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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Brendan G.

2017 bottle, amazing as always.

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Scott E.

Why did I leave a 3 last time??

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steven crosby

Oh my.....

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Andrew D

Mahogany color with a slight deep red tint. Smells of bourbon barrel, booze, and stone fruit. Taste follows the nose with a lightly bitter finish and a warming sensation that follows. Medium to heavy bodied with light carbonation. Excellent scotch ale.

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chris s.

Check in 5/30: founders nuf said

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Storm N.

Very boozy taste. It looks like Gandalf on the label, high approval. TASTE THIS YOU FOOLS

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Mark 2n

Not had this since '95 from Fulford bottle shop RIP. Rich fruity dark malt, sweet caramel & bourbon barrel. Nothing backwards about this beauty. 👌🍺🇺🇲

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JJ

Nice sipper. Thanks Alvin.

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Phil Cleveland

Bottled on 01-13-20...Perfection ...something worth mentioning from 2020!

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Carl F.

Front forward malty, smoky flavor. Smooth tasting, finishes with a hint of bourbon. Recommend!

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Scott Freedlun

Amazingly sweet, boozy, whiskey barrel aroma! Lots of flavor! Thick, boozy malt with some smoky (almost peaty) notes.😋 Finishes a little bitter, but still with some lingering malty bourbon.

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jim h.

Holy shit! Like drinking whiskey! Lol

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Michael Schouten

Quite sweet, though it may be because of my food. Pretty good.

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John Sexton

Not a fan

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Jace W.

Smells way too much like some whiskey I drank in high school, really wasn’t terrible, just not upfront too much with whiskey flavor.

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Luís

4.30. Sabor maltado domina. Caramelo, ameixa preta, bem adocicada. Pra beber sem pressa.

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Jason A.

A very strong and bold body to this sweet malt. I may be moving off IPAs now as a result of Founders 😂

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Mark H

2014 release, aged well

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Doug D

Sipping this fantastic beer slowly, will put some hair on your chest!!

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Dennis T.

Two beer night. Go Mariners.

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Angelo Garcia, III

Today’s happy moment is brought to me by Mara’s grilled oysters and Founders Backwoods Bastard a boozy scotch ale! Delicious and heavenly!

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David Mossman

A great start to the weekend! Hope they keep this one on the shelves.

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Derek S.

The wife said she was going to call me this... I guess it’s a compliment!

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George Claessen

Wow 💥

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Jay Caddy

Nice beer!

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Scott McCormack

Really nice beer and good finish. A little light on the barrel.

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Jeremy Stevens

One of my top 5 beers of all time. Barrel flavored greatness.

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Harley Davidson

Meh, ok. Just didn’t seem to have a “taste” until the end. It was like it tried to hit you hard with the oak barrel/scotch but nothing else. At the end is when it seemed to blend everything.

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Kevin S.

Perfect night for a big one

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