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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Andrew Behlke

Heavy, but delicious.

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rich cousineau

Pours a cranberry red. Boozy 11%. Plenty of bourbon in the finish. Another favorite from Founders.

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Carina

Tastes like bourbon holy shit. Not my favorite, only because of personal taste - if you like bourbon you’ll like this & if you like high ABV you’ll like this. Fun to try but not a new go-to, strong as hell.

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Patrick

Not nearly as tasty as the French Toast Bastard, and not as boozy as I'd expect for a barrel aged, but good

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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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Dan G

Bastard! Lots of barrel sweetness on this one

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A. Corona

Oscura, opaca y cobriza. De tenue aroma a barrica, trago dulce, cuerpo ligero pero pegadora. HBD to me!

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David Ely

Best BBA beer that Founders makes, IMHO.

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Jeff Robinson

Smooth, sweet BA scotch ale / wee heavy with a hint of smokiness. Very enjoyable sipper!

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Mattias Lundmark

Maybe too much dark chocolate fudge for me

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Ivan Espinoza

Strong bourbon and wood flavor. Very potent.

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Emily Timko

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Jeremy Powell

Strong, smooth, great brew

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Don Pomeroy

Cheers to my boy, love bub

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Amanda Jordan

My husband LOVES to sip bourbon and whisky straight on the rocks and he likes this beer. 100% bourbon flavor, it's a boozy beer.

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Jon E.

Birfday brew! Certainly a sipper. The smokiness builds as I drink it but doesn't ever overpower the oaky, caramelly notes.

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Paul

deep amber color, lasting bourbon and malt notes with a sweet boozy finish

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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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Nick Janson

Bottled 10-18-22. On the nose, malt, bourbon and caramel. On the palate, malty, woody notes with more caramel and sugars. Light smoke to it which is nice. It's strong but smooth.

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Sean Johnson

Nice scotch ale

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dranksdranksdranks

Thick like a muddy river bank made of bourbon raisins.

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Mike Lesniak

Definitely better fresh.

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Paul Attoe

This one was calling my name from the liquor store shelf 🤣🤣. I love Scotch Ales and I've had a few Backwards Bastards in my life. Thought I would give it another try. Honestly, not as good as I remember it being. Not bad, but not great.

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