Sweet Repute
Founders Brewing Company

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12/01/23

2022 bottle to snifter,

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Single bottle from Founders in Grand Rapids split two ways.
Pours a slightly hazed bright bronze colour with at best a finger of off white tight bubbly head.
Aroma is initially quite fruity and a bit bready/white cake like - certainly notes of bourbon barrel and a touch of maple and caramel.
Taste is a very nice mix of bready malt, caramel and maple sweetness that pushes hard against a fighting burnt caramel flavour and slightly piney resin bitterness that just cannot break through the sweet.
Full sweet and boozy mouthfeel - rich without being cloying with very decent carbonation. 6 ounces of delicious.

 

 

 

(12 oz bottle, bottled on: 11.02.22; purchased single off shelf at Bobkat... poured into a teku)

L: crystal-clear, rosee-ambre colored liquid; tall, tight, beige foam... foam dies down, but leaves a chunky island, med-thin collar and splotches of lace; looks purdy

S: bourbon-barrel-kissed fruited muffin; fruity, rounded and sedate, with little booze presence... potentially sweety caramelled edging and/or finishing notes... maybe some vague wheatiness; certainly lacking toasted (barley) character... gets more pancakey as it goes; great intensity

T: malted malty bourbon ball in the center, lingering before shifting to a singed bourbon char flame in the finish; burnt sugars galore... second sip and some vague maple highlights emerge, this time finishing with an almost herbal, endivey bitterness to counter the pervasive now creme brulee colorings... aftertaste gradually takes on a cream soda vibe, and pancakes... pancakes

F: rounded and rivuletory up front, humming hot and softly syrupy smooth in the finish... for a wheatwine, couldn't be more ideal; plush and potent

O: elements of this are familiar but almost come across fake... excuse me for doubting/damning the greatness of its execution... very enjoyable; a near-perfect, boozy soft drink... yet another example of an expression calling for a 'bourbon barrel strong ale' category unto itself, all base styles lumped into it... joyful to drink, but there's little significant 'wheat' character to speak of here, yawn (2157)

L - light copper with a off-white head that dissipates somewhat quickly leaving behind a thin cap and some lacing
S - sweet maple syrup, rich bourbon, caramel malts, honey, sweet malts, wheat, wood, dried fruit
T - complex: bready malt and sweet caramel up front intermixed well with rich bourbon, wood, honey, wheat, dried fruits, finishes well sweet maple syrup, slight hops
F - Full bodied with light to moderate carbonation. Smooth
O - another great barrel aged brew

 

It´s good; very good indeed. But i am not sure if it´s a beer rather than a barley wine with a lot of resin and even more small bubbles. It´s good. Cheers!

 

Appearance: Clear dark gold, but full of chunky particles, good head.

Smell: Sweet, rum, wood, vanilla,

Taste: Sweet, candy caramels, rum, barrel wood. Slick feel, almost tastes/feels like a soft drink.

Overall: I like to try wheat wines, but still haven't quite found one that knocks my socks off. Sweet Repute takes a big swing, with 12+% abv and barrel aging, but it has a pretty bad appearance and the feel/body of the beer isn't quite there. A little too much on the sweet side, but worth a try.

 

 

 

Purchased at Bound Beverage, Warrington, PA. $16.50/4pk

Pours a deep, golden honey color. Semi-opaque. Very small, slow rising carbonation bubbles appears to mean the beer is leaning towards a thicker consistency. Very light skim of a head.

Sweet, malty aroma.

Wow, the sweet booziness hits you from the first sip. Very reminiscent of a sweet barleywine with flavors of burnt sugars, caramel, toffee, malts, resiny pine hops with a slightly bitter aftertaste. The bourban barrel aging is also very much in the flavor profile. The ABV is definitely noticeable and makes this a brew you need to relax with and respect the higher alcohol content.

A heavier consistency. Low to medium carbonation. Leaves a sweet, boozy coating in the mouth after each sip.

Overall, an excellent addition to the Founders Barrel Aged Series. A brew that is meant to be sipped and savored. Take your time and enjoy this excellent beer…Cheers!

 

I had this beer from tap poured, surprisingly, in a shaker pint. Nice golden color with a decent head and good curtain lacing. Nutty, caramel smell and taste. Taste comes out better than the smell. Warm bread, vanilla and a bit of warming booze. Good beer but have had better wheat wines.

 

From a 12 oz. bottle date 11.02.22. Sampled March 11, 2023.

It is an attractive honey-golden pour under a lingering, modest, cream colored head and decent clarity.

The aroma is sweet wheat malt mash, light caramel, light licorice, wood, and light spice.

Medium to full mouthfeel.

The taste is sweet and bold with its strong semblance of wheat grain, honey, licorice, and alcohol. Warming finish. Quite a nice beer.

12 bottle, dated 11.02.22

pours a clear rusty copper color, thick white head. very good head retention, and lacing. Definitely get the wheat and the bourbon in the aroma - but the maple I only pick up in the taste. taste starts a little sweet, but finishes drier. medium bodied. overall pretty nice