Cranberry Lambic
Samuel Adams in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Lambic Style - Fruit Rotating Out of Production|
Score
5.23
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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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4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle 12fl.oz. @ home.[ Trade by Maria ]. Unclear hazy medium amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity caramel. Flavor is moderate sweet to heavy with a average duration, caramel and berry sweet. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100411]
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2010
at 01:19
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
355 ml bottle. Murky amber/brown body with small off-white head. Fruit, malt, watery and sour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2010
at 11:23
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Bottle; Enjoyed after a sloppy joe dinner, part of holiday variety pack. Pours hazy red with slight cranberry nose. Very drinkable and pleasant but not overly memorable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2009
at 16:40
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12oz bottle. Quite a nice thick cherry red appearance with a thin, steady head. Lots of berry in the aroma. A little thicker and maltier than I remembered, with some pleasant fruity tastes, and some mild tartness. Certainly an odd variation on the style, more along the lines of a fruit beer than a Lambic. Thick and rich in it medium bodiedness, I feel that this beer has improved over years past. I like palate changing beers, and at around 1 dollar for this beer, I can dig it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2009
at 03:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle. Aroma of tart cranberry, maple syrup--that’s what the label says, I know. Pours reddish brown with a thin head, nice lacing. Only faintly lambic in character. I taste apples, cranberries, grapes, cotton candy. Body is thin, carbonation slight--this doesn’t deplete the beers quality however. Finishes both tangy and sweet. Not bad. It’s definitely weird, though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2009
at 19:11
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle.Hazy orange colour with almost head.Aroma of Cranberrys and yeast,mild and sweet mouthfeels with hint of sugar and berries,slight watery with thin body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2009
at 04:50
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Lambic’s in general are not my favorite, way too fruity and sweet, so I am probably not the best judge of this one, but I suspect that this is way too fruit juicy and not champagne enough for the real lambic fan’s, reminds me of one of the juice boxes i would have as a kid.
Tried
on 24 Nov 2009
at 17:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a murky brown with a white head. The aroma is fruit and malt. Taste is sweet at first with molasses and malt; however the cranberry fruit gives it a slight bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2009
at 04:24
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle. Poured a hazy reddish gold with a small white head. Aroma had strong tart cranberry notes as well as some acid. Flavor was a bit syrupy with a cranberry juice flavor as well as some acid and sour notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2009
at 13:04
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Overall Impression: I haven't had this Sam offering in a while, but I remember I was not in any kind of hurry to get it again (score is from the old rating (no notes))
Tried
on 15 May 2009
at 09:51