Founders Mister E Froot - Founders Brewing Company

Dotcubed

Arkansas

4.08/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Top pick for should I try this award.

Dissatisfied with most fruit beers, this exotic oddity was surprisingly good.

Creamy foam, red- brown color.
Fruit oxidized, not a bigdeal. But nitro?
This seemed too artisinal, and wish I had a cask carbonated option.

Smelled faintly of berries.

Sweet local berry flavor. Intense fruit, vanilla. Burnt bourbon warmth. Bitter hump.

Heavy body. Lambic inspired?

Serving type: nitro-tap

09-01-2011 16:20:48 | More by Dotcubed

strohme2

Michigan

4/5  rDev -0.7%

09-07-2012 01:45:06 | More by strohme2

Dactrius

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +5.5%

07-26-2012 01:10:55 | More by Dactrius

danp14

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -6.9%

05-11-2012 17:02:11 | More by danp14

Jakers90

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +5.5%

04-24-2012 00:53:27 | More by Jakers90

Petrofessor

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -13.2%

02-26-2012 17:29:41 | More by Petrofessor

Kgristoff

Michigan

4/5  rDev -0.7%

02-17-2012 19:44:55 | More by Kgristoff

senorscientist

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +11.7%

01-30-2012 06:48:31 | More by senorscientist

Ohiovania

Ohio

3/5  rDev -25.6%

01-06-2012 23:23:37 | More by Ohiovania

TCgoalie

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +11.7%

12-29-2011 19:51:06 | More by TCgoalie

salinasa

Michigan

3/5  rDev -25.6%

12-18-2011 00:01:49 | More by salinasa

RudiNicole

Michigan

4/5  rDev -0.7%

11-29-2011 20:07:50 | More by RudiNicole

DoctorB2B

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +11.7%

11-20-2011 15:49:11 | More by DoctorB2B

FedExPope

Michigan

5/5  rDev +24.1%

11-19-2011 18:47:26 | More by FedExPope

JDizzle

Indiana

4/5  rDev -0.7%

11-19-2011 02:37:18 | More by JDizzle

sweatervest27

Ohio

5/5  rDev +24.1%

11-19-2011 01:58:44 | More by sweatervest27

Bung

North Carolina

4/5  rDev -0.7%

11-18-2011 03:15:58 | More by Bung

GoldenChild

Michigan

4/5  rDev -0.7%

11-16-2011 17:23:27 | More by GoldenChild

monitorpop

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -13.2%

11-15-2011 14:50:46 | More by monitorpop

klipper

Michigan

4/5  rDev -0.7%

11-14-2011 07:17:22 | More by klipper

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.85/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

On tap at the brewery's tasting room. It is a grapefruit pink colour and lacey. It smelled berry, and some citrus as well in the nose. The taste was a nice berry tartness, with coconut in the secondary. Good drinkability, I call it a beer sangria. Average mouthfeel.

Serving type: on-tap

10-03-2011 20:54:54 | More by northyorksammy

Avagadro

New Jersey

4.45/5  rDev +10.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A: copper color. Cloudy. Head is a little thin for being a nitro.

S: heavy notes of bourbon upfront with vanilla and caramel supported by fresh strawberries and raspberries. The vibrant aroma greatly impresses.

T: sweet vanilla and creme dominate the front of the palate followed by the tartness of the berries which gives an overall comparison to berry gelato.

M: Creamy and chewy. The texture compliments the flavor beautifully.

O: pleasantly surprised by this diamond in the rough of the fruit beer breed.

Serving type: nitro-tap

09-23-2011 17:52:48 | More by Avagadro

oline73

Maryland

3/5  rDev -25.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3

I had this on-tap at the brewpub. Poured into a standard pint glass.

Appearance: Pours a cloudy reddish brown with a fluffy white head and great retention.

Smell: Bourbon hits the nose pretty hard up front. There is also some sweet malt and fruit. The finish is tart and a bit sweet.

Taste: This one is kind of weirding me out. Bourbon and fruit, kind of reminds me of a jello shot. Taste is also a bit creamy.

Mouthfeel: Medium body, very smooth carbonation with a dry finish.

Overall: I'm really glad I got to try this, but it wasn't my cup of tea. I didn't think everything went together very well. I'm giving them points for the great appearance and mouthfeel as well as the interesting idea.

Serving type: on-tap

09-07-2011 03:16:05 | More by oline73

salvo

Indiana

3.98/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Big mess of a fruity beer with a foamy head that lingers like a bad houseguest. It'll be here for months, staining my glass.

Passionfruit dominates the nose, with boozy whiskey oak chiming in as it warms. Coconut comes late to the crazy flavor party. A little sweet: ends messy but long with a sweet hard candy tang. I expect to look in the mirror and see my tongue has gone grape ape purple or cherry red, but with real fruit flavors. Full bodied, substantial. Mystery fruit indeed. The mystery might be chermoya or paw-paw.

Very enjoyable fruit beer -- the real standout in a rather ho-hum trip to the brewery. Labor day crowds seem to have stripped the pub of all its wares.

Serving type: nitro-tap

09-05-2011 13:29:42 | More by salvo

Thorpe429

Illinois

4.1/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On nitro-tap at Founders last weekend. Served in a pint glass.

Pours a reddish-copper color and is slightly hazed. Frothy off-white head sits around for a bit and leaves some good lacing. The nose starts out with quite a bit of bourbon. Beneath that is cherry, raspberry, and miscellaneous fruit. Taste is more dominated by the bourbon, but also has a light sweetness and tartness from the fruit. Chewy body with bourbon throughout. Really nice and interesting. Not as good as the NG R&D Kriek, but a good concept that I'd like to see more of.

Serving type: nitro-tap

09-01-2011 17:29:49 | More by Thorpe429