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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Erik B

Hé dat ben ik! Iets meer viscositeit had gekund, maar deze is smooth. Voorin veel vanille en zoetigheid, dan kickt de bourbon en hout in gevolgd door een wat bittere afdronk. Lekker van nippen.

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Carlitrus

Buaaa. El abuelo de la Dirty Bastard. Madera y bourbon para difrutar. Entra dulce y acaba más seca con un puntillo de acidez de la barrica. Brutal

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Kyle

Bottled 12 days ago! Fresh!

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Tacy Taylor

Been aging this for 2 years and it is smooooth

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Ed G

Thanks you to my wife good beer

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Erkki and Timppa

Ei hajuakaan miltä vuodelta tämä on mutta potkii edelleen 👍

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Robert Schuurman

Founders keepers, losers weepers!

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Morgan Huber

This particular bottle had been aged since 2018 and tasted wonderful.

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seb k.

Lci

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Jeff DeLuca

Not a bad brew for sure. Pretty good scotch ale.

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Ryan Clark

This remains an eminently yummy nightcap.

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James Marotta

This Wee heavy does justice for me. Good beer.

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Matt M.

Damn smooth, like a fine leather bound book

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Cory G.

This is the best scotch ale I’ve ever tasted, bar none. Bourbon comes in strong up front but finishes silky smooth.

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R L.

Solid barrel aged beer from Founders.

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Jessica H

Complex. Dark, sweet and woodsy. Heavy but not too boozy.

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Dionne T.

Very good, loved the maltiness. Felt like you were drinking a smooth dark scotch because of how strong it was.

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Jacob P.

Great nose, but flavors just don’t meld together well.

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Long day of moving... much needed

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Mark M.

Helping pastor move. Nice reward.

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Kevin Montgomery

Cleaning and listening to old vinyl. Beatles, Manhattan Transfer, now Bobbie Gentry and Ode to Billie Joe. This calls for Backwoods Bastard!

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Bob S.

Great mix of chocolate and bourbon flavors. Very good.

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Richard K.

Smoky and sweet aromas. Close your eyes and you can almost see those bourbon barrels. Hints of spice and caramel are prominent, but a nice scotch rounds out the flavor. You wouldn’t know it’s 11% ABV without reading the bottle. Bravo

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Eric Honcoop

Nice, but not the best in the genre

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Phil Cleveland

Good scotch aging, Wonderful refreshment.

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Ewald B.

Mooie maar niet de beste Founders

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Nathan R.

Incredible, just as I remember it.

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Jim Grim

Sipping beer. Oaken earthy barrel smell. Like cracking open a bottle of bourbon with hints of oak and maple. It has enough ABV to warm you as you drink it. I have a love-hate relationship with this beer, I love it but I hate it.

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Mark Harrison

Doing my part to help the aluminum can shortage. Drinking a bottled beer tonight instead!

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嵩 大.

バニラの様な甘い香りとモルトの甘味樽熟成のまったり感

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