Founders Backwoods Bastard
Picked this one up from a fine selection of single bottles the worlds oak aged and bourbon really stuck out like. A: Dark copper body with a amber bottom. Cascading head with a soapy head that appears to have gotten just a slight tan. Faint and mild-mannered lacing. S: Dirty caramel infused bourbon, butterscotch, almond, alcohol. T: Very sweet and malty, the butterscotch/caramel dominates the beer. Small linger hop profile. I might have had bigger expectations of this beer, maybe it's the style that doesn't work well with the oak-aged bourbon barrels. maybe I'm spoiled with bourbon-aged stouts? M: Medium bodied would be generous, a bit thin for a "big beer" D: Hmmm...the bourbon element entices me to want it, but the thin mouthfeel and not to my liking sweetness of this beer make would make me grab for it if it were in the back of the fridge.