Barrel Runner
(has 1 batch)
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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6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Rum, dear lord at the rum. Butterscotch, brown sugar, caramel, and so much liquor warmth, so much hot, boozy rum. Desperately needs a brown ale or a stout underneath, something more substantial than the mild Mosaic ale serving as its base. Nose is exactly what it should be, and I guess the beer’s precisely what the description says it will be, but, man, so much rum.
Tried
on 23 Jul 2018
at 00:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour is a dark amber with a small white head. Aroma is mosaic hop with some butterscotch sweetness. Flavor is a buttered rum with some wood note and big alcohol. This may be a beer to set down for awhile. Nice buttered rum note but as of right now this is way boozy. I'm glad I only got the 12oz bottle of this but I may buy another just to try next year.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2018
at 00:49
9.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
12 oz bottle. Golden pour with lots of fine particles and an off-white head. Heavy citrus candy aroma, rum, nearly plasticky. Flavor hits with rum, then strong candied citrus and tropical fruit. It actually kind of works after a moment. It definitely pushes some things to the extreme, but I think I like it.
Rerate: I have a note here to up this to 4.1 and add orange to the flavor description after having a couple more bottles (and I've since had a few more...). Now that I kind of understand it it's really fun and tasty.
Rerate 3/23/19: I just love this beer so much, even ten months after release (and thank you to Stadium Market Ann Arbor for still having these!). I hope it gets made again.
Rerate: I have a note here to up this to 4.1 and add orange to the flavor description after having a couple more bottles (and I've since had a few more...). Now that I kind of understand it it's really fun and tasty.
Rerate 3/23/19: I just love this beer so much, even ten months after release (and thank you to Stadium Market Ann Arbor for still having these!). I hope it gets made again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2018
at 07:09
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle. Amber gold pour. Large firm beige head. Aroma has notes of sweet rum and stone fruits. First sip yields notes of caramel and buttery malt. Then some hints of apricot and guava. This reeks of the tropics. A real slow sipper that takes you to the islands. Unique and delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2018
at 04:23