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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Dan G.

I guess I've had this since 2016. It is better fresh for sure but of course it was still good.

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Avery Ward

Big roasted malt and smoke on the nose here. Get a beautiful oakey bourbon smell too. Lots of booze on and dark fruit. Very sweet and definitely a slow drinker

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Dawid

4.15 Bourbon i drewniane. Troszkę karmelu i miodu.

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Roel C.

Vandaag de 2e voor het eerst naar school mogen brengen. Hij heeft een fijne dag gehad, daar proost papa op 💪🏻

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J H.

Bad boys for life

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Jim P

GOAT was the GOAT , the Kid gave a valiant effort but the Tampa D was outstanding.🍻Nice to see Suh get a ring , good things happen to former Lions 🦁🌟

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Curtis C.

Thick and heavy but the high ABV doesn’t make it undrinkable. Quite the contrary

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Rye Johnson

More barrel than I remember but that’s not a bad thing. At 11% this is trouble.

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David Swist

Catching up from past weeks. This is a rich, dark, boozy beer with a deep bourbon character. Excellent. I prefer a stout style, but this is a treat.

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Rene Lourens

Erg lekker bier. Bourbon is goed te proeven. Lekker in de alcohol 😋🍻

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Lou Yobp

Top secret chili ingredient. Chocolate, corn and BB reduced down with some balsamic.

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Hanskuh

Barrel aged, superzacht.

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Adam T.

Dark sugar, boozy barrel warmth. It's almost rum-like. Slow sipper of course but doesn't feel as heavy as it is

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Michael Kling

Very smooth , great texture ale. As the ale is so well done the barrel aged flavoring is one of the best I’ve tried. Great balance between light ale and barrel age flavors

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Aubrie K.

Amazing as always

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Nicole E.

Boozy but the sweetness mellows it out. A nice winter warmer.

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Caleb Czimskey

It's a high-quality, slow sipper kind of night. Bottled: 10/28/20

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Kenneth P.

Great delicious dark beer! First in quite awhile I’ve enjoyed the base flavor and after taste of as well! Will definitely have this one again!

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Ric M.

Amazingly perfect!

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Amanda S.

Not bad, definitely not a favorite.

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Ruud v.

No, I preferred their CBS

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John D.

Love the bourbon barrel

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Koen C.

Zacht, bourbon, heerlijk!

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Will A.

Is this beer? Smooth, warm, nutty, delicious

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Robert Schmidt

Enjoyable

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