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

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Bud Leiner

Great beer. Very smooth, nice sweetness, fitting spice.

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Elaine Berry

Cheers Everyone!

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James

So very decadently boozy. Sweet and luscious.

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Matt York

Scotchy

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Bud Leiner

Great beer. Smoky bourbon, sweet at first. #GoBlue

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Strukan

Шо тут можно казати?!

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Kevin Homan

First Backwoods Bastard of the new year. Cheers to many more of my favorite bourbon barrel aged ale!

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Steve Kuni

I love this beer. All bourbon barrel aged goodness with the heaviness of a stout! So good!

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Patrick

Great wee heavy. Nice malt flavors up front, sweetness creeps in during the finish. Slightly boozy. Delicious.

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Eric Tooley

Welcome back my friend

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Drew Helmholtz

BB on draft is always the way to go

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Greg Weaver

Mmmm good. Great initial flavor and bourbon/vanilla finish. Founders does it again!

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Humphrey

From yesterday

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What a boozy beauty!!!

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J.D. Hay

Celebrating with a Backwoods Bastard!!! 🍺🤣👍

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Alex Cook

As good as I remember

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Drew Terril

Very very tasty. I'm a big fan of barrel aged beers in general, and this has instantly become one of my favorites.

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Andres Garcia

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Bruce Louth

The best beer of 2023 so far

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Karl Bennett

Bourbon, spice, malty, dark fruit - gorgeous stuff. To be sipped and savoured.

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Kevin DeRose

Happy birthday to my future daughter-in-law?

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Mark Nielsen

Always a favorite.

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Jane G

es una cerveza de estilo Scotch Ale extraordinaria y monumental. Envejecida en barriles de roble de bourbon, se pueden encontrar aromas agradables y cálidos procedentes del whisky de malta. Desprende notas ahumadas,

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Shane Stallings

Sweet, bourbon flavors shine through the other dark, rich and well rounded beer. Outstanding beer

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Elaine Berry

Molasses, yes.

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Timmy B

Bottled 27.01.2021, Liquid vanilla fudge with the most intense bourbon notes! Wouldn't know it was 11%, super smooth.

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