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

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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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Ivan Espinoza

Strong bourbon and wood flavor. Very potent.

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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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Brent McClenathen

Closer to a stout than an ale. Strong and a little sweet

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John Nusbaum

Light maltiness and some caramel.

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Matthew Wilkin

X-mass gift from my nephew 🍻

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Mark Connell

Clear brown color. Roasty malt aroma. Strong bourbon flavor. Sweet. Full body mouthfeel. No head and no lacing.

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Shane Tretheway

Scotchy smoky taste but very tasted.

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Derek Rundgren

This was good but a little too boozed up for me. Don’t get me wrong, I love booze flavors in beer, but the balance was just a little off here, making for a harsh experience.

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Shawn Eddy

It's nice to see my surly mug on a bottle of beer! This hits way above its belt with a punch of bourbon landing closer at 20% range. After the shock of the initial sip (because make no mistake - it's a sipper) the oak tannins morph into caramel candy.

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Chris Rea

Tasty, but considering it was bottled in September of 2021 and I'm drinking it in March of 2024 and has unknown storage history for those 2.5+ years...who knows how good it could have been.

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Magnus Sandberg

FrĂĄn den 2/11 2022!

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Magnus Sandberg

FrĂĄn den 13/2 2023! Super Bowl.

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Aric Dougherty

Mother’s Day celebration! I hope Father’s Day is a similar event

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Jason Kudrey

Almost like a barley wine but not bad

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Marcia Zalenski

2017 Yummy!

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