Backwoods Bastard (2016)

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

11.1

Rating

4.31677

Rating count

28,671

Last updated

almost 5 years ago

 

Aaron Selway

Last 2016!

4.5

over 3 years ago

 
4.0

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4.5

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4.0

over 3 years ago

 

Christopher Appelt

Holding up well. Not much bourbon but tasty.

4.25

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over 3 years ago

 

Clint

Better when fresher

3.25

over 3 years ago

 
4.75

over 3 years ago

 

Mike Gintert

Boozy. Barrel. Roasty. Malts. Very nice warming sipper on a cold snowy football day.

4.25

over 3 years ago

 

Kurt M.

Still tastes OK but has seen better days

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4.5

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Robert Birrer

Found in the catacombs here. Huge molasses, muted bourbon nose. Happy the pour mustered up a head. Complex start w booziness morphs a bit to a bitterish yet sweetish malt finish (can I say that?) It held up better than I feared.

4.25

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over 3 years ago

 

Iabeerbaron

Holding up good, a bit faded but still tasty. Murphy approves!

4.0

over 3 years ago

 
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Luke D.

Aged well, thanks Manny!

4.5

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over 3 years ago

 

Paul Fochler

Bottled 10/16. Wow

4.5

over 3 years ago

 
3.75

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3.5

over 3 years ago

 

Joe G.

Cheers Jason! Miss you Gandalf!

4.5

over 3 years ago

 
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Dave B

Happy New Year!

4.5

over 3 years ago

 
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3.5

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Jonathan E.

So much better aged! Smokey, earthy flavor with a warm bourbon undertone. It's delicious in 2021.

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4.5

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Bill Harris

Flavor fell off a bit.

0.0

over 3 years ago

 

Randy D

#pewpew

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4.25

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4.5

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Trevor VandenBerg

Probably too old, which could explain the bitterness.

3.25

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4.0

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Сашка Штрих

Мёд скотч дитектед. Ликерно. Уби1ственно

4.25

over 3 years ago

 

Jason B.

Aged nicely boozy wee heavy

4.75

over 3 years ago

 

David

It's lost some flavor but I am so happy to revisit this. Terrific beer.

0.0

over 3 years ago

 

Kevin Lathrop

Godhead!!! SKÖL!

4.5

over 3 years ago

 
3.5

over 3 years ago

 

Chris Weiss

Somehow aged worse than 2015

0.0

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Chris M.

Bottle from the first private import into B.C

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4.5

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Ben

Took 5 years but it is now something resembling Boulevard Rye on Rye. Peaking right now I'd say.

4.5

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over 3 years ago

 

James S

Vanilla oak bourbon dark fruit berry tobacco. Aging beautifully

4.25

over 3 years ago

 

Ryan B

Still tasty. Has lost some heat which I enjoy.

4.25

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over 3 years ago

 

Chris

Beer 3 of cellar advent adventure. From Friday night. Still a smooth boozy treat

4.5

over 3 years ago

 

Doug Pearce

Cellar purge, err beer advent calendar, continues. Holding up great

4.75

over 3 years ago

 
4.75

over 3 years ago

 

Cooter Johnson

Mellow after 5 years. Feels appropriate as I watch Yellowstone

4.0

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3.75

over 3 years ago

 

Buffalo Whiskey Guild

Barrel toffee and dates on the nose. Silky and smooth AF on the palate. Finishes warming. 5+ years old and it’s tasting great.

4.5

over 3 years ago

 
4.0

over 3 years ago

 

Jack Morrison

Still delicious has ages well

5.0

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3.5

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Chris H...Good people drink good beer

Not in Production | Still in Service

0.0

over 3 years ago

 

Michael Enders

Tonight I'm gonna do a comparison between 2016 & 2017 Backwards Bastard! 2016 up 1st! ❤ Carmel & sweet dark fruit, nice & bitter on the tongue, vanilla, slight oak notes It held up and aged pretty well!!

4.0

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4.5

over 3 years ago

 

Scott St Andre

I went for 1/2 - added Bells Rind Over Matter

3.25

over 3 years ago

 

morgan

Dug one out of the cellar.

4.5

over 3 years ago

 
4.0

over 3 years ago

 
4.5

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Michael Enders

2016 Backwards Bastard from "The Stash"! 😲😲😲😲😲 DAYUM! Dark fruit (dates and figs), boozy, rich and thick, creamy, vanilla char and oak! 9.9/10! #TheNoBSBeerLoversLeague

4.5

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4.5

over 3 years ago

 

Danny Berry

Still on top of its game.

4.75

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3.75

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Jeremy Betz

Really good.

4.75

over 3 years ago

 
4.0

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over 3 years ago

 

Tony Kales

Good, but past it’s prime. Live and learn. 🍻

4.5

over 3 years ago

 
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George LaBeau

10/05/16. Mouth full of goodness.

4.5

over 3 years ago

 

mike lefler

Starting to fall off a bit.

4.0

over 3 years ago