Founders Backwoods Bastard

Al's of Hampden tweeted that they had four-packs of Founders Backwoods Bastard in stock, so I made the trip to get some. I previously have reviewed the Dirty Bastard, and this is the same beer aged in bourbon barrels. The beer pours a brown color with a foamy off-white colored head. The aroma consists of sweet caramel malts with raisin and oak accents. The alcohol also tingles the nostrils. The taste is sweet and smooth with a big bourbon and oak bite on the tongue. On the finish, some raisin and caramel peek through and the after taste is dry and tastes just like bourbon. The alcohol content is 10.2% ABV. The Dirty Bastard was a very enjoyable beer, but the Backwoods Bastard even topped that. I really enjoyed how the bourbon really played with the caramel and toffee in the beer without overpowering the flavor.

Founders Dirty Bastard

I ordered a glass of Founders Dirty Bastard while I was at Brew House in Camp Hill. The beer pours a dark amber color with a thick foamy tan head. The aroma consists of caramel, toffee, and sweet malts with some hidden hops. The taste is sweet and caramel with a light hop dryness on the finish. There is also a light orange hint in the finish. The alcohol content is 8.3% ABV. This was a very pleasant beer with a good sweet flavor of caramel and toffee but a nice hop balance. The orange twist that arrives on the finish really makes the beer refreshing.