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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Jako

Barrel aged with notes of scotch, caramel & smoky oak. Smooth & strong with a warm scotch finish. 11%

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justin

Thank you for sharing Gpa. Nice scotch aroma.complex raisin flavors. Funny but not boozey! Very good!

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Aaron Siders

You know, when they say people die, its comes in 3s,..man!

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Funky Cold

Straight up the aromas get me with Bourbon overloads which carries on to the flavours with also plenty of dark fruits, vanilla, caramel, oak and slight licorice. Great upfront but got better as I sipped on it and let it warm!

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Al Teku

Карамель, какао. Во вкусе изюм и немного шоколада. Долгое послевкусие. Крепко, благородно.

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Brian Grove

Oak, bourbon, and caramel dominate in this barrel aged strong ale. This one starts out sweet and finishes with an over powering boozy bourbon finish. Slight taste of maple pushes this beast over the top!

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Anthony Fadule

Smokey peat phenols precipitates tantalizing urges for scotch neat imbibement, dry kilt lifting kiln barley sounds the Wee Heavy palate pibroch, toasted caramel toffee towers over taste receptors like Scottish Thistles in full bloom upon Highland taiga.

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Eric Kambach

A Beer Advocate 94 point triumph from Founders! Cloudy dark with berry, toffee and caramel quinoa with similar flavors, plus scotch, bourbon, dark fruit and vanilla.

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Matt G

Happy Halloween

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Matt

Bottled on my 2nd anniversary. This beer is a delicious, high quality beer that any avid stout drinker will like. Great nose, great body, great flavor. Will be getting this again.

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Travis U.

This stuff is just so good.

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Egg E

Fuck that’s good

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Richard Y.

Bottled 2017. Gets so much better with time. Smooth and complex with rich flavors.

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Craig M.

Another great Founder’s Brew… thanks again Matt.

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Curtiss Johnson

So good... and it's Friday!

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Tiffany H.

So smooth and delicious!

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Curtiss Johnson

So good...OK another

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mike burton

2016. Aged very well.

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Michael B.

Probably one of my favorite beers. Musty and stanky...near perfect.

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Phil E

At northern Michigan deer camp for first time in 40 yrs. Appropriate brew with strong scotch ale with strong bourbon barrel aged notes

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Brad Mccoy

Staple in the fridge!!

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Super Dave

Very smooth bourbon flavor

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David Stroup

2016 bottle. Really good.

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Matt I.

Nieuw hoofdstuk, nieuw bier.

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Timmy Watson

Absolutely spectacular. Love this style beer.

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Don Barduca

Bourbon and caramel on the nose. Heavy bourbon taste with warming down the throat. A bit sweet and malty. The bourbon is very welcome but as a downside other flavors are likely overpowered.

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David Mossman

Unbelievable Steelers come back, but a CD loss in the end.

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Matt G

Go Lions! Happy Thanksgiving

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Jeffrey Hotson

2019 and good

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