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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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Ma Che Siete in Rome. Orange semi clear pour a bit dark, off white foam adhesive. Nose is sweet vanilla with (sweet) notes of cherries and molasses. Mouth: how nice! Sweet start, Barrel, sparkling, syrupy. Nice one
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jun 2018
at 10:58
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
355ml bottle from Drink Store, Dublin. At Niamey's craft beer tasting. No BB. Couleur cerise-ambre, col fin blanc. Arôme offre de belles effluves de cerise le tout accompagnées par un somptueux effet de Bourbon clairement bien marqué, le cerise revient en rétro avec un effet naturel, le tout sur l’érable qui confère des petites notes de sucré. Palais garde un bel effet de crise alternant entre le côté un peu fruité tannique-suret et la douceur plus marquée de Bourbon - douceur vanillée sur la fin. Le mélange fonctionne bien, l'érable contribue à un ajout organique sirupeux légèrement sucré.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2018
at 15:50
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Süß fruchtiger Beginn mit holzigen Noten. Süßholz, trocken, etwas Bourbon. Etwas Vanille im Hintergrund, feine Karbonisierung, Kirschen, langer Nachhall. Nicht ganz rund aber interessant und vielseitig. 9/9/10/9/9/9
Tried
on 22 Mar 2018
at 19:54
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
355 ml bottle. Pours a clear copper/mahogany with moderste head. Aromas of oaky vinous raspberries and bread crust. Thick sweet flavors follow same, definite maple syrup and vanilla on a bready malt base with a hint of bourbon. Lots of different fruity flavors. Beauty
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2018
at 04:39
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
0.355l bottle. Clear ruby body with a thin white head. Aroma of caramel, vanilla and cherries with notes of wood and figs. The taste is quite sweet. Caramel and vanilla come first and then the cherries that are not so tart but rather sweet as well. There is a bit wood and toast to it with some spices so it's not cloying at all. Nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2018
at 20:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle shared with Višnja 666 and Pilot Goran at a tasting session in the summer of 2017. Dark golden, small off-white head. Barrel and fruit, with some peat. Quite aggressive. Lots of barrel flavour here, but sweet and syrupy. Thick and sticky, medium body, moderately lasting syrupy finish. Very sweet ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2017
at 08:34
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Appearance- slightly cloudy ruby, a small beige bubbly head which doesn’t hang around. Aroma- oaky, woody notes, cherry, vanilla hints, cherry cake. Taste- cherry sweetness dominates, fruitcake, marzipan, almond, vanilla, cherry bakewell, hints of syrupy sweetness, earthy wood, sweet cherry finish. Tasty dessert beer.
Tried
on 03 Dec 2017
at 09:55