Founders Cerise - Founders Brewing Company

Roke87

Ontario (Canada)

3.85/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

12 oz. bottle, slightly chilled and poured into a Duvel tulip.

Appearance- Pours an almost pink colour but more on the amber side of that scale although depending on what angle of the light you are looking at this from it does appear to be a deep pink colour. Average pour yields about a finger of pinkish white head that very quickly resides to a nice ring around the glass and a nice bubbly top leaving very minimal to no lacing till finish.

Smell- First thing that comes to my mind on the aromas is that it reminds me a lot of a glass of wine. Very fruity on the nose with the tart cherries really come through, with a slight hint of sweet malts in the background as well.

Taste- Again the first thing that really comes to my mind on the palate as well is that this really does smell and taste like a glass of wine. Also reminds me of some kind of a fruity pop or lemonade or something along those lines. None the less very nice tastes and the fruity tart cherries really come through in the taste as well. A very well balanced fruit beer that starts off rather tart, then becomes very sweet on the finish almost like the filling in a cherry pie, and again some light malt flavours in the background again as well.

Mouthfeel- Light bodied with not too bad carbonation, maybe not as present on the mouth feel as it looks in the glass but it is still there. Very crisp and easy drinking; would be great to sit back on a hot summer day with this one.

Overall- To be honest I was pleasantly surprised by this one, I guess I did come in with a little low of expectations in that I usually don’t love fruity beers and lean more towards the deep, dark, and rich porters and stouts. But this one did impress me, it comes through on everything that it says it, you get the tart cherries on both the smells and the taste that finish almost sweet with a nice balance of malts. It did really remind me of a glass of wine in both the smell and taste as well, a great fruity beer for those hot summer days, I would pick this one up again.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2011 04:13:47 | More by Roke87

WKole81

Illinois

3/5  rDev -17.8%

05-24-2013 03:03:18 | More by WKole81

JohnnieNepal

Michigan

4/5  rDev +9.6%

05-23-2013 02:21:48 | More by JohnnieNepal

fgilbert2

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +16.4%

05-22-2013 04:11:45 | More by fgilbert2

MLKincer

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

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PorterLambic

Florida

2.7/5  rDev -26%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.5

Poured aggressively into a standard pint glass produces a dark reddish brown and cloudy liquid with a well sustained, faintly pink, creamy looking head that subsides very slowly while leaving some very nice lacing.
Smell is faint with notes of malt, cherry cough syrup and floral, maybe gardenia.
Taste is a weird mix of the floral and cherry syrup with the malt very faint, not a main participant.
Medium bodied at best with a tingly effervescence, much like a lambic which is my best guess as to what they were aiming for. I like lambics, but I'm glad I only have two of these to drink. The overly artificial flavor/nose is depressing. Being from Michigan myself and aware of the heritage of cherry growing in the state, I really wanted to like this a lot but I can't honestly say I do. Finally a Founders beer I don't want more of.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 02:17:30 | More by PorterLambic

ackeeper

Illinois

4/5  rDev +9.6%

05-21-2013 01:52:36 | More by ackeeper

nyrblue2

New York

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

05-20-2013 23:57:59 | More by nyrblue2

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

05-20-2013 14:26:31 | More by InspectorBob

NJB145

Michigan

4.75/5  rDev +30.1%

05-19-2013 01:17:48 | More by NJB145

allisonastra

Michigan

4/5  rDev +9.6%

05-16-2013 15:25:47 | More by allisonastra

vrbulldog22

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

05-13-2013 18:23:35 | More by vrbulldog22

jkball01

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

05-13-2013 16:34:11 | More by jkball01

Arsenal0328

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

05-12-2013 21:42:35 | More by Arsenal0328

macrosmatic

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

05-12-2013 17:15:20 | More by macrosmatic

hey5hitgoose

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

05-11-2013 00:57:39 | More by hey5hitgoose

Slay40

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +23.3%

05-10-2013 21:18:36 | More by Slay40

marshmeli

New York

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

05-10-2013 20:48:12 | More by marshmeli

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

05-10-2013 19:36:35 | More by twenty5

stevec32

New York

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

05-10-2013 00:13:51 | More by stevec32

beernads

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -11%

05-09-2013 05:42:14 | More by beernads

deadliest

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +16.4%

05-07-2013 23:41:11 | More by deadliest

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

05-05-2013 13:32:04 | More by Jason1337

Seakyden

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

05-02-2013 15:36:06 | More by Seakyden

downeyj4

Michigan

3.4/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

For a Fruit Beer, this is good. At the end of the day, it is still a fruit beer. It has a red hue to it and it tastes like cherries. If you want a beer, look for something else. If you love cherries, then you will love this. I'd definitely get it again, but I would have to be in the right mood (and also I would have to make sure that none of my friends would see me drinking it).

Serving type: on-tap

04-30-2013 03:42:11 | More by downeyj4