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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Juliana Shileny

Aromas of boozy fruitcake, cedar, rye, caramel malts, barrel, brown bread syrup. The flavor is milder, sweeter, carbonated smoothness, wheat chex, autumn leaves - a great last beer to sneak in at the end of the last 2023 Tucson beer tasting!

3.75

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Daniel Shileny

Big ol malty boozy beer. But last one of the night. Last one in the States before heading back to Thailand (via Mexico!). Caramel malts, brown bread, bark wheat Chex. It's boozy but balanced. Love Founders. Cheers to all the Arizona beer tastings!

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Jeffrey Skvarce

Still a 5

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Matthew Wilkin

X-mass gift from my nephew 🍻

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Andrew Keller

Strong ale. Good but bitter

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Michael Miles

(2017 Release). Aged a bit too long. Sweet bourdon, smooth, dark fruit, and caramel.

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Daniel Joslyn

Big favorite, scotch and caramel with just a hint of fig-type fruit

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Don

Utgångsdatum mars 2024 Gott, rostat, fatkaraktär och fin beska

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Spencer Powell

Sophisticated, caramel, dark fruits, excellent

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Stein Johnsen

Æ’kke alltid det er bra at den er kruttsterk!!!

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Randy Grayson

One of my all time favorites.

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Matthew Mohr

Merry Christmas basterds

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Andrew Mohr

Merry Christmas ya filthy animal

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Phillip Smith

Definitely a stronger flavor

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Dave Briggs

Delicious!!

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Fiona Buchanan

Last night's beer while watching Christmas James Bond

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Tom Magnani

A little Christmas Eve bastard

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Bob

Wounderful beer. It's my staple for a Christmas Eve beer for years now.

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Roger Karlsson

Hmmm, yeasty? Can't find any BBD but Id say it has a few years on it. Even so, it is still a remarkable beer.

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Eric Burks

Boozy

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Bob Ewanek

Scotch Ale at 11 ABV. First taste is definitely boozy with a high alcohol content but smooths out the more you drink. Okay but not my style of brew. Would buy again just because it is something different. Would probably be good with a great steak

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