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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Walter Pruchnik

Very nice bourbon flavor and oakiness form the barrel aging. Some vanilla and then just solid overall. Very rich and enjoyable sipping beer.

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Гаечка

Отдаёт хорошим мягким коньяком (да, я в курсе, что бочки от бурбона).

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Egor V.

Бастард, еще тот

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Devin C.

Thanks Pete !

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Tim Lael

Love me some Backwoods!

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Stout McPorter

Muy heavy. Recuerda a la Diry Bastard pero con un aabor a roble o ahumado mas profundo. Deliciosa para acompañar con un queso fuerte en invierno. Sin duda, Top 5 de las Stout de Founders. Muy recomendable, tanto en olor, como sabor y cuerpo.

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Artur Zwolak

Backlog

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Kimmo Antikainen

Syvä ja täyteläinen. Rusinaista makeutta, marjaisuutta, tummaa suklaata, bourbonia. Pitkä maku, jonka lopussa hento humalan bitter. Maut hienossa balanssissa. Erinomainen kalja pimeisiin loppusyksyn iltoihin!

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Zander

This was actually last night

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Mountain M.

When you harvest a 10 pt Whitetail enjoy a great brew

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Mark Kowalski

Sweet and boozy. Not as much of a fan as I was a few years ago

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Steffe Öijeberg

Winter wounderland

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Luther Smith

Time to make a gingerbread house!

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Adam Shoop

Founders never disappoints.

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Tim P.

Very smooth for 11%

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Sergio Cano

Espléndida🍻🍻😎

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Ricky A.

By far the best scotch ale I've met

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Don F.

Very enjoyable!

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Alex G.

Best Wee Heavy outside of Scotland

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Billy W

Do not know the year, but quite old. A bit oxidized, but held up fairly well.

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Matt V.

Absolutely one of my all time favorite beers.

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Gary Stanczyk

Day 16 , definitely a backwoods sipper!

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Jonathan W.

Tasty!

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Chris T.

Delicious. Thought would be stronger on the scotch flavors but otherwise description (bourbon, caramel, dark fruit) was spot on.

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Roman S.

Интересное. Сложный стиль пива.

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mitch janssen

om te geniete…caramel en roosterige smaak

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Cameron Keating

9.16.20

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Rodney Blue

Good, but not nearly as good as I remember. Not sure if my palate changing or the beer. Used to be one of my favorites from Founders but this one was a little thin.

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Dave T.

Zeut, bietje vanille-echtig, bès good te doon!

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pat

Wow this is good

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Brandon Alexander

Sweet caramel notes. Very smooth for the high abv.

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