Samuel Adams American Kriek (Barrel Room Collection)
Samuel Adams American Kriek (Barrel Room Collection)
Rated 3.543 by BeerPals
Brewed by Boston Beer Company
Boston, MA, United States
Style: Fruit Lambic
7% Alcohol by Volume
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The intense black cherry character in this beer comes from Balaton®* cherries, which were discovered in Hungary and are now grown in Michigan. These special cherries are prized for their depth of flavor. The tartness from the cherries is balanced by a rich, malty character with toasted oak notes added from the barrel aging.
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| Overall Rank | 2584 |
| Overall Percentile | 95.3 |
| Style Rank | 42 of 263 |
| Style Percentile | 84 |
| Lowest Score | 3.9 |
| Highest Score | 4.0 |
| Average Score | 3.950 |
| Weighted Score | 3.543 |
| Standard Deviation | 0.000 |
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4 Member Reviews
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Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8
As far as lambics go, this one was a home run with me as I am not normally a fan. Pours deep mahogany with red highlights and a moderate head that setlles quickly to virtually no head at all and next to no lacing. Slightly sweet and tart aroma with a bit of earth. Full-bodied and rich.
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Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8
sampled on 10/1/10. 750 ml bottle with mitch. bottle #3299. pours a reddish/copper color. thin head. aroma is sweet and slightly tart, cherries and wood. medium body. taste is sweet cherries with a little tartness, light oaky and earthiness. nice carbonation. mouthfeel is full. i would have liked to seen wider distribution on these barrel room collection beers. they could have been a nice introduction to barrel aged beers for a wider audience.
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Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8
Sampled on 9/10/2010. This fruit beer pours a medium reddish color from a corked and caged 750ml bottle. Medium sized white foamy head. The aroma is fruity and sweet, cherry and woody. A medium bodied fruit beer. The malts are fruity and sweet, slightly tart cherry flavors. Hints of wood and oak mellow the sweet fruit flavors. The hops are herbal and floral. A mellow, smooth tasting beer. Nice carbonation. None of the flavors dominate or stand out. There is a touch of tartness from the cherries and a touch of tannins/oak from the barrel. Interesting beer, it is in no way a kriek, and I kind of wish that Boston Beer Company would not use the kreik and lambic names for beers that are aren’t funky or sour, but I digress. This beer is really working for me as a fruit beer. Was kind of surprised to find a bottle of the barrel-aged series here in Colorado. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet and oaky.
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Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8
750ml bottle # 3159. Pours a brownish red with a frothy reddish white head that quickly goes to a thin film that leaves a little lacing.
The aroma is sweet and slightly tart cherries and wood.
The flavor is very sweet pie-like cherries - I get a lot of cherry pie and some raspberries. It has a slightly bitter woody finish and a bit of maltiness in the background. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied and creamy.
Overall pretty nice, but a little too much on the sweet side. I like the complexity of some of New Glarus's beers better.
