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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Joel N

Cherry ale aged in maple syrup bourbon barrels. Yes it’s sweet, but quite tasty. I could only have one of these though.

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Marty G

Oh my!!! Cherry ale aged in maple syrup bourban barrels.

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Dennis Georgatos

Smooth, sweet and slightly tart cherry and maple flavor. The cherry flavor is not overly sweet or syrupy. Little bit of barrel flavor in the finish. Well done balanced flavor profile.

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Kristin S.

I thought this would be terrible, but oh no! It is interesting. I’ll have to try it again when I am not in the bag. The beer bag

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Brian Rector

Cherry and maple syrup bourbon barrels. Dessert!

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Tim Wilson

A tasty brew. Love Founders either way

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Todd Borchardt

This is good beer,Thanks Dave Hershey

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Gary Gerrish

This is the 2022 version of Cherry Ale aged in Bourbon barrels and maple syrup. Very nice.

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Andy

Cherry with hints of maple and barrel. Pretty tasty.

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Zach O.

Tasty after a long day!

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Ericka Popovich Coy

Fruity, juicy, depth of flavor

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Joe White

Tastes like cherries

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Wayne Carpenter

Nice cherry flavor, delicate sweetness, and complex under-flavors. Definitely better warm.

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Tim Abel

A bit on the sweet side.

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Eric C.

Actually really like it love the maple with the cherry!

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ウィル M

2022 ba series

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Adele Metcalf

Syrup cherry richness

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Dave Howard

Such an amazing mix of flavors! A tart cherry that is smoothed out by the barrel aging with just enough kick from the bourbon to make it unique!

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Randy C

Cherry flavor forward with a hint of tartness. Maple imparts a velvety smoothness.

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nick hohenberger

Very well balanced flavor. The cherry hits you up front but then the hint of maple smooths it out and finishes with light barrel aged notes.

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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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Richard Erhardt

Cherry is balanced very well against ale base beer. The maple adds just a bit of sweet to settle the traditional tartness of cherry. Drinks very easy. Well done Founders.

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Sam

A bit too cloying for liking. Barrel is definitely there.

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