably do it all over again


 phishpond417 (1231), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/511/20
Jun 17, 2008  
This beer pours a golden, orangeish colour with a small thin white head. While i wasn’t extremely impressed with this beer on lambic terms, I did find suprisingly pleasent and easy to enjoy, despite its lack of carbonation and structure. It’s a calm, soft silky mouthfeel- well balanced, just a little weak thats all. tart in the finish.




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