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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Mark Schmitt

Worming and delicious.

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Max

Бочка, виски, чернослив и небольшая горечь. Чистый кайф.

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Bob

After my morning, I'm ready to start drinking.

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Mike Lesniak

Definitely better fresh.

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Jack DuBritton

This was aged about 9 months, and I think was an improvement over an already darn good beer. Malty, toasty, smokey, definitely get a single malt scotch vibe, but not overly boozy. I'll have to age them a bit from now on.

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Kelvin Kerchief

Best scotch I've ever had. Can't believe it's taken me this long to untapp it. Founders is one of my favorite stout/high gravity beers. Unfortunately already had the French toast bastard and this beer already accentuates those flavors. 👌

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Phillip Hoelter

Best founders I've had in forever. Huge flavors Carmel and malt just the right amount of boozy

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Seth Rowan

That's delightful

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Bryan Kosters

Backwoods Baby!

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Bixby's Beer Reviews

A 2021 bottling, gifted. Still perfect (see prior reviews). Founders remains one of a couple breweries that I’ll still get enormous stouts from

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Tim

Been a while since I've had this. What better way to enjoy it than by dusting off an old snifter.

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Mark Harrison

Ahh, I've missed this Bastard! Good beer after a day of raking leaves. Time to watch some (watchable) football with Tara. Still a Pats fan, but I'd bet on a high school team playing against them at this point.

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Phil Cleveland

Bottled 10-06-17, shocking find of a fairly old BB but still very good 👍🏾

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Chris Lipsett

Excellent as always

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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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Bob

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

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Jeffrey Skvarce

Still a 5

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Mark Harrison

GOALIE HUG!!! Go B's!

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Matt McLaren

New Year’s Eve 🎊 and Vikings 🟣 🟡 vs Packers 🧀

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Jesse Deal

Always the right choice.

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chris gonzales

Rose Bowl beer. Go Blue! 🌹🌹🏈

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Magali Moreyra

Smells like caramel, chocolate, almost Twix like but with some sort of fruit… anyways flavor is great, not overpowering, but very full. Definitely caramel, some spices, great bear. Not hoppy, not super thick. Almost dessert-like and silky. J ✅

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Sergio Moreyra

Very subtle nose with notes of hazelnut and coffee. FLAVOR THOUGH!! Explosive. Vanilla chocolate little Smokey bourbon hint of maraschino cherries, finished silky with chocolate mascarpone chocolate frosting. Flavor. Little to no bitterness perfect.

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Kyle Hnatiuk

Hail to the Victors! Michigan vs everybody!

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Awesome beer for an Awesome night!! Go Blue!!

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Ed Gillespie

Came across this little gem today. I still get a coconut taste in the end although there is no coconut in it. Fantastic.

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Chris Shepard

My idea of the full drinking experience.

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Sam

A classic. One of my all time favorites.

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Love Child ...

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Jamie James

Damn this is good

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Love this beer. Always brightens a blah day

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Michael P

One of these beers is my one of my favorite brews ever and the other is from Canada.

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Kevin C

Been a while since I’ve had the ol’ Bastard.

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