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

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Stuart Gooch

It's been a while since i've had a Founders, the last time was in Korea getting on for 2 years ago! This is a beast, whisky, smokey, caramel. A gift from my brother, good tipple. Bottled 14.10.21.

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Jeff Currie

Thin head, reddish brown color. A bourbon smell, but not too strong. Stronger bourbon taste, but it's muted by the malt and hops. These is a sour and bitter to it that I can't quite place. It's OK.

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Charles Sager

Tastes like a bourbon beer?

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Jesse Miller

Delicious!

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Paul

Bourbon, malty, sweet.

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John Nusbaum

Light maltiness and some caramel.

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John Turkynak

Deep mahogany. Bourbon malt scent. Medium to full body. Scotch and bourbon up front with caramel and date flavors over a malty base with whiffs of smoke on the back end.

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Nicholas Burdick

Just opened this bottle of 2018. Super mellow, and the caramel scotch-i-ness really shines.

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Ben Bradley

Carries a solid, roasty, mostly bitter profile. Oak side dominates.

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Michael Geisheimer

Fantastic, Never disappoints!

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Larry B

Vanilla and bourbon barrel. Sweet and smooth

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Stefan Looström

Now this is good. Wonderfully boozy, sweet figgy, date-y, slightly hay-ish both in nose and taste.

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Kyle S.

No beer does “give it a few sips” better than this. Remains one of the most unique ambrosias thine buds hath tasted.

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Michael B.

Thank you Tom G.

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Martino

Erg lekker!

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Maxwell Fisher

Delish.

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Bill Thompson

Very interesting beer. Sweetness and maybe a bourbon overtone.

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Shannon Larson

Back woods nuff said

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