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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Pat O.

Need this for house hunting

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Stephen D

Soft, sweet old ale. Some maple notes in there but just a nice Sunday evening beer

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Kevin Jason

Incredibly sweet and smooth. Does not seem like it’s 12.7%.

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Bobby Turner

Let's get this weekend started! This is still drinking fantastic.

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Jessie Martinez

Better with age

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Mike Chapman

Taster of the wife’s

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Dean Maw

Taste the burnt sugar

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Krüz Wolf

Maple & booze 💜🍺

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Marcial Besinaiz

A very smooth ale aged in bourbon barrels with maple and molasses notes. Just enough sweetness to balance all out nicely. Mouth coating and gets better with every sip...cheers! Thanks Chris M.!

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Wes B

If I could give over a 5. Definitely would! Even better with couple years of age.

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Arturo Solis

If you can get your hands in it... give it a try!!!

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Kevin Peacock

Super sweet even after sitting for years, took me a few sips to get used to potent taste, reminds me of cheap high alcohol doppelbocks

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Jonny G.

LN. Surprisingly, this has not become less sweet with age. 🍻

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Josh M

Hey, look! It's me and Kristin! We look pretty good when we get old(er)

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Kristin S.

I give it 5 on a scale of 1 to 1.33.

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José Clementino Neto

De modo geral, caiu. Percepção do pistache n existe mais. Acidez apareceu, mas n desagrada. Guaraná. Nem sinal do maple. N dá pra dizer q é ruim, mas é bem decepcionante.

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Erik H

Zoet, maar caramba, wat een spul 😍

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Patrick Schou

LCI 📝 Alot of bourbon in the nose, quite sweet and bitter end

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Dan King

Can definitely smell a little syrup. Definite maple syrup any with the bourbon. Sweet and boozy with the syrup taste lingering a bit.

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Chris Hobson

Wow, wow, wow. Awesome bourbon flavor! This is some good stuff. Gonna savor this one.

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Lite Up

Bottled 2018, released 2020

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josh woodburn

Sweet and booooooozy

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Matt Ennis

From last night. Smooth, almost creamy mouthfeel. Sweet with a slight bitter finish. RIP Tommy. You will be missed

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Ryan S.

Sweet molasses with nice bourbon finish.

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Chad A. Shull

Such a great beer

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J R

Aroma is fantastic and the taste is even more glorious!! Winner winner chicken dinner.

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David H

Curmudgeon's Better Half as presented by Harmon's Better Half! BANG!

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Andreas H

Found this in the deepest corner of the never ending catacombs of forgotten beer. Sweet and oaky. Strong at first but with a nice warm alcoholic feeling in the end.

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Rob

Still insanely good. And a ton of maple almost three years later.

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Lauren Grous

Super sweet from maple syrup and boozy from the bourbon. Aged well.

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Alex Grous

Aged well

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Joe F

I like Old Ales and I cannot lie...

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