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

Last updated

12 months ago

 

koo sungmo

배럴에서나는 꿉꿉가죽 시가냄새에 토피나 카라멜느낌 부담스럽지않은 달근함이랑 적절한 부즈가 좋넹

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Joakim Hallström

Från igår. Riktigt go.

4.5

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Kam Weaver

Caramel notes, with slight bitter after notes! It’s aight

2.5

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Kenny van Lierde

Eindelijk kan ik deze drinken nadat ik hem meerderen malen heb af gegeven aan dronkaard. Echt wel lekker. Hemel zal mijn beloning zijn na zoveel barmhartigheid

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Erik Cedergren

A good start to a Wednesday.

4.25

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Håkan H.

Söt nästan sliskig, lite ek smak, lite gräddkola snygg etikett

3.5

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Rick K.

The bourbon is kicking, but there's a smoothness in the middle that makes it go.

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Mikael K

Great beer! Well made and really heavy on the bourbon. Already looking forward to next years edition.

4.75

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B Karanja

Thought the second time round would be better. Still disappointing. Feels thick but has a thin taste...

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4.0

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Chris Berry

Love it! Thanks for the swap Logan

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Andrew O'Hara

This batch seems a little lighter in carbonation.

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Christer Petersson

New bottle, got a few last week. Best before March 24, 2024. So smooth! Bourbon, leather, oak, hazelnut, tobacco, marsipan and toffee. Absolutely fantastic! 😍🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺

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Ken Smith

2020 vintage. Not as great as I remember but good. Seemed a bit thin and bland. Maybe the vintage?

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Jonas S.

E: speciell men minnesvärd K: sjunkersnabbt men lämnar rester på glasets insida D: maltig whiskey/bourbon sötmaS: söt maltig whiskey, warming, svag sötma, kakao, lönnsirap, pomerans. Lite boozy ES: whiskey värmande på munnens sidor, finstämt och långsamt

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Jesper Lindström

Almonds and vanilla. I’m in it for the long run

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Ronnie M.

WOW 👍 Min typ av goöl

4.0

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4.0

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Jocke Lindqvist

Extremt mycket karamell och choklad i både smak och doft! Inte alls så stark smak trots 11%. Rätt så söt också, med en liten rökig smak som lär komma från tunnan den lagras i!

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Daniel Tägt

Stark doft av mörk choklad. Även smaken av mörk chokad finns med en hint av karamell

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Mattias Larsson

En grymt god fatlagrad ale.. känner verkligen av ekfatslagringen

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Johan K.

Boozy enough to be drunk slowly.

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Jan Höglund

Som en mustig barley wine, sött, rostat och fatlagrat. Gott. Årgång 2022, har några äldre i källaren.

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Craig Sammels

LCI from last night. At Adam J. place (2019 edition)

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Jim Wallace

2017 - 5 years in the bottle = smooooth!

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Iris F

Round creamy creamy and creamy caramel. Like a gräddkola.

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