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Founders Dirty Bastard Scotch Ale

Founders Dirty Bastard Scotch Ale - Scotch Ale

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 Percentile 
95
overall
Brewed by Founders Brewing Company
Style: Scotch Ale

Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
8503.71/5.03.7/5.08.3%91.9Thistle
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Commercial Description:
Founders flagship beer. Dirty Bastard is an absolute beautiful beer to behold. Dark ruby in color and brewed with ten varieties of imported malts this beer continuously lives up to its reputation as a bold and powerful ale. Dirty Bastard is complex in the finish with hints of smoke and peat paired with a malty richness, finalized with a good bit of hop attitude. This beer “ain’t fer the wee lads”
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 ROGUE (621), Newark, Delaware, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 27, 2009  
12oz bottle. Pours a dark brown with a copper hue and a thin light beige head. Aroma is mostly caramel malt with a little spice. Flavors of caramel, malt, molasses and brown sugar. Medium body with a smooth creamy mouthfeel.


 tomthompson89 (1460), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Oct 25, 2009  
Had on tap at the brew pub mahogany pour with some nice beige head, nose is malty with a touch of smoke and some booze. flavor follows suit very smooth loved this beer and this brewery.


 jesperhammer (261), Copenhagen, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Oct 24, 2009  
24-OCT-2009, bottle @home. Dark amber with nice head. Very efficient malt based nose. Nice alcohol and bitterness balances the malts. Quite complex malt taste, but the winner for this beer is the long aftertasted. I am in no way an expert on the style, but this seems a bit "American" for a Scotch ale? Any way, I like it a lot. It is in no way an "easy drink". Each sip reveals more and more. Mayby it just benefits from the increasing temperature? Actually the higher the temperature, the more the hops kick in. I have experienced that a few times. Is that a well-known secret? In any way, I like it more the warmer it gets. My second Founders, and I will definately still seek out available Founders beers in Copenhagen. Really well-made beer.


 altonbrownd (1862), Amsterdam, Netherlands
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Oct 24, 2009  
Bottle in Beer Temple, A’dam. Amber body with slight head. Malty nose and sticky head. Quite sweet with lots of caramel and malt taste. Sticky. With a smooth finish.


 jbrus (4835), Delft, Netherlands
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Oct 19, 2009  
Bottle@Home. Full, thick, syrupy. That’s what first comes to mind. Besides that rather bitter and malty. But the main thing with this beer is sweetness. Very sweet! Luckily the bitterness hides it a bit. Flavourful but not complex.


 ChrisThomson (382), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Oct 18, 2009  
Bottle. Pours cloudy amber with thick tan head. Aroma of malt, some smoke. Body is thick and creamy. Taste of caramel malts, oak and spice, not too sweet. Very well balanced, finish and smooth and warming.


 Gmku (240), Asheville, North Carolina, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/516/20
Oct 18, 2009  
Wonderful sipping beer for fall. Dark in appearance, aroma, and taste--malty with enough hops for balance, resulting in a smoky flavor conveyed in a creamy thick palate. The greater than 8 percent ABV is well-hidden.


 JohnnyJ (1283), Carlsbad, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
Oct 17, 2009  
Pours a clear reddish amber. Caramel malt, must grass, fruit, toffee, bread, and a bit of oak. Some bitter hops at the back. Nice beer well made, but Im not a big fan of the style.



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