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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Turbobrick R

Fantastic.

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David Markey

Slight bourbon nose. Slightly thick and mouth feelly. Good. But nothing I’m going to scream and shout about. Probably my least favorite of the bourbon barrel series from Founders.

3.25

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Frank P.

Not sure how I really feel about this one. Kinda reminds me of cough syrup...

2.5

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Marc Herndon

Lighter bodied than I expected. Smooth and lightly sweet, lots of wood flavor. Not really tart or sour at all.

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Chris Martin

A welcomed post run beer.

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Martin O.

Cherry maple Bourbon - delicious but a day ender. Not a lunch beer.

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Denise S

Way better than I imagined

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Eric Zurawski

Sweet boozy

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aaron f.

Very good

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Kel Stewart

Had to bring down the percent b4 calling it a night. So nice founders barreled aged brew!!

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deamionq

Bad mix of flavors, could not finish. Founders finally failed on a beer.

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Lee V.

A little sweet, but quite impressive!

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Terry DeYoung

Cherry aged in maple bourbon barrels is sugary sweet

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Keri

Too sweet for me 🥲

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Abby S.

Did not like this beer. Andrea is cute tho

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Eric Witte

Good flavor but a tad too sweet

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James Fleming

Sweet cherry mapme flavor. Almosr like an apple.

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alan macdougall

Seared Mustard-glazed trout with Cauliflower and Galic Potatoes, watching 고스트 닥터;

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Chris Cox

Very smooth. Not super fruity. Very good

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Chris Olay O.

Not usually a big fan of fruit beers, but this one is good. Better on draft.

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Colin Eyler

Tap takeover day today

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Brian

The fruit over powered the other flavors

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Jake

Much better than I was expecting for a fruity beer. Really nice bourbon background. A lost like a blonde but much more mellow.

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