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

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Dennis Mehlbaum

Oudje uit Michigan, Backwoods Gandalf. Mooi in de whisky, karamel, gedroogd fruit en toch nog steeds flink in de lichtbittere kruidigheid. Scherpe randjes zijn eraf, heel mooi vol, doch zacht. Nomnomnom

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Livin' la Birra Loca

Oak, vanilla, bourbon, chocolate, nuts, caramel, plums, woody, smokey.

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Scott Whelan

2015 and 2016. 2015 probably hit its limit. 2016 is tasting great.

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Scott Rogers

Nice finish. Subtle bourbon barrel aging. I tagged carmel rather than sweet.

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George LaBeau

Bourbon toffee on an exceptional wee heavy. Still holding on strong.

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Hammy

#Latertappd

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Jason Rohloff

Falling off, a lot less bourbon, but plenty of dark fruit and brown sugar.

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John S.

Very nice.

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brian

w/ Designated Survivor S2:E7

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Matt J.

Even better after years in the cellar!

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Tim Lentz

Probably held onto this too long.

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Mike McMahon

Held up well

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scott arlen

Really good after a few yrs. barrel is excellent

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Tim Caplet

I feel lucky for Pete K. to have included me to try this 4 year old aged brew! Had this yesterday on a quick trip to Pete's to watch some football on a mid December day...less than 2 weeks to Christmas. Covid 19 vaccine being delivered. Great flavor notes

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Jeff Miller

This one is still holding its own.😋

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Dean

Liked it better fresh

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Jim H

Still love this crotchety old prick.

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Karen and Leigh

Not as rich as the 2015, and the bourbon was dialled back.

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Stanley Wade

Drink them all now, going down hill😭

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thebeardedbeerbison

Noticeable differences to the 2015 vintage, overall dialed back a bit and I missed the syrupy goodness. Still a stand alone cracking beer 👍

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Jon M.

Held up excellent

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Vee D.

Still alot of bourbon on the nose. Nowhere near as restrained as i was expecting but still good choc/ malty/coffee/fig/

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Nate McWethy

Dusty boi. Surprising amount of sediment in this one. Aging out

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Paul W.

Doing alright for pushing 5 years in the cellar. (Note to self, agitate 48 hour before drinking .)

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Harry K

When I 1st opened it it starting foaming out of the bottle, but surprisingly it tastes fine! Thanks Andy K

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Justin Hunt

Kinda think I like the 15 better. The liquor was settled in. But still a BWB

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Alter Egoo

2017 W aromacie sporo wanilii, toffi, karmelu, whisky i orzechów laskowych. Smak słodki, powtórka z zapachu z dominującym toffi, melasą, wanilią i rozgrzewającym bourbonem, w posmakach kakao, miód i słony popcorn. Niska, tytoniowo-herbaciana goryczka, 4.3

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Tyler K.

This has aged fairly well, although there’s a slightly bitter aftertaste well after each sip. But otherwise holds up.

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Josh Walters

Still good but I think I like the 2018 better

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Jeremy Humble

Soft and smooth

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Trevvie

I used to go bananas for this beer. So much so that I definitely had a full case of this vintage alone at one point (after this, down to 5 bottles). I still enjoy it, but I’m not as in love with it as I once was and haven’t bought even...

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Leslie Palmer

Not bad for an oldie

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Rudy B.

Great dusty from the basement

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Eric R

Has some sediment now. Tasty but just past it’s prime.

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Gary Johnson

4.4. Starting to show its age.

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David Collins

Cellared for 5 years, but still great flavors. Highly recommended 👍👌👏🏻

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Jacob D.

Still drinking pretty well

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