Founders Dirty Bastard Scotch Ale

Brewed by Founders Brewing Company
Style: Scotch Ale
Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

12 oz. bottle. Pours a hazy, deep red with a small, foamy, light tan head. Big boozy nose with hints of earth and wood. Pine, ripe stone fruit, alcohol, earth, oak, and a touch of mineral on the palate. A slight medicinal and peat note in there too. Reminds me of scotch in a way. Medium carbonation with a medium mouthfeel. Lots of alcohol and lots of hops in this one. Low viscosity for the style, but almost too much hops in my mind. A bit on the raw side.

Had to drink this 2 bottles at a time out of a 22oz hurricane glass : p Pours reddish brown with a thick foamy tan head. Aroma is earthy/ woody, caramelized sugar and roasted malt.. Flavour is bourbon alc and woody, light earthy smoke and a subtle hop finish.

Really nice beer. Smells of bourbon, burnt brown sugar and green apples, same on the flavor but with an unpleasant ashtray-like finish. Great looking, almost like murky river water. Good beer but not great. Thanks Founders. 2009 12 oz.

Bottle - This is a very hearty beer with loads of roasted malt flavor. The alcohol is present but a nice complement to the beer. I can’t put my finger on it, but something seems to be missing.

Dark Copper in color, very slightly cloudy, no head but nice lacing. This ia a big beer with Malt and alcohol prevalent in the taste. Certainly some subtile notes of caramel and burnt suger but the alcohol overrides the flavors a lot.

So, I was incredibly perplexed with this beer. I was told that I might not like it so much, but that’s certainly not the case. I don’t love it or want to go out and purchase a case, however, it’s not all too bad. It poured a light brown - rust color and was very cloudy. I simply couldn’t put my finger what I was smelling and tasting. At first it seemed like I was smelling caramel, but then it went into an apple smell, reminding me of Fall, and trips to the cider mill. Taste was the most strange thing - after thinking about it for a while, it reminded me of breakfast...some sort of combination of bacon, pancakes, and maple syrup, all along with the fall (cider and caramel)...Just very odd. I liked it overall.

Pours a shiny ruby to amber color with thin tan head. Aroma is a bit weak with sweet sweet malt and a slight roastiness. The flavour starts off with some hop bitterness and slight roasted maltiness. Not a fan of scotch ales, however, this brings a nice change in my mind of the type. Tasty beer.

Dark, ruby red color. Small, lasting light brown head. Lightly sweet malty aroma. Full mouthfeel. Fruity, malty sweetness with just a bit of hops in the finish. Good scotch ale.