Founders Dirty Bastard - Founders Brewing Company

dciBA

Maine

3.33/5  rDev -18%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Thanks to Boxcar01 for the trade...

Poured from the 12oz bottle into a tulip. No head whatsoever with just a little lacing. Color is a cloudy, muddy brown.

Smell is mostly sweet malt. Some oak as well. A dark fruit smell backs up the sweetness perfectly. Pleasant smell, but not overpowering by any means.

Lots of caramel on the palate. A nice smooth oak flavor on the front of the tongue. There is no hop flavor but a solid bitterness hits the side of your tongue with every sip. Some bitter cocoa works it's way in as the beer warms. The dark fruit in the nose is a little more noticeable in the taste. Fairly complex, but not too exciting.

Carbonation is perfect. Mouthfeel is very smooth, almost creamy. Perfect carbonation. The failry high ABV% isn't noticeable at all, a definite plus. A solid beer and glad I got to try it via trade but not something I would purchase if Founders were available around here.

Serving type: bottle

04-03-2011 20:39:22 | More by dciBA

Rdc67

Kentucky

4/5  rDev -1.5%

05-22-2013 20:06:48 | More by Rdc67

zacky_U

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-22-2013 17:34:38 | More by zacky_U

rph97

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

05-22-2013 15:14:54 | More by rph97

fgilbert2

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-22-2013 04:12:41 | More by fgilbert2

Tpitty23

Virginia

3/5  rDev -26.1%

05-22-2013 03:12:10 | More by Tpitty23

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

4/5  rDev -1.5%

05-22-2013 00:59:45 | More by mikeincharleston

bigpoppa67

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-22-2013 00:42:15 | More by bigpoppa67

brewcifix

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-21-2013 22:09:04 | More by brewcifix

dcloeren

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

05-21-2013 21:30:04 | More by dcloeren

bobbyr5

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

05-21-2013 01:56:00 | More by bobbyr5

ackeeper

Illinois

4/5  rDev -1.5%

05-21-2013 01:53:30 | More by ackeeper

RemyLebeu

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-20-2013 19:52:47 | More by RemyLebeu

InspectorBob

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -1.5%

05-20-2013 14:24:29 | More by InspectorBob

jarrett123

New York

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

05-20-2013 04:16:21 | More by jarrett123

Bauzen

New York

4.33/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

Dark fruits, caramel, brown sugar, earthy molasses, but a super-clean finish. My only gripe is an apparent lack of carbonation. I drank two bottles and both were very flat. The bubbles appear to stick around in the center of the glass instead of floating up. It's actually quite bizarre.

It's another outstanding offering from Founders. A great beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 04:04:48 | More by Bauzen

thampel09

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -1.5%

05-20-2013 03:56:54 | More by thampel09

kevindp9

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

05-20-2013 02:54:23 | More by kevindp9

vcoggins

Texas

3.84/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 oz bottle
Served in a pint glass

A - Pours a dark reddish brown with a 1 finger off white head. Decent lacing.

S - Sweet malty caramel smell. Slight fruity maybe prune aroma.

T - Malty molasses sweetness but not as much as I expected. slight hop bitterness on the finish.

M - Smooth and fairly light body with medium carbonation.

O - A very good beer. Probably my 2nd favorite of the style.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 00:30:00 | More by vcoggins

jbeervt

Vermont

3/5  rDev -26.1%

05-19-2013 16:53:32 | More by jbeervt

JandJMD

Maryland

4/5  rDev -1.5%

05-19-2013 02:49:35 | More by JandJMD

clay23

New York

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-19-2013 01:30:34 | More by clay23

NJB145

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-19-2013 01:18:24 | More by NJB145

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-18-2013 22:30:58 | More by Photekut

J_Dub

Texas

4.64/5  rDev +14.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

A-Deep reddish copper pour. A nice amount of head with really good lacing as well

S-I smell malt right away. Dark fruit and molasses as well. You can almost smell a certain sweetness in it. Wonderful smell

T-Like the nose, I was assaulted with malt at first. However, after a few sips I really started to note a lot more flavors. Dark fruits, brown sugar, some hops at the end. Very "earthy". There was a lot of bitterness at first but as I had a few sips the bitterness faded. Absolutely fantastic.

M-Not too much carbonation. Feels as if it going to be syrupy on your tongue but surprisingly clean finish.

I'm happy to finally have Founder's in Texas. I actually confused this brew with backwoods bastard and was a little disappointed at first when I realized my mistake. However, this beer does not disappoint. It was fairly harsh at first but I think that was just because it was my first beer of the day. This beer is just wonderful. Beautiful pour and aroma. The taste is similar to the aroma but even more complex. I can't really compare this to other Scotch ales as I haven't had many but Dirty Bastard is good no matter the category. Buy it and don't look back.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 20:42:08 | More by J_Dub