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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Mathijs Nicolai

'Oke, oke Hopman' - 7/7

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Bethany R

A mid level cherry, some barreling notes and depth.

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Bob Vastenhoud

Heel smaakvol, zeker voor maar 8%. Zure kers, hout, sherry. Er zit van alles in

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Billy Humberson

Black Dog saloon.

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Steve Barron

My last one.

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Russ Dopke

2017. Tart, with nice barrel character. Light sweetness. Drinking fairly light

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Andrew Cunningham

Aging this beer nearly 4 years really combined and mellowed the flavors together. No tart bite at all. Smooth finish.

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Alex K

say what you will, i think it’s good. probably even better now than ever. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Marc Y.

This has gotten better with time - excellent tart cherry throughout!!

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Michael Enders

Tastes like straight fruit punch! ZERO alcohol! :-)

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Steven S.

2017 cherry still strong. Very mellow. Sweet

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Chris M

2017 bottle aged well

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Stephen Canter

Delicious!

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Benjamin Rodgers

Sweet and fruity but also a very nice boozy edge.

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John Golden

Super woody. Sweet, dark cherry with a little bit of tartness. Similar to a cranberry wine, but not.

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Eric C.

Actually really like it love the maple with the cherry!

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Todd Borchardt

This is good beer,Thanks Dave Hershey

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Jon Rother

Celebratory beer. I just found out I will be running in the 2022 Run For 3.21 from New York to D.C.

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Michael Coleman

Pleasantly surprised. There is tangy cherry (not tart or sour, a plus), vanilla from the bourbon, & some maple. All flavors are pleasantly balanced and none are overwhelming. Nice.

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Paul Singh

Nectar of the gods

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Zak F

You do get very subtle maple finish. Cherries are definitely muted. Dig it. This would be really good soured up

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Mike Bell

Wow. Delicious beer. Smooth and awesome.

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