Founders Brewing Co. Barrel Runner

Barrel Runner

 

Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Triple Rotating Out of Production
Score
6.51
ABV: 11.1% IBU: 55 Ticks: 104
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.
 

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7
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


8.4
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

gave a cheers!

6.8
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
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
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


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Tried on 18 Sep 2024 at 18:52


@ 2019: I forgot to take notes

Tried from Draft at Billie's Bier Kafétaria on 01 May 2023 at 10:54


6.2
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

Tried on 20 Feb 2022 at 16:49


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle shared, murky orange beer, small head. Aroma is sweet, fruit, wood, booze. Taste is the same, very woody, resin, rum, sweet, alcohol. nice one.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Nov 2021 at 20:34