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

Last updated

about 5 years ago

 
4.5

almost 4 years ago

 
3.75

No checkin location

almost 4 years ago

 

Stephen Ernst

Copper, mild fine lacy foamy head, mild CO2, clear as color allows; chocolate, malt, toffee, caramel, mild whiskey; chocolate, sweet mildly roasted malt, sweet EtOH, dark fruit, vanilla, oak, whiskey, mellowed EtOH flavor w/o burn, vanilla oak malty fin

4.5

almost 4 years ago

 
4.25

almost 4 years ago

 
4.0

almost 4 years ago

 

Ryan R

Wow. Couldn't think Better Half could be better. Definitely got better with age. Molasses and Maple IN YOUR FACE

4.75

almost 4 years ago

 
3.5

No checkin location

almost 4 years ago

 

percy jansen

Lekker zachte sluipmoordenaar van 12,7%. Lekker slaapmutsje voor morgen,een leuk dagje uit met mijn nichtje en neefje naar irrland.

4.0

almost 4 years ago

 
3.5

almost 4 years ago

 
4.0

No checkin location

almost 4 years ago

 
4.0

almost 4 years ago

 

Sarah Wilde

Tastes like something granddad be drinking on the porch

1.25

No checkin location

almost 4 years ago

 

Charlie Sims

Breakfast beer #2

4.25

almost 4 years ago

 
4.25

almost 4 years ago

 
5.0

almost 4 years ago

 
4.25

No checkin location

almost 4 years ago

 
4.5

almost 4 years ago

 
4.75

almost 4 years ago

 
5.0

almost 4 years ago

 

Carol Evans

Got this at Founder's this past June. Enjoying a delicious treat on the last day of summer #beerwithfriends

5.0

almost 4 years ago

 

Ryan Kovacs

Definitely taste the bourbon. Sweet and syrupy. Boozy. Thick from the molasses.

4.25

No checkin location

almost 4 years ago

 

Mike Minarich

Strong ABV. Distinct bourbon flavor. Maple comes thru. Takes a minute to acquire taste, but gets smoother and tastier as it goes. Definitely starts syrupy, thins as the palate adjusts.

3.75

No checkin location

almost 4 years ago

 
4.0

almost 4 years ago

 

Craig jones

One from ye old beer cellar. Still fantastic, nothing really seems to have dropped off.

4.25

almost 4 years ago

 
5.0

almost 4 years ago

 
4.75

almost 4 years ago

 
4.0

almost 4 years ago

 
4.25

No checkin location

almost 4 years ago

 

Sergey P.

Спиртуозный аромат, во вкусе сладость ячменя, кураги и чутка карамели. Дико вкусно, но для меня слишком сладко.

4.25

almost 4 years ago

 
4.75

No checkin location

almost 4 years ago

 

Dave Blanchard

Excellent. Even better enjoyed with visiting missionary friends. Thanks for sponsoring us, Chris!

5.0

almost 4 years ago

 

C S

BBD 2019-08-13 - 3 år men har nog inte peakat än - Wow! 😁

4.5

almost 4 years ago

 

Dan B

Still some sweet flavors. From this past weekend

0.0

almost 4 years ago

 

I like beer

Still working on cleaning out the old stash of random shit

4.5

almost 4 years ago

 
5.0

almost 4 years ago

 

Spenser Bolte

My last of these. It held up well the whole time. Even got less syrupy and sweet by the end.

4.5

almost 4 years ago

 
4.5

almost 4 years ago

 
3.75

almost 4 years ago

 
4.0

almost 4 years ago

 
4.5

almost 4 years ago

 
4.25

No checkin location

almost 4 years ago

 

Peter K

Uit de 2018 collectie. Super zacht en zoet deze better half. Overduidelijk rood fruit en veel bourbon. Afdronk siroop/stroopzoet. Volle mond aan smaak, klein alcoholbrandje in afdronk.

4.0

almost 4 years ago

 

John Young

Sunday football is my better half for today 🏈

4.5

No checkin location

almost 4 years ago

 

Ron Ranson

NFL plus and Old Ale with Gates and the Jman equals a good day!! Maple goodness!

