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Cranberry Special Ale
Sand Creek Brewing Company
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- From:
- Sand Creek Brewing Company
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- Fruit and Field Beer
- ABV:
- 5.8%
- Score:
- 73
- Avg:
- 3.06 | pDev: 17.32%
- Reviews:
- 39
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 11, 2017
- Added:
- Oct 17, 2005
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 2
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Reviewed by vette2006c5r from Minnesota
3.45/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 1.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 1.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Pours a reddish color with no head. Strong cranberry juice aroma. Taste has a cranberry juice flavor with a tart aftertaste. Full body and flavors. Overall it's good on thanksgiving.
Nov 26, 2015Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
3.5/5 rDev +14.4%
3.5/5 rDev +14.4%
Has a light cranberry bread nose and pours like a cranberry juice with a white foam cap that dissipates almost as fast as a champagne head. Big cranberry with light biscuit on the palate and a cranberry tartness balances the malt sweetness. Has a very sparkling wine like texture and mouth feel. Drinkable but bordering on Bartles and Jaymes or a wine and malt beverage. The cranberry tartness saves it somewhat.
Nov 23, 2014Reviewed by Trifecta1 from Illinois
3.48/5 rDev +13.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.48/5 rDev +13.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Don't get the hate.
A - Red-tinted amber. Heady, leaves some lacing. Pretty nice looking.
S - Mild funk and cranberry juice, wheat, tartness is apparent even on the nose.
T - Wow, tart bite right off the bat. Leads into sweet jellied cranberry, giving way to some brown malt and wheat. Refreshing. Great for fall/turkey time. Sweet and sour combo gone right. Lingering wheaty, mid-quality German-pilsner-like aftertaste.
M - Very spritzy, like soda. Meh.
O - Much, much better than I was expecting. Maybe because this sixer was fresh from the brewery? Whatever it is, I enjoyed this one, especially for the price. Will be purchasing again when I wanna slam some turkey down my gullet, or want a cheap tart fall fix. Solid beer, don't listen to the hate and give it a chance.
Sep 28, 2014A - Red-tinted amber. Heady, leaves some lacing. Pretty nice looking.
S - Mild funk and cranberry juice, wheat, tartness is apparent even on the nose.
T - Wow, tart bite right off the bat. Leads into sweet jellied cranberry, giving way to some brown malt and wheat. Refreshing. Great for fall/turkey time. Sweet and sour combo gone right. Lingering wheaty, mid-quality German-pilsner-like aftertaste.
M - Very spritzy, like soda. Meh.
O - Much, much better than I was expecting. Maybe because this sixer was fresh from the brewery? Whatever it is, I enjoyed this one, especially for the price. Will be purchasing again when I wanna slam some turkey down my gullet, or want a cheap tart fall fix. Solid beer, don't listen to the hate and give it a chance.
Cranberry Special Ale from Sand Creek Brewing Company
Beer rating:
73 out of
100 with
63 ratings
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