Rübæus
Founders Brewing Company

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From:
Founders Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
Fruit and Field Beer
Ranked #27
ABV:
5.7%
Score:
87
Ranked #16,516
Avg:
3.88 | pDev: 12.11%
Reviews:
851
Ratings:
3,857
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 31, 2023
Added:
May 08, 2005
Wants:
  155
Gots:
  795
This brew achieves its unique raspberry taste by the addition of only fresh raspberries at five seperate stages in the brewing process.
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Ratings by chefhatt:
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Reviewed by chefhatt from Pennsylvania

4.03/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This beer poured a very nice violet color body with a small white head that didn't hang around long. The smell is like fresh raspberries. The taste is sweet very good raspberry flavor, not fake. The mouthfeel is great, not over carbonated, smooth its not like syrup. Overall a darn good beer.
Aug 15, 2013
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Reviewed by colts9016 from Idaho

4.02/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Review: 2001
Name: Rubaeus
Brewery: Founders
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Style: Fruit Beer
A.B.V. 5.7%
Date: 13 July 2023
I am drinking Rubaeus today using a tulip glass. I served it at 44 degrees. The pour created an airy, foamy, one-fingered, light-pink head with above-average retention. The color is red and pinkish. The beer is opaque. The dissipation left no lacing on the glass. The appearance is average for this style.
The aromas are raspberries, light biscuit malts, tender grass, and fruity sweetness. The aromas are simple and straightforward, with lots of tart raspberries.
The flavors are tart raspberries, floral esters, earthiness, grassy, fruity sweetness, crackers, and lightly toasted malts,
The mouthfeel is tart and finishes crisp. The body is light with medium-high carbonation.
This is a simple, straightforward beer with loads of raspberry flavors. Easy sipper on a breezy summer night. I have consumed this on nitro; this is one of the few beers that benefits from it. Nitro tames the tartness and gives the beer a creamy raspberry finish.
Dec 31, 2023
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Reviewed by mushroomcloud from Texas

3.81/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
12oz bottled 8-8-23, opened 12-30-23.
2 finger off white head with a pink tinge, very good retention. Beautiful red-pink color with great clarity.
Red fruit and a light malt backbone in the aroma.
Tart raspberry with a little bit of sweet and (light) sour flavor.
Light body and easy to drink with a mostly dry finish. One dimensional but a good dimension.
Very Good.
Dec 31, 2023
 
Rated: 4.97 by averageninjaface from Alaska

Oct 11, 2023
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Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota

4.09/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz bottle. Label has information of 'BOTTLED ON: 06.08.23'.
Mostly clear, raspberry red colored body. One finger of pinkish head, which then retreats to a partial cap and ring. Leaves behind a partial ring and scattered lacing spots.
Aroma is big with raspberry. Is there a tang from the wheat malt?
Taste is quite sweet from the flavor of raspberry preserves. Again the wheat malt tanginess is not readily apparent, but there is a tart aspect. The raspberry jam lingers in the aftertaste.
Medium mouth feel, with a nectar texture. Noticeable tongue sting. Good carbonation.
A tribute to the raspberry fruit, and an appropriate beer choice for the last day of summer.
Sep 23, 2023
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Rated by tyden46

3.69/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A nice brew, certainly tart and fruity but with a hint of bile or vomit (butyric acid?) that turned me off a little
Sep 22, 2023
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Reviewed by JohnniEMc from Pennsylvania

4.17/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Now, two twelve ounce brown bottles have been emptied into a clear glass liter mug. It was a foamy pour. There's just way too much just-off-white and pinkish tinted foam to make this a pretty pour. Just as the norm, this foam recedes unevenly and unattractively. Only in this case, it's a slow process. The color of the liquid body beneath all the foam is something in the dark copper-amber or light mahogany category. It will leave irregular glass lacing. As ugly as it looks, there is a nice raspberry/malt aroma that makes this appealing. It's opaque without being murky. The taste is a very nice delivery of raspberry within a brew that includes some hops, yeast and even a little malt. It's sweet, but not bothersomely so, with a finish that bitters and drys things out. The mouthfeel is surprisingly wonderful, considering all the initial foam. With the hop bite finish, this may drink more like a raspberry AIPA than a fruited sour. Its body is also better than most fruited sours and more like a nice AIPA. Whatever, if you like a good dose of raspberry in your brew, this is a good option.
Sep 08, 2023
 
Rated: 4.16 by Xyvos00 from Illinois

Aug 27, 2023
 
Rated: 3.29 by BeerLover99 from Illinois

Jun 27, 2023
 
Rated: 3.87 by mothmanscott from Georgia

Jun 19, 2023
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Reviewed by klarcbarr3 from Michigan

4.24/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
The beer looks beautiful. A light clear red, with a one inch white head emerges in a pint glass. The nose is all raspberry... semi-sweet, with a bit more sour. The taste, once again... all raspberry, sweet and sour a bit more balanced on the taste vs. the nose. The mouthfeel is good, balanced nicely between sticky and watery, but a bit cloying and dry on the aftertaste, which in this case, is not a bad thing... it emulates actual raspberries. Overall, I'm impressed. If I were to design a beer to taste like a robust raspberry brew, I would want it to turn out like this. Damn good beer!
Jun 05, 2023
 
Rated: 4.1 by TP2MSU from Michigan

Apr 03, 2023
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Reviewed by BiologyBob from Texas

4.37/5  rDev +12.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
It smell like a raspberry. That is a very good thing. The head is thin and white, and the ale looks pink with bits of raspberry in it. It is a bit sweeter on the flavor, as I favor sour in a fruity ale, but it is not too sweet.
Mar 09, 2023
 
Rated: 4.58 by SoundMakesSense from Indiana

Mar 05, 2023
 
Rated: 3 by AbeO

Feb 25, 2023
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Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio

4.21/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I got a bottle of this beer of this beer from a Christmas gift basket that my Sis ans BRAH-in-law bought for me. It poured a clear pinkish amber with thin white ring head that is not leaving any lace. The scent had beautiful Raspberry notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with tart berry presence. The mouthfeel was medium in body and had good carbonation. Overall it is a great beer.
Jan 08, 2023
 
Rated: 3.96 by carolinabeerguy from North Carolina

Jan 04, 2023
 
Rated: 3.92 by FredTetusky1952 from Michigan

Dec 30, 2022
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Reviewed by xmanden from Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Smells very raspberry and fruity. Taste like sweet and tart raspberry with a nice balance between the sweet and tart. There’s a slight yeast taste in the finish. This is more like a cider than a beer but not bad.
Nov 12, 2022
 
Rated: 3.32 by Zopiac from Michigan

Oct 25, 2022
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