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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Scott Villers

Too frooty

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Ben E

Nice sweet cherry beer. The tartness of the cherries is tempered by the maple syrup, and there's a nice woody quality from the barrels. 4.5/5

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Jim Lower

Three night s of Racing Friday

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Jen

This was a lot to handle, taste-wise. Not really for me.

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Jason Hall

Unique...

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Raphael Reynoso

Too sweet for me

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Jim H.

Nice smooth cherry mouthfeel.

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Jason

Like a fruity barleywine

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Gman Leibach

Not bad. Not a huge fan but not bad

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Carl H

Another quality brew from Founders. 🍻

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Nathan Adams

Cherry with hints of maple, sweet

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Nancy A.

Mix of cherry and bourbon barrel is great. Founders barrel aged series is not done better by anyone else. This does not disappoint.

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Mike P.

Heavy, a lil to sweet. But overall ok

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John Emmons

Heidi didn’t really like this. Difficult to describe. Sweet. Good to me.

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Chris E.

The warm, fruitiness is strange. Almost tastes boozy it’s so rich. Hard to get through.

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George Earl

Excellent, not to sweet, smooth.

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