4.5

almost 4 years ago

 

Michael Clark

One of my favorites. Found two packs of these 2018 bottles a few months ago, trying to make them last.

4.5

No checkin location

almost 4 years ago

 

Eric Schiller

Maple slides into tobacco into bourbon into cherrywood. Sweet as you'd expect. Improved imo.

4.25

almost 4 years ago

 

Tim

This has aged beautifully. Deep flavors. Still nice maple sweetness. I wish I had another.

4.5

almost 4 years ago

 
4.0

almost 4 years ago

 
4.25

almost 4 years ago

 
4.0

almost 4 years ago

 
4.25

almost 4 years ago

 
5.0

almost 4 years ago

 
4.25

almost 4 years ago

 

John C.

Delicious!

4.5

almost 4 years ago

 
4.5

almost 4 years ago

 
3.25

No checkin location

almost 4 years ago

 
4.0

almost 4 years ago

 
3.75

almost 4 years ago

 
4.0

almost 4 years ago

 
4.0

almost 4 years ago

 

Mark S.

Last night. Need more of this

4.75

almost 4 years ago

 

Alan Wolfe

Malty, candy, caramel Yes, it's the 2018 release

4.0

almost 4 years ago

 

Anne K

Cellar pull. Smooth, sweet caramel and worth the wait.

4.25

almost 4 years ago

 

Hugh Hait

Maple has faded some but still there. Great beer.

4.0

No checkin location

almost 4 years ago

 
4.5

No checkin location

almost 4 years ago

 

Jani Pitkänen

Cooking Food 🍺. Bottled 15.8.2018. I love this Old Ale style beers 😋🍻

4.0

almost 4 years ago

 

Max S.

Desert beer

4.5

No checkin location

almost 4 years ago

 

Addie Z.

Still amazing 3 years later

5.0

No checkin location

almost 4 years ago

 
4.25

No checkin location

almost 4 years ago

 

Anthony M

My favorite from Founders 🍻

4.5

almost 4 years ago

 
4.0

almost 4 years ago

 

Rob S

Potentially starting to turn. Still nice though

4.0

No checkin location

almost 4 years ago

 
4.25

No checkin location

almost 4 years ago

 

Marshall Mead

Still my favorite beer ever but can’t lie and say that age isn’t helping it out. The bourbon and maple is almost gone but the molasses and caramel is still there. Still ridiculously easy drinking and smooth.

4.5

almost 4 years ago

 
5.0

almost 4 years ago

 
4.75

almost 4 years ago

 
4.0

almost 4 years ago

 
4.0

almost 4 years ago

 
4.0

almost 4 years ago

 
4.75

almost 4 years ago

 
4.0

almost 4 years ago

 
4.0

almost 4 years ago

 

Hardcore Craft Beer

This aged exceptionally well

0.0

almost 4 years ago

 
0.0

No checkin location

almost 4 years ago

 
4.25

almost 4 years ago

 

Aaron Hall

The Great Beer Purge #4. Had this one since October of ‘18. Bottled 8/29/18.

4.75

almost 4 years ago

 
4.5

No checkin location

almost 4 years ago

 

RV

Tonight with dinner (venison steaks). Good, nice sweetness.

4.25

almost 4 years ago

 

Erik Aandahl

Strong. Sweet. Syrup

2.75

almost 4 years ago

 
3.75

almost 4 years ago

 

Todd McD

Breakfast!

4.5

No checkin location

almost 4 years ago

 

Bert VB

A favorite from the cellar

4.5

almost 4 years ago

 

Kristin S.

Holy moly, spiderwoman. That is one tasty specimen

5.0

No checkin location

almost 4 years ago

 

Scott Emerson

Sweet, boozy nose. Rich, roasty. Sweet, bourbon flavor. Maple notes. Molasses bite. Aged well. Great BA beer

4.5

almost 4 years ago

 

Jerred H.

Definitely buzzy on the nose and the front end of the beer. Some sweetness mid to finish but still okay.

3.75

No checkin location

almost 4 years ago

 

Robin Nyombi

Boozy af

4.0

almost 4 years ago

 
4.75

over 3 years ago

 
4.25

over 3 years ago

 
4.0

No checkin location

over 3 years ago

 

Max Laing

Ages well

4.5

over 3 years ago