Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic
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Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic has been described as... Tart and sweet, with complex fruit and vanilla notes.
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[edit] About the Beer
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.
[edit] History of the Beer
This style of beer is named for the Lambic region in Belgium where it was originally developed. Lambics are wheat beers that are traditionally brewed using native fruits and an open fermentation, a process where the unfermented wort is left in an open vessel in the brewhouse and is fermented by the wild yeast in the air - this process lends the beer its uniquely fruity fermentation character. When designing this beer we also chose to keep with tradition by flavoring it with one of New England's favorite native fruits, the cranberry.
[edit] About the Brewing
Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic is fermented at ale temperatures using a special yeast strain to offer the flavor of an open fermentation. It also is brewed using maple syrup and cranberries from New England.
[edit] Comments
12/14/2006 -- I enjoyed this beer last evening as an after-dinner treat. It tasted thick and fruity, and maybe a little jammy. It would have been a nice accompaniment for a slice of pie. -- Anarchy
