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

Last updated

almost 5 years ago

 
3.75

about 3 years ago

 
4.5

about 3 years ago

 

Dan K

Unique taste.

3.75

about 3 years ago

 

Melia S.

Too sweet

2.75

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about 3 years ago

 
3.5

about 3 years ago

 

Scott F

Very odd for Founders... flavors are not meant to be blended together...gonna be awhile, but I'll finish it.

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Becky Collura

Too sweet

2.75

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Jac Collura

Too sweet

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Daniel Hull

Less medicinal when colder. Also better from the bottle than in a glass. While barrel aged, that was my mistake to treat it more like a stout or old ale.

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Andrew Mc.

A lovely lighter base beer put in barrels. Super nice. The sweet cherries and the maple come together for a nice light dessert sipping.

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Ben A.

Little too fruity sweet

3.25

about 3 years ago

 

Jay Urban

Damn that's good, not very beer-y though

4.5

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Kevin Kremler

Light aroma, good cherry sweet taste and smooth taste

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Devyn Lack

Weird but good.

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Brent Gonska

Cherry and slight bourbon treat.

4.25

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4.0

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Keith K.

A sweet cherry brew. Surprised me on my first taste. Sweeter than I thought it would be. Very good taste, smooth drinking beer.

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Chase Meder

Sweet and fruity, well balanced cherry flavor. Has a tart finish and is a bit boozy.

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Bryan Benefield

Not much going on in the funk department but it's still tasty

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Michael Kelbel

A lot going on, and it worked!

4.5

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Valerie Murphy

Maple-y 🍁, syrupy goodness

4.75

about 3 years ago

 
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Dan S.

This is too hard to rate. It's fantastic in every way and that's the problem. It's a bit too busy with too many notes going on.

3.75

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Chuck Rott

Nice easy drinking with lots of good flavor

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Trevor Robinson

Founders never disappoints!

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Eric B.

Far to sweet for me. Taste is mostly maple

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Jayson F.

Interesting flavor

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Bruce On The Loose

Meh. Syrupy.

3.0

about 3 years ago

 
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Heather Riebeling

I LOVE this! Delightfully fruity but not artificial or too sweet. Nice depth & body from the barrel aging and I do get this tasty vanilla notes

5.0

about 3 years ago

 

Leland Mowery

This one takes you for a ride

5.0

about 3 years ago

 
4.5

about 3 years ago

 

Ben Kappel

Another free beer at the Ahmann bar.

3.0

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3.75

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