Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

Samuel Adams Cranberry LambicSamuel Adams Cranberry Lambic
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From:
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Fruit and Field Beer
ABV:
5.9%
Score:
63
Avg:
2.67 | pDev: 28.09%
Reviews:
841
Ratings:
1,395
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 01, 2024
Added:
Nov 01, 2001
Wants:
  21
Gots:
  53
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Ratings by HalfFull:
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Reviewed by HalfFull from California

3.35/5  rDev +25.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Sam Adams seems to constantly be tweaking their recipes, usually for the worse and in the name of the dollar. This beer is an exception as it is notably better than it used to be, though still nothing stellar by any means.

Poured into a pint glass from a 12 oz. bottle, this beer pours a hazy orange amber with a short lived half inch of just off white foam. Maintains or can regenerate a surface cap easily and deposits some temporary lacing.

Notable wheat malt on the nose accompanies a muddled cranberry scent and some yeast notes. In the past I recall a more robust, yet false, cranberry nose. More depth now vs. then. Some hops more notable with some exposure.

Taste is similar though slightly more sweet than anticipated. A light fruity caramel flavor lingers moderately, finishing with a bready texture and a somewhat thick flash of fruit and maple sugar. Carbonation allows for a tingly finish which lessens the sweetness somewhat while said carbonation holds. No real sourness noted. A bit sweet in the end which limits drinkability to an average rating.

Value: B+
Dec 23, 2009
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 1.98 by CheapBeerBuzz from California

Mar 01, 2024
 
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Nov 06, 2022
 
Rated: 3 by LAM01833 from Massachusetts

Aug 01, 2022
 
Rated: 1.59 by smi69 from New York

Jan 02, 2022
 
Rated: 2.48 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Nov 19, 2021
 
Rated: 2.75 by LasVinny from Nevada

Mar 19, 2021
 
Rated: 2.5 by mattjp03 from Alabama

Jun 03, 2019
 
Rated: 2.83 by KMcGrath from Massachusetts

Nov 26, 2018
 
Rated: 2.32 by bobstockwell from Massachusetts

Mar 28, 2018
 
Rated: 3.49 by BenHoppy from Michigan

Nov 26, 2017
 
Rated: 2.55 by Khaack from New York

Oct 29, 2017
 
Rated: 2.74 by robebo44 from Virginia

Mar 19, 2017
 
Rated: 1.75 by SebastianMandeville from New Jersey

Feb 21, 2017
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Reviewed by LeRose from Massachusetts

2.14/5  rDev -19.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Reviewed from notes. This is one of the worst beers I have ever had. It has no resemblance to a traditional lambic and can't be construed as "stretching" the style boundaries.

Looks are decent enough - a slightly reddish, golden color. Lively carbonation to the eye.

The aroma is a muddle of wheat bread, vague fruit notes, medicinal, a little yeasty. It is not fresh or inviting in the smell.

The taste falls far short of expectation. The base beer seemed off somehow, and the cranberry flavor seems artificial and medicinal. Some sweetness, some tart from the cranberry, but it is pretty much a muddle of indistinguishable and unremarkable flavors.

The feel - this looked pleasantly carbonated, but it is quite bloating and very harsh on the tongue. Some of the sting is cranberry, but it seems to be carbonated with very small bubbles that become uncomfortable.

Overall, this is a poor representation of a lambic and is generally a poorly constructed beer against what sounds like a good concept - good idea, bad execution?
Feb 13, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Noelito76 from New York

Jan 25, 2017
 
Rated: 3.52 by 1mrbeer from Ohio

Dec 30, 2016
 
Rated: 1.66 by DavidST from Texas

Dec 19, 2016
 
Rated: 2.9 by Benjolovesbeer from Michigan

Dec 15, 2016
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

1.83/5  rDev -31.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.75
Quite the abomination to what could be considered a lambic. Right up there with some super failed homebrew attempts at lambic.

Did you want a cranberry vodka? Because thats you get when you order a cranberry lambic. The aroma is wheat-esque.

Taste is nothing like a lambic. This is a bad beer by any standard, but damn if you didn't call it a lambic. They just dumped a bunch of cranberry juice into a wheat beer. Homebrew surprise all over this one. good for nothing. Acidic, I'd rather drink juice.
Oct 03, 2016
Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic from Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
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