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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Tyler Duke

Had to have it again while I watch Don’t Look Up

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Colby S.

Cherry & fruity smooth flavors combined with notes of oak.

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Megan V

#merrychristmas

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josh

Christmas 🎄 present beer!

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Matt

If you like cherry you will love this beer.

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Kevin C.

Even LA likes it! Delicious.

4.5

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Travis M.

Blehhh

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Meagan Wozny

way too sweet

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Charlie Wenzel

Honestly, just not good. Way too sweet, was looking for a deeper flavor

1.5

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Brian Nolte

I thought the maple syrup barrel aging would over power the cherry, but at all. The cherry shines through with a smoky, mapley undertone. So good!

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Mark M.

Not a big cherry beer guy, but this is good. Thanks for sharing paul.

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Stephen Webster

Clear reddish amber color, off-white collar, soapy lacing, cherry and oak aroma and taste, vanilla notes, very smooth, light bourbon finish.

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Bryce G

Meh.

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Connor S.

It’s a better mad elf

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Morgan Feldpausch

Merry Christmas! 🎅🎄

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Joel H

Merry Christmas! 🎄🍻

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Brian Taylor

Cherry and boozy sweet.

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Jonathan Rogers

Extremely medicinal

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Devan M.

You will go to sleep, or I will put you to sleep!

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Alex B.

The 2021 is very balanced with lots of cherry and brown sugar on the front end with nice barrel notes to finish it off

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Elliott Lowe

Too sweet for my taste.

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Aaron Gregor

Get bourbon, maple, and cherry on the nose. Strong sweet cherry upfront followed by bourbon and sweet maple that briefly overtakes the cherry. Cherry spikes again at the end with a light tart quality and also get some light oak/vanilla.

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Sara C

Highest score I've ever given; awesome Christmas Eve brew! Cheers and Merry Christmas!!!

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alan macdougall

Little Christmas 2021 -lost Judgement for the PS5 - drinking Utah-style

4.5

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Ryan T.

Not a fan. Way too sweet

2.75

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Erik Radzilowski

Barrel aged series on Christmas Eve. Can’t beat it

4.0

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Chris

Very nice bourbon barrel!

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Allen Herrmann

Merry Christmas everyone! Go Blue!

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Chepe G.

Sweet, cherry, nice oaky finish

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Ken J.

Refreshing!!

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Melissa Paris

Definitely getting the maple. Strong aged flavors

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