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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almost 5 years ago

 

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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Ryan B

Still tasty. Has lost some heat which I enjoy.

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James S

Vanilla oak bourbon dark fruit berry tobacco. Aging beautifully

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Сашка Штрих

Мёд скотч дитектед. Ликерно. Уби1ственно

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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.

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Mike Gintert

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

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Christopher Appelt

Holding up well. Not much bourbon but tasty.

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Jolon Makowski

Crazy good even 6 years later!!!

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2016 vintage. Predominant carmel aroma notes; smooth, sweet burnt sugar and crème brûlée notes on taste. Fantastic beer and the age more than likely blended and mellowed it nicely.

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Michael Jan

Following the Drago, this seems dull. Might be better in a bit once it warms

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