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

 

Brian H

Aged 5 yrs.. still decent tasting, a BIT flatter flavor then i would like.

3.0

over 2 years ago

 

Eric R

Past it’s prime😕

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about 2 years ago

 
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about 2 years ago

 

Joe

Yes, this is from 2018. It aged well.

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Michael Graves

I think this may have gone bad. Very odd aroma and flavor.

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Martin W

Alcoholic honey, before it turns to mead. Too sweet.

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Matthew Mohr

Not what I expected but it’s aight

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Stark R.

Kinda chemically

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Ben

Making room to age some other stuff and figured I’d try this since it’s been about three years since the last one. It’s still too sweet but the bourbon and oak are coming together fairly well. Vanilla is still hanging around too somehow.

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Malin Bäck

Söt. Väldigt söt. Mogna frukter, viss spritighet som ger med sig rätt snabbt.

3.25

about 3 years ago

 

Robert V.

Boterzoet siroop

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Thad Palmer

Good not great. A shame because I was hopeful. Maybe it’s just my bottle.

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Addi nalin

Nachtrag !

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Joseph Figueroa

Spent time with the family watching Christmas lights in a particular neighborhood.

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Matt Sandy

List of the cellared bunch

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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.

3.5

over 4 years ago

 

Jonny G.

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

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Lori G.

Brought the 2018 up from the cellar. Feel like I might be getting a little oxidation, could be time to drink these. Sweet, strong & boozy. Lots of oak, maple/molasses + a noticeable sharp bite. Should I age longer here, or is it time to drink/share?

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Stacey Conklin

A little boozy for me

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Jan Lindeberg Christophersen

Duft af vanille og træ. Smagen er meget sød.

3.5

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Stephanie Durkin

So, it looks like I’ve had this before. I kinda feel like I’m cheating, but to be fair the bottle does say bottled on 08.27.18. And I’m still not sure how I feel about this beer! Sticky and tastes like a boozy barleywine. I certainly can not drink much!

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Kim Nielsen

Her får du er spark i løgene. De 12,7% samt lagringen på whiskyfade gør at alkoholen virkelig træder frem. Man har prøvet at balancere det med ahorn sirup og melasse. Men det er som om en Ale ikke helt kan bære det - den bliver for stærk #øllefantlogen

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Matt T.

Sweetish, creamy smooth and full on Bourbon.

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khanye t.

Pulling some out of the cellar. I believe the ABV is gone but the flavors are still on point.

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tnecniv

Good, immagine this without mapleoverdose.. would be Bronckhorsters better half 😊

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Ryan Tureff

Man after aging it's like all honey

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Brian Franklin

Not bad after sitting

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