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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Bill Stepien

Pure Michigan

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John Hayes

Good beer that becomes great once it warms. A bit like a maple bourbon barrel-aged Barleywine but sweeter and without any hop flavor and lower bitterness.

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Adam Fortman

Mmmm... Breakfast!!

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Dan Duguay

Not a summer crusher here but it’s cooler now and it’s a stogie beer so…yeah. Beer is very well balanced with sweetness, the BAing, feel and flavor.

4.5

about 4 years ago

 

Craig Durgy

Very sweet caramel-maple with underlying molasses and a wonderful blend of bourbon. It warms up beautifully and the sweetness dissipates, gets even better!

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Eddie Lovins

Last one in the stash. So good

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Dave Decker

Sweet malty aroma, with a golden raisen flavor.

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J T.

Another aged one from Scott T!!

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Dan Duguay

Classic BA beer.

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bret fryburger

Aged well

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Y M

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Kyle Burdack

Oh yeah it's conditioned well

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M øl

Fuck hvor er den blød og behagelig og intens og dyb og kompleks og en vanvittigt lækjer duft. Fremragende bajer!

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Andrey Kozyrev

В прошлом году прикупил в КБШ и подержал у себя еще

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Michael Kehoe

WOW, bourbon, maple and molasses really grab ya. Picked it up in Battle reek MI. It has a CA CRV stamp so I should be able to get it here, hope so.

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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

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C S

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

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I like beer

Still working on cleaning out the old stash of random shit

4.5

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Spenser Bolte

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

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Ron Ranson

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

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John Young

Sunday football is my better half for today 🏈

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Michael Clark

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

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Tim

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

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John C.

Delicious!

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Max S.

Desert beer

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Anthony M

My favorite from Founders 🍻

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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.

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Todd McD

Breakfast!

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Bert VB

A favorite from the cellar

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Scott Emerson

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

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Max Laing

Ages well

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Max Rosengren

2500, då gäller det att gräva fram något xtra!!!😋

4.5

over 3 years ago

 

Seth Severinsson

Provar lite av lagret

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Brian Sukala

Bottled Aug 2018

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Dan I

#MiBeerMonday #DrinkinMiBeer #MondayMaple #DrinkYoCellar

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Bud Smith

Frosty beaver moon hunting

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David Ely

I actually just this “in the wild” last week! (November 2021)

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Rob Norman

always a fav of mine…aged 3 yrs…served at 55*…delish!

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Mike Brown

Even 3 years old, tastes great. Better than a fresh batch on tap.

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Jeff Good

Yummy once again!

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over 3 years ago

 

J T.

Another nicely aged beer from brother Scott!

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Ed Levine

Big tastes of rich maple, or is it the molasses? Hard to tell, but damn good either way. Pairs nicely with snowed in, LoL

4.5

over 3 years ago

 

Daniel O

There won’t ever be a better time to drink this. Maybe just on the downswing of peak, but all the flavors have come together.

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over 3 years ago

 
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Phil Jaseph

Still get just a touch of bourbon and maple. A great barrel aged that has been cellaring.

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over 3 years ago

 

Jon Thomsen

I’ve had this lying down the past 3 years…it has aged nicely, smoothly🍻

4.5

over 3 years ago

 

Klys Reedyk

Found a couple of these during holidays, absolutely love the flavor profile of Better Half. Sublime sweetness in this barrel aged old ale.

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over 3 years ago

 

John Burke

This has gotten so much better and gentler

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over 3 years ago

 

Grace

Thanks Grizzbar 🥰

4.5

over 3 years ago

 

Mike Brown

Still very tasty.

4.5

over 3 years ago