Founders French Toast Bastard Vanilla Cinnamon Maple Bourbon Barrel-Aged Scotch Ale.
Barrel aged series. 11.1% ABV, 50 IBU. Founders Brewing, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Is that ever a mouthful!
Dark brown, fully opaque, slim off-white head.
In the nose: crazy maple! Slight cinnamon. Overpowering vanilla. And me without any pancakes.
In the mouth: smooth and mellow for this first five seconds, once the barrage of adjuncts begins. Huge maple, very vanilla, and at last the cinnamon chimes in. Where’s the bourbon? Who’s seen the scotch ale? Extra flavors have subsumed all else, but that’s the way you like it.
Decadent treat that delivers all that it promises. So, Breakfast Stout was just never breakfast enough, eh? Oh, those were simpler times. Now, everything’s got to outdo everything else. This one does it right, I have to admit.
Backwoods Bastard gets the full-fledged breakfast treatment! Our malty and rich bourbon barrel-aged Scotch ale is introduced to the essence of smooth maple, warm cinnamon and notes of sweet vanilla for an incredibly decadent brunch-inspired sipper. One taste and you’d swear you were digging into your Sunday morning French toast. Breakfast for dinner, anyone?
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