Founders Frootwood
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.
3.7
486 reviews
Grand Rapids, United States
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Great for a split. Clear red pour with white head. Aroma of cherry and wood. Taste is sweet up front leading straight to sweet and sour. Very nice, but overly sweet for more than a split.
A little on the sweet side but def good. Founders always manages to get a complex palate with their barrel aging. All flavors blend really well and nothing overpowers.
Fairly clear dark amber to red pour with a three finger creamy off white head that has great retention. Aroma of cherries, toast, caramel, toffee, a hint of maple (though I'm not sure if I would have picked it up without the description), some sweet floral notes. Flavor is sweet and tart cherry, toffee, cookies, maple nut candies, a little straw and a hint of barrel. Medium body, creamy and syrupy, light carbonation. Good stuff, but pretty tame.
Bottle. Nice rose amber hue with an off white head. Beautiful cherry on the nose with notes of bourbone and tart fruit. Big but acidic mouthfeel that left a nice tangy finish. Clean finish. A very nice brew that left me wanting more.
12 oz bottle. Pours a rose gold with a dense off-white head. Big bourbon smells with maybe a hint of cherry underneath. Super sweet bourbon flavors with the cherry coming in with a very tart tang. Dry mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Improves with every sip.
Bottle. Nose is yeasty and fruity; reminds me of a basement winery I used to work at, and that's a compliment. Color is a light, clear red with a faint ring head. On the tongue, there's intense sour cherry, followed immediately by maple, vanilla, and boozy notes. Finishes really clean for something this heavy. Quite good.
The aroma is a slight cherry and a little Bourbon. Pours a bright amber with light pinkish head, fully diminishing. The taste is a little sweet and tart. The body is medium, the texture creamy, the carbonation mild. Lot of wonderful tastes going on here, the cherry, a little vanilla, hint of Bourbon and a little maple syrup. Very Nice!!
12 oz bottle. Smells of bourbon, vanilla, oak, hint of cherry. Reddish orange in color and quite clear. Tastes of cherry, bourbon, touch of vanilla. Creamy texture. Finish is a little sticky. Interesting, not my normal type of beer.
Excellent bourbon barrel aroma kick this off right. Dark amber pour with a reddish hint. Light bubbly head. Tart cherry taste, silky smooth taste and texture. Fruity but also pretty darn great.
Bottle picked up at State Line. Poured into a snifter, not what I was expecting at all. Light red in color, decent head faded fast. Nose of tart cherry and oak/bourbon. Smells great. Taste is sweet cherry, slight tart. Fruity... Very woody, the bourbon is just the right amount. Sweet maple syrup. Body is smooth and easy to drink. Overall this is well crafted beer.
12 oz. bottle from Total Wine (Triangle), Raleigh, NC (bottled November 10, 2021). Pour could best be described as dark pink with a foamy white head. Aroma of faint cherry with obvious notes of bourbon and oak. Taste is really nice with noticeable amounts of cherry, just the right amount of maple syrup, and finishes with hints of bourbon, vanilla, Earth, and damp oak. Very well done!
(Bottle) Amber colour with foamy, tan head. Malty, fruity nose with notes of cherries, dried fruit, ripe peaches, toffee, oak wood, vanilla and a touch of chocolate. Malty, fruity, slightly tart taste with oak wood, cherries, peaches, toffee, vanilla, maple syrup, a touch of chocolate and a sweetish finish with low bitterness and a mild acidity. Medium body, sweet. Possibly a bit too sweet, but interesting and tasty, dominated by wood and sweet and sour cherries. Nice one.
Bottle. Courtesy of rennat42. Thanks Tanner. Pour was cloudy amber with a white head. Aroma of cherry, fresh fruit, plums, woody, bourbon. Taste was sweet, tart, cherry, sweet cherries, candy, vanilla in there, melon, bourbon and maple syrup flavors, tart finish, lots of depth, interesting and very nice.
[Uploaded from backlog - 5/26/2017]. 12oz bottle, from Dutch's. Dated 12/22/16. Cherry, bready malt, and bourbon barrel maple syrup overtone. Moderate sweet. Little alcohol warmth. Fuller, round body, mild syrupy, lighter carbonation. Interesting, but not really exciting me. Steph enjoyed it more than I did. AKA, girly!
Copper color with off-white head. Aroma has wood, cherries, vanilla and sour fruity elements. Taste is fruity with long quite sweet but also a bit sour aftertaste. Flavors of cherries, oak, sour berries and vanilla.
Pours copper with a small fading head.
Nose shows cherry, vanilla, woody oak, bourbon, toffee, caramel, fruit confectionery, and a hint of booze.
Flavours include more cherry, some bourbon, a bit of woody oak. Overwhelming cherry confectionery sweetness and a hint of tang. A bit of booze later on. The sweetness is just too full-on.
Aromas of plywood cherry bark barrel wood raspberry sawdust oak and corkscrew. Taste is cherry bark wood oak sawdust corkscrew oak bourbon malts raspberry maple syrup sweet sugars brown sugar creme brulee citrus berry alcohol sugars bourbon and corkscrew. Overall, quite individualistic and sweet.
Bomber. Nose is cherry, bourbon, maple, vanilla. Hazy, ok-looking golden amber. Sweet flavor with nice cherry and bourbon and rather enjoyable.
Aroma of toothpaste. Strange minty coconut blend. An excample of taste that does not mix. Horrible and sweet
Poured from bottle to snifter. Average off white head. Fruity aroma, almost tobaccos aroma. Mild cherry and maple flavors on taste.
Bottle. 2017 release. Bottled Dec 2016; Drank Feb 2019 - Pinkish gold with a small off-white head. Fruity; juicy cherries, lightly tart, plummy. Malty; pale malts, maple syrup, vanilla, wood. Fairly dry. Sweet cherry fruity maple syrupy malty throughout. Easy drinking but a bit too sweet for me. (2019-02)
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On tap. Reddish colour. Fruit aroma. Honey, vanilla and fruit taste. Medium body.
Bottle from Systembolaget. Fruity and malty smell with cherries and wood. Some warming alcohol. Similar taste. Very sweet. The strong ABV isn't a problem. Nice, I like it.
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If you didn’t know this was a beer, you could almost get away with it being a dessert wine.
It is very dessert type beer.
Very syrupy, very sweet, light carbonation. Just absolutely incredible to drink.
I went to the shop and got myself another 4 pack.
Totally worth it!!
murky brown pour with a hint of red, big cherry aromas. Taste is cherries, hint of woody barrel, tart and a little sour. Not my usual thing, but I really enjoyed this, especially as it warmed a bit.
355ml from bottle bought at BeerHawk. Intense cherry notes, but also the feeling of a vintage ale with sweet maple syrup. Not my cup of tea, but I appreciate this is a good beer
Bottle: Hazy, deep golden with a reddish sheen, small off-white foamy layer; distinctive traces of wanilla and vood in the mainly sweet malty and caramelly nose, very shy sourish-fruity traces in the background; moderate to solid sweet flavour with a light acidity, full bodied, pretty soft; slightly increasing bitterness towards the aftertaste, otherwise sweet caramelly and "woody" finish with sourish traces. Not my cup of tea...
Wyraźny bourbon, słodka słodowość w stylu toffi, wiśnie. Niezła treściwość. Słodko-kwaskowe. Średnie wysycenie, nieduża goryczka. Elegancko ukryty alkohol.