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

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4.111

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Mikael Grufman

Choklad i början som övergick i mer tydlig burbon med stigande temp. Lite tunn och spritig.

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Mari V.

@2015 thx Kevin K.

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Jonny Darko

©2015 courtesy of Kevin Kurak

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Christian D

Boozy, dig it.

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Benny Möller

Fatlagringen gör sig verkligen påmind 😃👍🏻 God och smakrik.

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Perry Larsson

Mörkgul färg

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Darryl Davis-Rosas

Strong sense of bourbon vanilla. Distinct roasty flavor. Dried fruits and warming character. There is a bitter note, either from something burnt, like molasses, or from hops, that’s peaks in the middle, but finished with sweet caramel on the palate.

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Roger Ahlqvist

Värmande scotch ale med värmande whiskeykänsla och lite rökighet.

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STEVE DUDZINSKI

Pretty Good, but I'm much more into the Bourbon Barrel Aged Stouts, Porters, and Browns. The Scotch was a Wee Heavy for me.

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Robert G.

Beautiful beer, sweet but not cloying, deceptively strong

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Rinus Van Arenthals

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Jocke Lindberg

Rätt spritig och tunnare än jag kommer ihåg den. God öl, men kunde varit så mycket bättre med lite mer fyllighet.

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Louis Villafranca

This hits the spot on a very cold day.

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Louis Villafranca

Hits the spot on such a cold day.

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Sammy Reyes

Sweet.

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Annika Samuelsson

Torkad frukt, stark, fyllig, fatlagrad

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Jackson Bayer

More boozy and less French toast than the last one.

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Esa K

Doft av smörkola och fatlagring från bourbonfaten. Fyllig munkänsla. Smak av smörkola med fatlagring från bourbonfaten vid sidan av. Något torr eftersmak med viss sötma, samt inslag av fatlagring.

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Melle Ploeg

Malty, fruity, smoky.

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Garry Kirkland

It's good. I just wish it was a little thicker on the tounge. Cheers!

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B C

Strong scotch flavor

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David Ekstam

Något mindre komplex och känns lite lättare än deras Highball drifter. Bär alkoholen på ett bra sätt

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Matt K

Strong and sweet, wee heavy but fizzy and thin again. Liked the Seven Sins Envy more since it had a great caramel depth. Good sipper.

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