Backwoods Bastard (2020)

Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy

Expect lovely, warm smells of single malt scotch, oaky bourbon barrels, smoke, sweet caramel and roasted malts, a bit of earthy spice and a scintilla of dark fruit. It’s a kick-back sipper made to excite the palate.

ABV

11.0

Rating

4.24007

Rating count

458

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almost 5 years ago

 
4.75

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5.0

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Greg F

Smoky, scotchy. I’m a fan.

4.0

over 4 years ago

 

Alexander O.

Lite tun i smaken, lite rökig och lite smak från whiskey.

2.5

over 4 years ago

 
3.0

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Ruud Jackel

An amazing roller-coaster of flavours, malt, vanilla, Bourbon and maple.

4.5

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

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4.5

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Jeff Mincy

Boozy roasty bourbon molasses and dried fruit flavors. Quite good. Sipping beer. Quite good

4.5

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Alex A.

🔥😷👍🍻

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Andy Fletcher

I've had this every year since 2014. One of my favorite brews you can find at your friendly local grocery store.

4.5

over 4 years ago

 

Mark Harrison

Almost dropped it before I took a sip. That would have been bad!

5.0

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michelle r.

I appreciate this beer but not a big fan. Was hoping for it to be a bit more dense.

3.25

over 4 years ago

 

Ray Carr

A-ged

4.5

over 4 years ago

 

Steve Alcorn

think I still prefer a good barrel-aged stout, but this one surprised me. Nice aroma with a boozy flavor and thicker mouth-feel, or maybe that’s the COVID vaccine talking

4.25

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Bird Man

Hint of the bourbon barrel. Smooth. Clean finish.

3.5

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Jay Hoffa

Always worth revisiting

4.25

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4.5

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RV

End of the season.

4.25

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RV

From last Friday. Almost some vanilla plus bourbon mellowness.

4.25

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Mike

Sweeter than I remember.

4.25

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4.5

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Lane R.

Haven’t had one in a while. Nice change of pace.

4.25

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Cristian Sîrbu

I think the interewebs did a good job at describing the qualities of this bastard, so I will not bother any more. Suffice to say it’s excellent. Proper craftsmanship. G’night.

4.5

over 4 years ago

 

Bas v.

A sweet rich bourbon ba beer. Very nice to sip and enjoy.

4.5

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D R

4.25

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Lieuwe T.

Barrel aged!

4.0

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4.0

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4.0

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John von Arx

Time to go Backwoods 👍

4.25

over 4 years ago

 
4.5

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3.75

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Tim Fortune

Big bastard fan.

4.25

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2.0

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Clark Owens

Malty barrel aged flavor.

4.5

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