Frootwood

Fruit Beer

We took a crisp, light-bodied cherry ale and hid it away in oak barrels that have held both bourbon and maple syrup. After a lengthy stint, it emerged a changed beer, blanketed in notes of warm vanilla and earthy sweetness. The wood proves itself the star of this beer, adding depth and taming the tart cherry while the maple imposes a velvety texture that lingers for not a moment too long.

ABV

8.0

Rating

3.762

Rating count

36,737

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Carrie R.

A little conflicted on this one. Some sips are a good crisp cherry that fades into bourbon, a little reminiscent of Southern Comfort. But some sips come across more medicinal. I get a hint of maple, but I don't think it fits with the beer.

2.25

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3.75

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Nathan Alexander-Leduc

Oh. So many flavors. Quite an interesting taste. The description is accurate.

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LaRue Bowman

GARBAGE

0.75

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3.75

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Geoff

Very sweet, almost too much for me.

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3.75

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Jordan McAnulty

#300 Checkin! Very fruity & cherry. I taste a lot of bourbon in this. Not sure if it’s the greatest Founders product but it’s not the worst. goes down very smooth on the finish.

3.75

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Varun Sadana

That sweetness and fruitiness at the end makes makes it wonderful!

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3.75

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Connor Gifft

Sweet

3.0

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EJ R.

Another gift from a friend! A very fruity brew!

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Ian

Too sweet for me but I think it does what they intended

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Brian Buchanan

Got a single to try it. One is enough.

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Robert Simkow

Very good!

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Cody Jacobs

Pleasently surprised, this is a hidden gem

4.25

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AK

Pretty good little to sweet for me

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Bill C.

Wish I had bought more than just a single.

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Alexandre P.

Strong flavors of cherry and bourbon, hints of maple.

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Nolan Ang

Yummy, but not keen that it's only an 8oz pour.

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Chris M.

Tastes like cherry wine.

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Andy Hanacek

Good but just too too sweet...if it dialed back the sweetness some and increased the smokiness, it would be totally perfect.

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Corey

Sweet. Too sweet

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Melanie Figueiredo

It’s fine.

3.0

over 3 years ago

 

Nathan Burgess

Wanted to like this, and can appreciate what they were going for, but this was not enjoyable for me. The sweetness from the cherry was amplified by the vanillin notes of the wood and syrup, making an overwhelmingly sickly sweet combo. Couldn’t finish it.

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Paul Day

I always say it, founders never lets us down. Sweet but not over the top sweet, good beer

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Teagan Murphy

Taste that bourbon barrel!

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Bryan Buss

Very unique flavor.

4.25

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Brandi T.

OMG a sweet fruity beer I actually like. And it's bourbon barrel-aged?! Can't believe I like at all, let alone this much. Maple syrup makes all the difference. Well done, Founders.

4.0

over 3 years ago

 

Dennis F.

Very good, I would have given it a higher rating if it were just a little less sweet.

4.0

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Dan Gerlach

Mild cherry sweetness, with a bourbon bitterness

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Mark Zuidema

One of my favorite founders barrel aged.

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Rob E

VERY sweet but interesting beer.

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John Y.

I’d say it was a cider if blindfolded. Crisp and dry, tasty cherry with bourbon undertones

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Glenn S.

Not overly bourbon, nice fresh tartness.

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