Frootwood
(has 3 batches)
Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
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Score
7.25
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Cherry Ale Aged in Maple Syrup Bourbon Barrels
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.
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.
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7/10
April 30, 2017
Tap@Taphouse, Copenhagen - orange Amber pour with white head. Aroma and taste is prominent cherry fruity, with some light nutty notes, some sweet caramel and treacle backing, wooden notes, tart cherry fruity finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Frootwood (2016) on 26 Mar 2025 at 06:32 - Score: 7. Original review text: April 30, 2017
Tap@Taphouse, Copenhagen - orange Amber pour with white head. Aroma and taste is prominent cherry fruity, with some light nutty notes, some sweet caramel and treacle backing, wooden notes, tart cherry fruity finish.
Tap@Taphouse, Copenhagen - orange Amber pour with white head. Aroma and taste is prominent cherry fruity, with some light nutty notes, some sweet caramel and treacle backing, wooden notes, tart cherry fruity finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Frootwood (2016) on 26 Mar 2025 at 06:32 - Score: 7. Original review text: April 30, 2017
Tap@Taphouse, Copenhagen - orange Amber pour with white head. Aroma and taste is prominent cherry fruity, with some light nutty notes, some sweet caramel and treacle backing, wooden notes, tart cherry fruity finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Mar 2025
at 06:32
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
bottiglia 355 ml, 2022 release, schiuma beige fine persistente, color ambrato velato, al naso subito legno del barrique poi intense note dolciastre di vaniglia Bourbon marsala, in bocca è piena avvolgente ciliegia Bourbon note legnose leggerissimo acidulo, corpo rotondo, alcool perfettamente bilanciato, carbonazione leggera, molto dolce con amaro percettibile. Dolce ma non stucchevole, proprio come piace a me, un piacere berla. Spettacolo! c. 1001birre.it 01.03.25
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2025
at 19:50
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Drankenspeciaalzaak Jelle, Leeuwarden. Aroma is wood, sweetish cherries, maple syrup, bourbon, vanilla. Flavour is sweet and syrupy with a little tartness. Body is medium. Quite sweet and syrupy for my taste, but the aroma is grand.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2025
at 10:37
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
35,5 cl. bottle @ home, bought @Kulenborgse Bierhandel. Light hazy reddish pink with a white head. Sour cherry aroma with some bourbon, oak and vanilla. Sweet taste with a sour note, finish is likewise. Nice sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2023
at 21:46