Backwoods Bastard

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. Distribution Note: Now available year-round beginning April of 2018.

ABV

11.0

Rating

4.111

Rating count

187,245

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David Kelleher

Strong and Smooth thanks Sean P.

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Luke G

🌧️ day and now weekend ruined our camping 🏕️ plans at the lake. So we will watch spring training ⚾️ games in the living room. Ash has been going stir crazy so this is a real bummer for her.

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Tyler Longstreth

End of a successful diet

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rich cousineau

Plenty of bourbon, some oak and a twinge of smoke. Perfect start to a (well deserved) 😉 three day weekend.

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Leeve Jean

A: dark brown body + light&little yellow head remains on the rim N: Caramel + Raisin + toast + Toffee + delicate oak+Alcohol M: Neat and midium-heavy body F: malty+ caramel+offee+raisin+barrel flavor F: sweetness gone&barrel left delicately

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Matthew Flynn

Nice dark brown color. Can smell the bourbon barrel along with some caramel and sweet malt, maybe a bit of apricot too. Can taste the bourbon and a bit of caramel. Very strong, high alcohol obvious. Excellent scotch ale. One to sip slowly and enjoy.

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Pink Nose Radio

Pairing with a documentary about George Washington's early days as a British soldier in Colonial Virginia.

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Nathan l

Wooh strong one!

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Derek Rundgren

This was good but a little too boozed up for me. Don’t get me wrong, I love booze flavors in beer, but the balance was just a little off here, making for a harsh experience.

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Ben van den Berg

Bourbon is heel sterk aanwezig. Zelfs een beetje whisky scherp. Mooi gecombineerd met de dark ale. Zoet, sterk, boozy gehaal.

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Curt Bromm

Succession time! 📺🍻

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Mike

I unleashed scottish batman!

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Scott Biedenkapp

Chewy. Smokey caramel sweetness bourbon burn.

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Joshua Neal

A big beer to go along with prepping to make a slightly lesser big beer. Big bourbon and malt flavor, but also highly drinkable. 👍👍👍

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Craig Gardone

The sweetness is more of a maple syrup or a brown sugar than a deep caramel for a wee heavy. Great wood notes. An enjoyable winter sipper.

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Befe R

Not a beer just a cheeky blunt w dj Jon conor, that's all #myboydjs #doyoulikehouse #ribroastonsourdough

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Chris Anderson

Very strong. Definitely a sipping beer.

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Sndale

Totally hits the spot after a few bourbons. 🤣

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Shane Tretheway

Scotchy smoky taste but very tasted.

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Andy Clarke

Bastard

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Phil Cleveland

Back in the backwoods with a Backwoods after a few days in town with family. Ty for the hospitality.

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Al Manchester

Very nice !!!

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