Dirty Bastard
Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular|
Score
7.41
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Scotch-Style Ale
So good it’s almost wrong. Dark ruby in color and brewed with seven varieties of imported malts. Complex in finish, with hints of smoke and peat, paired with a malty richness and a right hook of hop power to give it the bad attitude that a beer named Dirty Bastard has to live up to. Ain’t for the wee lads.
So good it’s almost wrong. Dark ruby in color and brewed with seven varieties of imported malts. Complex in finish, with hints of smoke and peat, paired with a malty richness and a right hook of hop power to give it the bad attitude that a beer named Dirty Bastard has to live up to. Ain’t for the wee lads.
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8.5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Dec 2019
at 23:38
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Cette Dirty Bastard Scotch Ale est un brin ennuyeuse. Le genre n'est cependant ni le plus facile, ni mon favori. Le cocktail aromatique de caramel, de mélasse, pomme, poire, fraise et épices a du mal à nous faire nous emballer. Car sinon, celle-ci est plutôt bien structurée, et su le sucre est peut-être un peu trop présent, l'amertume, bien dosée (50 d’IBU) confère une bonne fraîcheur et l'alcool, à 8,5% soutient bien des arômes et donne un bon caractère (notamment sur la 3ème bouche). En verre nous sommes sur un cuivré opaque surmonté d'une mousse brune de 5 mm. Le nez se porte principalement sur le caramel, avec en complément de la pomme, fraise, poire et une pointe tourbée. Une texture agréable se laisse découvrir à l'attaque sur une bonne amertume mais des arômes quelque peu ennuyeux de caramel mélasse, pomme, poire, fraise avec une pointe de poivre. Ce cocktail nous suivra pendant toute la dégustation. La deuxième bouche est un peu plus profonde avec des épices se faisant davantage ressentir. Heureusement que l'amertume est toujours présente, permettant de donner de la fraîcheur à une base sucrée. L’arrière-bouche, linéaire est toutefois sur une bonne présence en bouche. En troisième bouche l'alcool se fait davantage ressentir donnant un bon caractère et laissant place à un final d'une bonne longueur mais plus doux. Peu passionnant.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2019
at 12:17
8.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Fles 33cl thuis. Heel licht rooksmaak, droog, noot, flink maltig, donker fruit, framboos, zoetig, bourbontonen, licht stroperig, hoptonen, ergens wat citrus, salmiak?, cinnamon, earthy. Complex. Goed. (17-11-2019).
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2019
at 21:00
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, thanks to lukasmh for buying this for me! Pours light hazy reddish brown with a small offwhite head. Aromas of caramel, malts, dark fruits, toasty notes, figs, toffee, light alcohol. Taste is malty, toasty, toffee, dark fruits, light chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2019
at 17:19
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
This review was imported from my RateBeer ratings.
12 oz. bottle.
AROMA: Very sweet, with scents of brown sugar and caramel.
APPEARANCE: Pours an opaque, dark brown with a very frothy tan head that dissipates slowly with nice lacing.
TASTE: It tastes a lot like it smells, sweet with notes of caramel, and a bit of black coffee on the backend. I don't really get any smoke or peat flavors, as the touted in the description.
MOUTHFEEL: Has a nice, full body with a creamy-slick texture, and average carbonation.
OVERALL: I like the style of beer, but this one is just a bit too much on the sweet side for me. I think if it had more smoke, peat, or coffee flavor to offset the sweetness, then it would be more to my liking. Having said that, I would never say no thanks if someone offered one to me.
12 oz. bottle.
AROMA: Very sweet, with scents of brown sugar and caramel.
APPEARANCE: Pours an opaque, dark brown with a very frothy tan head that dissipates slowly with nice lacing.
TASTE: It tastes a lot like it smells, sweet with notes of caramel, and a bit of black coffee on the backend. I don't really get any smoke or peat flavors, as the touted in the description.
MOUTHFEEL: Has a nice, full body with a creamy-slick texture, and average carbonation.
OVERALL: I like the style of beer, but this one is just a bit too much on the sweet side for me. I think if it had more smoke, peat, or coffee flavor to offset the sweetness, then it would be more to my liking. Having said that, I would never say no thanks if someone offered one to me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2019
at 18:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Chestnut with light lasting tan head.Nose of toffee & malt. Pleasant sweet malt profile, hints of dark fruit.Medium hops and alcohol heat
Tried
on 24 Oct 2019
at 01:22
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Weer een heel mooi bier van Founders. Uit een flesje. Diep rood, donkerbruin, mooi stevig schuim. Veel caramel in de geur, ook wat chocolade. Volle romige smaak, caramel. Heerlijk.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2019
at 15:39
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330ml bottle @home. Bruna intensa, limpida, schiuma avorio/senape media, discretamente persistente. Al naso note di caramello, datteri secchi, toffee, liquirizia, leggero affumicato. In bocca è dolce all'attacco, rotonda, calda e corposa, con chiusura amara ad equilibrare. Veramente ottima!
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2019
at 19:27
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Fluffy light tan head stayed on a hazy reddish brown body. Malt, berry, syrup & jam aroma. Medium to full bodied, oily, greasy & smooth over the palate with a clean finish. Berries, caramel, hoppy, resin, syrup & dried fruit tastes.
Tried
on 15 Jun 2019
at 21:27
8/10
Tried
on 30 Apr 2019
at 21:06