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

Last updated

12 months ago

 
3.75

over 4 years ago

 
4.5

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
4.5

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
0.75

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

over 4 years ago

 

Roman Morawek

🤩👌🏻

4.5

over 4 years ago

 
4.25

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 

Eric

Dat bastard! Had to get another one

4.75

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
4.25

over 4 years ago

 
4.5

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
4.25

over 4 years ago

 
4.75

over 4 years ago

 
4.5

over 4 years ago

 
3.75

over 4 years ago

 
3.75

over 4 years ago

 
3.5

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
4.75

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
3.75

over 4 years ago

 
3.75

over 4 years ago

 

Jill H

Strong AF. Tastes like I took a shot. Definitely no French Toast Bastard but glad we tried it

3.25

over 4 years ago

 
4.25

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
5.0

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
3.5

over 4 years ago

 
3.75

over 4 years ago

 
4.25

over 4 years ago

 
4.5

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
4.5

over 4 years ago

 
4.5

over 4 years ago

 
0.0

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 

Johan Sjöberg

11% plommon rally. God, fyllig och jävligt stark 👍😄

3.5

over 4 years ago

 
3.75

over 4 years ago

 

The Beer Captain

I know nothing about beer.

4.25

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

over 4 years ago

 
3.75

over 4 years ago

 
4.25

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
4.75

over 4 years ago

 

martin

3/2/20. Little bit of caramel and brown sugar, big scotch barrel favor. A bit boozy

3.75

over 4 years ago

 

Steve Jernigan

Enticing aroma of bourbon vanilla, molasses, brown sugar, and booze. Creamy and rich vanilla flavor upfront, damp oak throughout, and toffee malt on the finish. Moderate alcohol warming. More akin to a barleywine or old ale given the bourbon presence.

4.5

over 4 years ago

 
3.5

over 4 years ago

 
4.5

over 4 years ago

 
5.0

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 

Matt W

well guess might as well probably not gonna be going anywhere any time soon. fuckin quarantine

4.5

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 

Gilles W

Heel veel vanille. Net wat te veel wat mij betreft

3.5

over 4 years ago

 

Don v.

Potsnikke das lekker

4.25

over 4 years ago

 
4.5

over 4 years ago

 

Karl Nielsen

Ret lækkert, lidt for meget rosin til topkarakter

3.75

over 4 years ago

 
4.5

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
3.5

over 4 years ago

 
3.75

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
5.0

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

over 4 years ago

 

MIKHAIL VOLCHKOV

Сухофрукты и бурбон. Ничего лишнего, всë органично, алко есть, но не режет вкус. Погреть бы его ещё, да и так, в принципе, хорошая вещь.

4.5

over 4 years ago

 

Benjamin Rodgers

Malty, a little bit of smoke/oak. Very tasty!

4.5

over 4 years ago

 
4.5

over 4 years ago

 
0.0

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 

Josh Means

From the front steps, mid-December 🍻

4.5

over 4 years ago

 

Jill D

Love this beer! It reminds me of the first time I had it at the first vanpool holiday happy hour.

4.75

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
4.5

over 4 years ago

 

Ramon I

Top

4.5

over 4 years ago

 
4.25

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

over 4 years ago

 
2.0

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

over 4 years ago

 

Jason Stauder

Advent beer 9.

4.75

over 4 years ago

 
3.5

over 4 years ago

 
4.5

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
4.5

over 4 years ago

 

Mike Z.

Not typically a barrel aged fan but this works

4.0

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
3.75

over 4 years ago

 
4.5

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 

Shawn S

Very nice!

3.75

over 4 years ago

 
4.25

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
3.75

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
3.5

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 

Jeroen V.

Lekker! Veel karamel en kruidig, toch is zo'n scotch ale niet helemaal mijn ding.

3.75

over 4 years ago

 
4.5

over 4 years ago

 

bert ulenaers

Zalig bierke. Creamy en zwaar en vol smaak. Caramel

4.25

over 4 years ago

 
4.5

over 4 years ago

 
4.25

over 4 years ago

 
4.25

over 4 years ago

 
4.75

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
4.25

over 4 years ago

 
5.0

over 4 years ago

 
4.75

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

over 4 years ago

 
5.0

over 4 years ago

 
4.75

over 4 years ago

 
4.5

over 4 years ago

 

Luke M.

The aftertaste is KILLER-very flavorful but with a mellow first note.

4.5

over 4 years ago

 

Josh Fess

Essentially a mix of bourbon, scotch, and beer - really interesting

3.25

over 4 years ago

 
4.25

No checkin location

over 4 years ago

 
3.0

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

over 4 years ago