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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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8503.71/5.03.7/5.08.3%91.9Thistle
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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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 mcox90 (618), Wilton, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 7, 2007  
12 oz bottle courtesy of Acknud. Pours a reddish caramel color with offwhite head. Nose is a little smoky with malts. Mouthfeel is a bit on the heavy side. Taste is of roasted malt, smoky peat, some caramel and brown sugar. Alcohol is well hidden until the end. When the brew is warm, the alcohol comes out to play. The finish is a bit on the hoppy side. Bitter aftertaste.


 ucusty (1871), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/103/515/20
Oct 6, 2007  
Old Dirty Bastard! Pours a deep ruby color with nice airy head and lacing. Thick mouthfeel consiting of a nice malty flavor. Notable hop presence on the finish


 chriso (4683), London, Greater London, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Oct 1, 2007  
Bottle, courtesy HogtownHarry. Attractive deep ruby colour. Big woody, oxidised soy sauce aroma - not really my thing. The generous complement of tangy, resinous hops in the flavour was something of a surprise. The powerful, chewy malt presence was not. The two elements were beautifully balanced. Firm, weighty mouthfeel. Maybe a touch thick, with slightly volatile alcohol but those would just be very minor quibbles. Such a tasty and accomplished beer that my initial reservations about the aroma (which admittedly were more question of personal taste than anything else) were entirely vanquished.


nikola (3), elkhart, Indiana, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Founders Dirty Bastard Scotch Ale does not count
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/103/518/20
Sep 27, 2007  
bottle to glass. full nose, very little head, little lingering head around the outside of the glass. the body is dark reddish brown. Scotch drinker’s beer! you can taste the smoke, coffee, a touch hoppy, pleasantly complex, best @ room temp. been drinkin’ dirty bastard since i was 19 and it will always be one of my top choices.


 marcus (1826), Sacramento, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/516/20
Sep 27, 2007  
This dark brown ale poured with a tiny beige head. There is a delicious sweet toasted malt flavor and a carbonated mouthfeel. Tastes like an authentic scotch ale.


 reakt (938), Greater London, England
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Sep 24, 2007  
Bottle at Chris O’s, thanks to Harry. Deep amber with an off white head. Sweet malts, hops and alcohol in the nose. Hops, roasted malts and whiskey in the flavour. Not bad.


 Hudspart (371), Hudsonville, Michigan, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Sep 23, 2007  
Bottle: Pours dark with a very small head. Very sweet aroma and flavor. Very good.


 bp (451), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/512/20
Sep 23, 2007    Updated: Oct 27, 2007
Draft: Had this at the Sippin’ By the River fest in Philly. Pour is a redish brown with a malty aroma with a hint of some chocolate, taste is malty, roasted and dry. A very good brew.



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