Barrel Runner
Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Triple Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.52
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Mosaic Hopped Ale Aged in Rum Barrels
Inspiration for our barrel-aged beers can come from the most unexpected places and our latest release is proof of that. Sweet and hoppy, rich and bright – this rum barrel-aged imperial IPA brewed with Mosaic hops will make you believe you’re in the tropics.
Inspiration for our barrel-aged beers can come from the most unexpected places and our latest release is proof of that. Sweet and hoppy, rich and bright – this rum barrel-aged imperial IPA brewed with Mosaic hops will make you believe you’re in the tropics.
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7/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 9
Overall 7
(Bottle) Dark golden colour with foamy, off-white head. Turns a bit browner with the bottom sediment in the bottle. Malty, fruity, hoppy nose with oak wood, rum, dried apricots, fruit cake, vanilla, coconut and orange marmalade. Fruity, malty, sweetish taste with notes of oak woood, rum, dried apricots, fruit cake, chocolate, coconut, pineapple, vanilla and a mild spicy bitterness in a slightly boozy finish. Almost full body, quite sweet. A bit sharp and boozy, but quite rich and tasty. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2025
at 18:55
8.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
a: pretty hazy & chunky beautiful amber & copper body | nice thinnish tan head
a: alcohol | pitted fruits | very woodsie
f: rich sugars | clean malts | bourbon barrels (not rum!)
t: rich fruits | strong bitterness | polished warmth on end
o: great age | balanced sugars and pungency | nice after SEVEN years - fresh would have probably been way TOO much!
75 cL bottle | Costco (wholesale): Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia | 02-September-2018 | US$9,99 | 2018 Vintage Bottle | sampled: 06 & 07 September 2025
a: alcohol | pitted fruits | very woodsie
f: rich sugars | clean malts | bourbon barrels (not rum!)
t: rich fruits | strong bitterness | polished warmth on end
o: great age | balanced sugars and pungency | nice after SEVEN years - fresh would have probably been way TOO much!
75 cL bottle | Costco (wholesale): Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia | 02-September-2018 | US$9,99 | 2018 Vintage Bottle | sampled: 06 & 07 September 2025
Tried
from Bottle
from
Costco - Charlottesville
on 07 Sep 2025
at 06:17
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Interesting beer, warm alcool and sweet flavour of rhum and vanilla, toffee of bonne maman, not disgusting, good touch of hop, 21.06.19, at Epalinges, buying it at bootlegger or Sterk.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2025
at 10:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottled. pours a golden orange. weird combination of sugary rum and butterscotch and citrus.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:58
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Gold with amber tinge. Aroma is rum barrel and hoppy citrus and floral. Taste is the same. The rum barrel makes it great. Love this series.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2025
at 05:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Drankenhandel Leiden. Nose is all rum. Aroma is big rum as well with vanilla, candied fruits, orange, notes of tropical fruits, touch of grapefruit, orange rind, marmalade, more boozy rum throughout. Flavour is sweet with a fairly booz finish. Body is above medium. Very much like a tiki cocktail indeed, I understand some of the low ratings but I can't help but kinda like this monstrosity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2025
at 12:14
2/10
Tried
on 18 Sep 2024
at 18:52
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Keg at Oluthuone Haavi, 20221228) The beer poured amber and hazy. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had wood, vanilla, malts and toffee. Palate was full bodied and warming with medium carbonation. Flavours were wood, malts, caramel, pine, grass, booze and bitterness. Aftertaste was woody, hoppy, boozy and bitter. An interesting blend of barrel notes and a boozy hoppy brew.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2022
at 20:00
7/10
Tried
on 20 Feb 2022
at 16:49