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

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Nicola

Nice strong ale. A number of spices on the nose, sweet, caramelly and quite boozy. Still very smooth to drink. Next time I’m having this I want to be on board of a fishing boat somewhere in the Baltic Sea.

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Daniël v.

Good way to drink a wee heavy

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Terry McClain

Time for lunch and this is today's choice. Great beer!

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Femke Leijten

Laatste uit 't bier pakket, goeie! Maar wel wat zoet

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Andrew O'Hara

A good beer each year; however, I feel that this year (2020) the bourbon bites are a little less strong.

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Chris Hougland

Holy Heavy Hitter!

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Richard

2016

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Kevin R.

Mooi gerijpt op eikenhouten vaten top

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Brian Rowe

Not as harsh as described. Pretty smooth, but boozy. Bourbon barrelling is there, for sure, but not overbearing

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Don St.andre

A bourbon man’s beer!

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Paul S

Malty and sweet toffee.

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Louk Vaassen

Volle Bourdon smaak, toch subtiel door t gebruik van een ‘normale’ ale

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Brian Rowe

He's a boozy bastard, but tasty!

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Ed Mori

Steelers baby

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Tyson Zane Jemmett

Big boozy malty boi.

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Jason Kopeny

Bottled 12/19/19. Tasty and malty. Great flavor and great sipping beer on a cold night.

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Brandon Spaulding

Dark and delightful! A friend gave me this for my birthday and I had to get more.

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Dusty Shannon

Tasty AF

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Urban Carlfjord

Lagringstoner av whiskey, glöggkryddor och karamell

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Hiro Tatsu

たしかにウイスキーぽい香り

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Scott Parton

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Dwayne Hamm

Great scotch, liquor taste. Very good.

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