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

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Jon Thomsen

Pulled this from my bier cave. It’s aged nicely

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Dan

Still a really nice sweet/boozy elixir. The 2023 Founders cellar purge continues.

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Erwin Rempt

Kijk eens wat ik achterin de voorraadkast vond! Zoetigheid alom

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Adam M

From Saturday night. Another good cellar pull.

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Daniel Beerdbrother

Årets semesters sista öl, så varför inte? En av mina absoluta favoriter, dessutom på storflaska. Tack att du hittade på denna Joakim R.

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Brandon Skluzacek

Tasting it at 62F. She's a little hot/ Boozy/ Strong at that temp. Still drinking fine, though. Today's rating 4.25.

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Daytona Tom

WoW! 5 years later and still awesome!!!

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Kyle Tuffley

Floaters... But so good.

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Per R

Min sista flaska. Riktigt fin. Maltig Knäckig och söt.

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Nicklas Bergman

Tror den har lagrats klart nu

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Kelly Baker

Sweet, boozy, malty goodness for a dreary Fall Sunday.

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Chris Morrow

5 years later this beer is still absolutely delicious!

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Brad Allison

Sweet honey oak. Review out soon. I would score 3.5.

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Shawn Smith

Slight sweetness with a light and complex maple flavor. Very nice malty finish.

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Mr Pink

Molasses, sweet but not too sweet. Caramel, rum, barrels. Yummy.

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Daytona Tom

Love these and they age well!

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Bryan M

Aging for 6 years and wow is it smooth! Slight sweetness from the maple bourbon barrels and notes of bourbon sweetness in the finish. Very nice old ale.

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james King

LCI--big boozy bourbon, slight maple sweetness

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Tim DiPietro

Still great but 6 years is past its prime unsurprisingly

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Kevin B.

Doing great. Underlying sweetness there but no distinct maple.

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Chris Kopach

Maple has fallen off. Nice bourbon malty flavor.

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Vinnie B

Still good!

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Bryan X

six years has smoothed her out and tuned the sweetness way down. it's awesome atm

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Noud de Kort

Dit is wel een topper! En een leuk etiket.

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Paul Rademakers

Erg jammer dat deze bieren steeds moeilijker verkrijgbaar zijn in Nederland, zijn zeker de moeite waard👍

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Stan

Wat een rammer!! Better half gaat dus blijkbaar over de ....

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Chris Doody

Sometimes you need a little help to make it through the work day. Smooth. Vanilla, oak, and molasses definitely comes through. Boozy. Bourbon is fairly muted. Oxidation is light, considering its age and that it was warm stored.

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Bux

Neeee beter he! Potverdikkie wat een sappie 🏆

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Laurens Rosenberg

Dit is wel de betere helft. De beste helft is altijd de derde helft.

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Rens Baijards

Poah we zijn nu bij de beter helft van buxbieren aangekomen, wat een Beuker 🤙🏼🚀

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Trentyn Seger

Aged well. Thanks rob.

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Jason Lamon

Didn’t age well, so dropping my rating.

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Mike Cleveland

Amber hued with a sweet caramel nose. Smooth, rich, sweet with a good molasses flavor.

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DCon

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Stephen

Not a bad ola ale. Interesting. Heavy on the malt.

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