Buzzards Bay Barrel Aged Cranberry Lambic from Buzzards Bay Brewery

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Formerly brewed at Buzzards Bay Brewery
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Westport, Massachusetts USA

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56 3.58/5.0 3.5/5.0 Special - 58.2 Flute, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
The world’s foremost cranberry region is our very own South Coast. Thus, we had to brew this beer and indeed, we’ve been a little cran-crazy here at Buzzards Bay Brewing. We brewed a special batch of black lager and barrel aged it in a Cabernet Sauvignon soaked French oak barrel (from the Nevers region) for 12 months. During that time the lactic bacteria (already in the barrel) fermented the remaining sugar and created a deliciously dry and somewhat sour beer. We took some South Coast cranberries fresh from the bog, crushed them and added them to the brew. The cranberries added not only a delightful cranberry aroma and mouth-watering tartness, but also a wonderful red hue. Bottle conditioned, this is a very tasty, tart, South Coast rendition of the traditional lambic style. As this is a natural beverage - unfiltered, unfined and naturally carbonated, expect yeasty stuff as well as bits and pieces of real fruit to be floating around. Great for Thanksgiving! Yeah! Drink now or age for 1 to 5 years.

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daknole (2802), Plantation, Florida, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Oct 29, 2009

cheeseman!!! Muddy brown. Vinegar, cranberries and wood. Flavor is tart with cranberries, oak, light vinegar and a bit water. Ok.

chriso (4667), London, Greater London, England

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Oct 28, 2009

Bottle @ pre-GBBF shindig, August 2009. Mid brown colour. Some tart acidity. Fruity but difficult to place as cranberry. Didn’t really pick up the barrel aging treatment from the flavours, although it is a little woody. Pretty decent.

sebletitje (1880), Tampa, Florida, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Oct 26, 2009

October ‘09 O-Town Throwdown. Cheers to Cheeseman for this one. Pours hazy brown, beige head. Aroma and flavor, cranberry, light tart mouthfeel. Interesting lambic, cranberry had a unique tartness though the actual fruit remained light. Medium carbonation.

hopscotch (5437), Vero Beach, Florida, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	7/10	3/5	7/10	2/5	11/20

Oct 23, 2009

Bottle… October ‘09 O-Town Throwdown!… Cloudy brown ale with a small, white head. The funky nose offers sharp cheese, cherries and leather. Medium-bodied, but thin and watery with expired carbonation. The flavor is mostly tart, but also generously bittered. Lengthy, lightly bitter, Novocain-like finish. Kudos to miketd for shipping this bottle to Florida for The Throwdown!

harrisoni (6703), Ashford, Kent, England

2.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.8	5/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	12/20

Oct 4, 2009

Bottle at Chriso pre-GBBF tasting 09. Very cloudy muddy colour thin beige head. Funky cranberry on aroma. Bit of funk bit of sour cherry.

cgarvieuk (4159), Edinburgh, Scotland

2.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.8	6/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	11/20

Aug 26, 2009

Bottle at Chris-o’s Pre GBBF tasting and 2009 ... brown ... barnyard nose ... light sour light fruit ... little malt

ChristianScheffel (4431), Odense, Denmark

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Aug 17, 2009

Brown with a lasting off-white head. Funky berry aroma with American oak and tannin - quite typical American sour aroma. Sweet and drying tannin and berry flavour

MesandSim (5790), London, Greater London, England

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	8/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	17/20

Aug 11, 2009

A Mes rate: bottle at the ever brilliant Chris O’s Pre GBBF Extravaganza.
Thanks to Grant for giving me this one. Rich red chestnut colour with a good beige head. Excellent wood and brett. Very fruity. On the nose it’s very much Flemish sour with fruit. Rich yet surprisingly light at the same time. The cranberries are rather subdued but still really tasty. Superb sour lemony finish. Really clean. Excellent beer. Thanks again Grant for a rare treat.

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