Founders Dirty Bastard - Founders Brewing Company

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rAvg: 4.06
pDev: 11.08%
Reviews: 1433
Hads: 1791

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Brewed by:
Founders Brewing Company

Michigan, United States

Style | ABV
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy | 8.50% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (1290), on-tap (123), growler (19), nitro-bottle (1).

Notes:
Brewed with 7 varieties of malt (varies over the years).
50 IBU

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Reviews by wedge:

wedge

North Carolina

3.88/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours an attractive ruby color with a small, short-lived creamy head. A brief whiff of booze gives way to dark fruit, brown bread, tobacco, prune, and toffee. Smooth, malty flavors...chocolate, berries, nuts, earthiness, and a wee bit of smoke. Not terribly sweet, which is good, finishing with a moderate bitterness. A hint of oxidation is present in the nose, but I can't make out the date on the bottle to tell how old this is. Body is a little better than medium and fairly creamy. I haven't had this in years and though quite tasty, I don't like it as much as I remember.

Serving type: bottle

10-14-2012 21:09:58 | More by wedge

More User Reviews:

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

Fargrow

North Dakota

4.5/5 rDev +10.8%

05-18-2013 19:23:43 | More by Fargrow

drgonzo2k2

California

3.5/5 rDev -13.8%

05-18-2013 14:58:53 | More by drgonzo2k2

Metalaero

New York

4.25/5 rDev +4.7%

05-18-2013 03:15:31 | More by Metalaero

Honus1

Ohio

4/5 rDev -1.5%

05-18-2013 02:54:01 | More by Honus1

thaghost

Illinois

3.75/5 rDev -7.6%

05-17-2013 17:34:15 | More by thaghost

barefoot71

Texas

4.25/5 rDev +4.7%

05-17-2013 15:44:09 | More by barefoot71

dan027

Pennsylvania

3.5/5 rDev -13.8%

05-17-2013 02:52:24 | More by dan027

jordanmckell

Texas

4/5 rDev -1.5%

05-17-2013 02:24:22 | More by jordanmckell

somethingcreative

Indiana

3/5 rDev -26.1%

05-17-2013 00:59:04 | More by somethingcreative

greggy1972

Ohio

3.75/5 rDev -7.6%

05-16-2013 23:17:38 | More by greggy1972

tviz33

New York

4.21/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

12 oz bottle served in a Duvel tulip

A- Pours a dark brown with some orange hues with a short tan head.

S- Wow... molasses. And some caramel and dark fruits.

T- The taste follows the nose and some roasty flavors poke through. This is solid. Very balanced and extremely enjoyable.

M- Solid medium body with light carbonation. This still has a really good mouthfeel for some reason.

O- It's just a good brew overall. The only way to really get a good feel for it is to get one for yourself. Highly recommended.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 23:15:23 | More by tviz33