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

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Noah Stuber

GOOD MORNING

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Bill Miller

Of the barrel aged Founders brews this one is now my favorite. Smooth, tasty, well-balanced and smells nice. For an 11% it’s not boozy.

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Steve Jernigan

Stunning aroma of maple, vanilla, and oak. Taste features cinnamon, maple syrup, damp oak, and bourbon. Finish is rather warm and the illusion of maple syrup lingers. Great as it is now but I anticipate this will improve after laying down in the cellar.

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Nicholas Corrodore

the more i sip the smoother it goes down...aroma.. nailed it.. oh so good

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Vinnie B

A bit too sweet, but damn it’s interesting. 11% completely hidden. Dangerously good

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Kirk S

Absolutely nailed the flavor profile

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Guy T.

Just like french toast

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Mark

Delicious!

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Dusty Hull

Just a really nice tasting beer

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Scott Hickner

Wow, this was great. A little boozy, as it should be for 11.1% ABV. Lovely maple syrup French toast flavor.

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Chris A

Smells sooo good. Definitely maple.

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David M.

Wow! Leave it at that! Great ale!

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John Heath

Soooo glad Founders did a national release. A robust maple cinnamon and vanilla bomb bourbon barrel aged. Perfect for cool fall nights.

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Jesse White

This beer is bad. Ass.

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Donald F.

This is phenomenal!

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JFSAVARIA

Marc-André F. t’aurais tu en ramener une 24! 🤭

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Charles F.

No complaints from me about this brew. It’s breakfast today. 🤤🤤🤤

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Thad Palmer

Like a glass of maple syrup

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Duane Peacock

BOOM! This guys is flavor packed! Fantastic beer. Sweet vanilla is right on top followed by a nice hint of maple. Aftertaste lingers wonderfully.

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Scott B

One of Founders best!

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Jason Carmen

One and done....but soooo gewd

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Robert Wheeler

Mmmm… super tasty!

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Reif

This tastes even better when it’s your first beer of the night. Lets go Phillies!

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Mike Z

Thank you Steve L. and Julia L. for bringing this!

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Jess Knutson

Why did I only buy one bottle?

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Scott Burton

Pretty spot on for what they wanted to do….tasty, sweet….good sense of heat at the end

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John Butler

This is super tasty. Syrup sweet with vanilla cinnamon and some bourbon barrel.

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matt lefevre

Mmm dessert

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David Solon

Boozy French toast in a phenomenal way.

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Patrick Schweri

Sweet and strong

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Eric Peterson

Lots of sweet maple flavor. Strong and warming.

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brian avila

Amazing sweet syrupy taste with vanilla. Definitely French toast flavor. The booziness is blending great with the sweetness that it's deceptive on the abv.

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Christopher Hamblin

I’d drink it for b-fast

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Joe "JC Legacy" Carcelli

Was treated to this by Matt W. And damn if it isn't breakfast in a glass. I never would've tried this on my own.... Much thanks brother! Need to try more brews like this!

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Steve Becken

Oh my.

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David R.

Very nice. Barrel aging and maple both come through nicely. (And this is the one in the right in the photo — but ignore the 3rd description!)

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john ryan

Just like French toast not too sweet surprisingly

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John Carls

It's breakfast in a bottle, but a little too sweet to have it at true backwoods level of deliciousness.

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Chris Plitnick

Excellent

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Ken Kooistra

Fun beer. Liquid french toast. I love Founders.

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John Leonhart

Very good- smells like waffle crisp cereal

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