Backwoods Bastard (2017)

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

11.2

Rating

4.19359

Rating count

32,349

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Mick

Ahh, fall is in the air.

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Bryan T

Still quite good.

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Dewey Oakes

Aged just perfect

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Chris Maier

Good beer for a cold night

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Dan R.

Don’t normally check things in twice. But trying again a year later and still solid. If anything more like a 4.35

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Bill K

Pretty tame beer a couple years out. Maybe a little flat. Meh. Should still have booze in it.

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Ken Rovtar

Cheers to my last one, three years old and delicious.

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Tim Gradoville

Finally able to crack a victory beer! Thanks Jim G.!

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Benn B.

So good years later.

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Greg K.

Tasty Lunch! Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃

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Vinny P.

All the nice whiskey bourbon cozies

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Flavio P.

As good as I remembered!

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Derrick King

Still kicking. Good Carmel and chocolate notes.

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TZilla

Lighter in body than 2016, barrel seems more neutral or 2nd use than other BAs. A little spice, nice earthiness.

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Alex H.

Thanks John J.

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Film Vuthipong

Aged 3years

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B W.

Motorized rotisserie

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Aaron O.

Wanted more after aging

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Andrew G.

Smooth and boozy with a scotch after taste.

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Simon Bjornsson

Eldist vel - topp næs

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Daniel O

Lots of dates and dark fruits. Thinning out. Dry and boozy

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K P.

Still good. Boozy, a little sweet, very tasty.

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Mike Kwiatkowski

Bottled 9.27.17

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Karl K.

11/6, deer hunting

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Justin

Great beer to open after a few years.

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Jim D.

Cellar time. Not bad.

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Sami P.

Tuoksussa vaniljaa ja viski. Maku pehmeä ja hieman makea. Hyvää 👍

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Erik Cedergren

Still spring-cleaning.

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Matti Iso

Maussa 90% tynnyriä... Vahvasti vanilijaa ja raakaa alkoholia sekä häivähdys kaakaota. Hyvää, mutta yksipuolista.

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Nick Read

On tap. Aged very well. Much more barrel flavor than I remember when I had it fresh.

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Brandon V.

Good

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Christopher Lutsic

Starting to falloff for sure. Not as good as it was fresh.

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Ilmari T

Tumma, rusehtavan punainen pienellä vaahdolla, kuivattua hedelmää, rusinaa taatelia, kuivaa bourbonista tynnyriä, kuivaa puuta, lievää vaniljaa, hieman suklaata ja viskiä, melko täyteläinen, lämmittävän alkoholinen, pitkä ja kuivan monipuolinen lopetus.

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Randy M.

Better than fresh!

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M øl

Sindsygt kompleks duft. Dybde og komplexitet i smag. 4 år gammel Nydebajer

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Al Meckley

2017 vintage maybe didn’t age well

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Jaime Javier Cuervo Valdés

Inicio cata, licorosa a tope

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Micah Tanaka

Sweet and smooth. Great for end of the day when camping

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Jason Vermeulen

I keep thinking 2017 is three years old, but even though its summer of 2021. Still tastes good, but probably should’ve had a year ago

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