French Toast Bastard

Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy

Backwoods Bastard gets the 4-star breakfast treatment. Our bourbon barrel-aged Scotch Ale is introduced to maple syrup, cinnamon, and sweet vanilla for a decadent brunch-inspired sipper. Breakfast for dinner, anyone?

ABV

11.1

Rating

4.24632

Rating count

9,151

Last updated

almost 5 years ago

 

Murray Waller

Ravens 🐦‍⬛ Victory beer

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Anne Stevens

It doesn’t get much better! Caramel custard and chocolate notes at the beginning, them dark malty and coffee at the finish. At over 11%, not boozy. Perfectly balanced.

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Spencer Powell

Improved Backwoods. Nailed the cozy, delightful French Toast feel.

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Katie Wilson

Breakfast beer for sure, like Maple syrup soaked French toast - maple flavor lingers

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Willy Sennott

Might be my new favorite scotch ale!

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phyto

Quick nip; closely resembles GN Double Stack

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Shane Perdue

Wow, was that good. Tastes like maple syrup was used in this old burbon barrel to make this awesome beer. Get it! Don't sweat the price... it'll be worth it.

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Dan McK

Actually tastes like French toast with bourbon barrel aged maple syrup. Very good.

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ryan

Smells like breakfast. If breakfast was barrel aged

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Monte

Does not improve on the underlying beer. A bit sweet for my taste. Flavors are fine.

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Jeremy Mott

Dessert in a bottle. Cinnamon, vanilla, maple syrup on top of that boozy scotch ale.

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Shawn Pyle

Extra sweet.

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Kenny Goodwin

Sooo good. What the hell happened in the 2nd half???? Go Browns win this fuckin thing.

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Kenny Goodwin

Sooo good. What the hell happened in the 2nd half???? Go Browns win this fuckin thing.

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Thad Palmer

Bottled 8.14.23 Thanks Dan K.

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Michael A

Maple Overload! Wow, this beer is sweet and definitely reminds me of French toast if not a stack of pancakes. Vanilla is also pronounced but sits in the background. Great cinnamon on the finish. Light mouthfeel believe it or not.

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Steph White

Ooof, the butter and vanilla taste are overpowering enough that I feel like I’m chugging some Aunt Jemima.

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Anthony Bosco

Day 21 #beervent….one of my favorites

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Taylor VanGilder

Amazing beer! You get every note of the French toast

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Brett Zahniser

Thanks Casey C.

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Chris Lang

A bit bitter on the back end. Sweet up front but was hoping this would be smoother

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