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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Keith Wilding

Found this lonely guy in the back of the stash… MIGHT be from 2012?!? Still tasty! Pies well worth grading quizzes!

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Jonas Vervoort

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Paul B.

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Karl-Linus Börjesson

Luktar sött, fikon nästan. Smörkola, bourbon. Bra munkänsla, kanske något tunn/flyktig pga hög alkoholhalt. Men har en lustig bismak. Typ trä/tång/sjögräs. Hög beska i eftersmaken. Väl mycket whiskeysmak av faten. Har inte druckit många Wee Heavy.

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Gay Olsson

Klara toner av Whiskey, lätt rostad toner av choklad.

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Roald Denissen

Eiken vatje, gebrande mout, lekkere geur, smaak wat vlakker en alcoholisch

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Joel D.

Very bourbon-ey!!!

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Heather E.

Not too shabby for a 12%er

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Laura C-R

Warm and roasty. Very smooth. Hides abv well. Strong bourbon up front, followed by chocolate and raisins on the back. We aged this a year.

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Chris Rauch

Aged almost a year. Strong bite up front. Bourbon and chocolate taste. Not their best, but it works.

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Bob R.

Round 5, #30. Picking up my final plate and the plates of some out of town friends. The drink is exactly what I expect from a Scotch Ale. Not quite my jam, but an excellent example of the style.

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Zander

This was actually last night

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Jake Stiglich

15th beer of Christmas, 2021!

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Loes Van de Wetering

Zwaar, warm, kruidig en caramellig. Lekker biertje voor bijvororbeeld bij de openhaard. In de opwelling van een kerstspelletje misschien wat moeilijk weg te drinken. Maar wel heel lekker

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JP Strijbos

Bietje whisky, zacht, boozy, caramel. Mooi.

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Geir Löe

Woody, bourbon, some dark fruit. Intense and boozy, even after two years aging. A sipper.

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Mike J.

This is a sippin beer. I can see it might sneak up on you.

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Simon P

Bourbon BA met tonen van rozijnen. Vol. Degustatie bier

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Ryan Smith

Enjoying a beer after the hard work

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Kasper Foged

Abit disappointing. Has turned a little sour, which doesnt suit it.

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Ian Woodford

Smooth, smoky and boozy the aging in bourbon barrels gives it a sweet finish

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