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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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7682.49/5.02.5/5.0Winter5.9%31.3Flute 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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StephenWade (28), Hoover, Alabama, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20

Oct 25, 2006  
Bottle. Appearance: Medium amber, mostly translucent. White head. Smell: a lot like cranberry juice. Taste: Well, nothing says fall like the promise of turkey and dressing with cranberry sauce. This beer gives me that feeling. That being said, though, this beer is a little odd, and just doesn’t knock me off of my feet. Still, a solid, enjoyable drink.

borgination (78), 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 (420), 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.


 NomDeBeer (154), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/58/20
Aug 11, 2008  
Not a good representation of what a Lambic is. It’s not sour or funky enough. Lousy Cranberry flavor too. I can finish this but just barely - it’s on the very bottom rung of drinkability.




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