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

 

Tony Gohl

Random beer I have never had before, it drinks pretty smooth, I feel like it’s more barrel than scotch ale, but it works.

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Nls3200

Nose is caramelized brown sugar, oak, black molasses, dark fruits, and some barrel notes. Taste is barrel up front, followed by oak, vanilla, scotch flavor, dark fruits, and some spiciness. Pretty thick bodied. Upper medium bodied feel. Very solid.

4.0

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Greg Drewiske

Ho, Ho, Ho . . . Figured out the Simple Radio App is about 5 seconds behind the TV . . . So, I can delay the TV and sync Wayne and Larry . . . No more Joe Buck and Troy Aikman or whatever other morons they throw on TV!

4.75

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Chuck Bergman

Yummy as ever

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Ярослав

Только по аромату могу сказать что мне нравится, запах кокосовой стружки , кофе, ванили , какао, благородно , изыскано , вкус же обволакивает и согревает изнутри, требую большую плотность и тягучесть

4.25

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Julian R.

A beer named after me lol.

3.75

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Sam Black

Brutally strong 11.1 % and feels like it deffo not your all nighter

3.0

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Mark Matley

Strong but good.

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Kurt Burger

After a 2+ hour drive into work and a 2+ hour drive back home... much needed

4.5

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Mike Jones

Still solid

4.5

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4.0

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Nls3200

Had a fresh one yesterday. Cracked a 2017 tonight, and it’s held up beautifully. 🍻

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Mats G.

Instämmer med min förra kommentar

5.0

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Niels Hopman

Heerlijk. Zacht, vol, boozy. Prachtige stout. Bedankt Jeroen!

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Grant B.

Thanks Eric R.!

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Ruslan

Если я все правильно рассчитал, то пиво, бокал и пробка от Основателей поволит мне получить бэйдж от Со-основателей😜. Самому Гендальфу три года эйджа на пользу не пошло, подсох да, но увы и основательно просел в теле🤣

4.0

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Magnus

RIP Galway’s

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Ork L

Oooh, tasty

4.75

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Cliff L

My first work trip.

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Rob Frijters

Barrelsmaakje, tikje vanille? Smaakt niet boozy, gevaarlijk voor 11% 😅

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Guybrush Threepwood

Merry Christmas ...

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Ladis F.

Tope gama

5.0

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Ola Oppidala

'15 - kept veeeeery well.

4.5

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Mike D

Good, but I’m getting a bitter after taste.

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Rick Kokal

Lord have mercy. One of these will have me sending dms left and right

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Andrey Melnik

Стабильно

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Sean T.

Hard to believe that I hadn't checked this in before. Gotta love a barrel aged wee heavy!

4.5

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Mick Kiehl

Thanks Radar for the birthday brew…unless you are trying to tell me something with the name!

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Nls3200

Always solid. 👍🏼

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Mary Pham

Aged in our beer cellar since 2015. Nice.

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