Curmudgeon’s Better Half (2018)

Old Ale

What tames an old ale like Curmudgeon? The tender embrace of oak and sweet maple, that’s what. The result is Curmudgeon’s Better Half, a harmonious matrimony of our deceptively smooth old ale brewed with molasses and time spent aging in bourbon barrels that have previously held maple syrup. Because all counterparts should be sweet, rich and utterly delicious.

ABV

12.7

Rating

4.16551

Rating count

27,509

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about 5 years ago

 

Damian Petty

Muggus last one apparently!

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Jeff B.

Definitely boozy, even after five years. A nice winter treat.

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Dood E

This one is a bit too boozy for me on this day.

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Brad Curtis

Pure fuel

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Steven

This is a real kicker... doesn't seem to have aged at all... feels like it could age forever... rustic, funky and complex. Not for everyone but I can dig it.

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Pepper Jenkins

Always knew this would be a snow beer but damn! From 2018 and will still knock you down! Super bourbon smell and flavor, boozy, maple like sweetness. Man, KC or Buffalo could use one of these bad boys to warm up for wild card weekend!

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Chris Tripolino

Sweet, warming, rich, and good. Cedar, maple, vanilla notes. So well-balanced

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steven p

Bourbon is much stronger now, after 5 years. Maple sweetness is much less now. Much more balanced now. Head still ok.

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Jon M

A blast from the past 👍🏼

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David C

Last bottle..little flat but still good.

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Sebastiaan Houtman

Caramel, Engelse drop, salmiak, kokos, vanille, bourbon, drogend hout in afdronk

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Jeroen Hoogers

(2018) THT 13/08/19. Geur veel bourbon, wat caramel/toffee, wat moutig, iets ontbijtgranen, iets hout, wat vanille. Sm sl aan, zoet, vol, erg droppig; Engelse drop, wat kokoswielen ook, iets salmiak, iets boozy, iets melasse, droppig en ietsie droge afdr.

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dunc alunc

Hella smooved and rounded out

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Dan Gibson

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Eric W

Still rich and funky

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gijs sliphorst

Damn, stroop met alcohol

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Kees de Jong

Wat is dat lekker hè

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L Mulder

Excellent sipper. Notes of caramel, maple, burbon, malt and hops. Sweet on the pallette with plenty of complexity and a good abv kick that is pretty smooth

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matt honigford

Drinking nicely. Little sweet still, but goes down easily

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Joe F

Smell of bourbon, maple and vanilla. Maple and bourbon taste. A tad too sweet, but a solid beer.

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Eli Fry

Sweet maple molasses.

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Olaf Lemme

C’est très le sirop d’érable ! Extrême en tout, mais on a tout ce qui est annoncé. On reconnaît même le style « old ale » derrière le sucre, l’alcool, le sirop d’érable et le bourbon.

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Patrick Ambrosio

Really solid. Had this a bunch a few years back and was thrilled when my friend brought this out

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D C.

Had this hidden in the basement for the last two years. It’s really good!

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Tyler E.

There’s a storm a-beerin’.

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R00ffles Mesyats

Aged! Goshh, smooth and maple, less sweet, more pronounced bourbon without burn

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Ben K.

Still pretty tasty, lots of sweetness

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Jacob

Syrupy deliciousness

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Miguel M.

It aged pretty damn well!

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Greg Brennan

Bottled 2018. Thick sweet boozy caramel vanilla syrup... Tasty

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Tacy Taylor

Aging this made it smooth as hell

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Andy K.

August, 2018 bottling. Sensational.

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Melissa S

Souvenir from our trip!

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Conor de Graaf

Toevally gevonden in de kelder. Licht rokerige smaak, zoet en volle smaak. Erg lekker.

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Tony D.

Aged ale mine bottled 17tSept18. Dark slightly brown with a gold head. Full on at first but smoothed as it breathed and heated.. oakey bourbon flavour up front and finish with a sweet maple taste that smoothed out the warming boozy hit of 12.7abv. Good be

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