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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Thomas Adams

Happy #thanksgiving #craftbeer

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john williams

I don't remember it tasting so sweet.can tell Bourbon aged, maple

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Pint Floyd

Pretty sweet

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Pete Baskins

Still tastes good 5 years later.

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Michael T K

Good, but maybe not aged well

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Will Dull

Liquid raisins. Tad sweet.

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Matt Thompson

Fridge find

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Rodney Michna

sweet aging helped.

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Callum White

LCI. Bottled 15/08/18. Honeycomb and toffee were the primary flavours here

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Dustin H

Still way too sweet

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Daniel Westerling

Karamell, söt

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Nick A.

Aging great. Tons more maple and oak on this bottle. No bad flavors so far - keep ‘em in the cellar!

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Sean Owen

I was excited to see this at the store. Didnt realize it was the 2018 version til I got home. It has held up well. Flavor is still pretty good.

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Joe Smith

So good.

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Kristen B.

Not as good as my other better half

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Terry C.

This tastes like I traveled to Canada and licked a maple tree. It's sweet AF! Thanks Grant A.

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John P.

Nice treat after scouts. Next time I’m burning a stogie with one of these.

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Eivind M.

Mye god smaker, men litt for søt

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Ed L.

2018. Happy birthday to it and me too! Maple and molasses.

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Cavca

Szkoda ze jest tak cholernie słodkie, byłoby mega sztosem. 7,5/10 z minusem

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Sander Wiggers

Bam, deze hakt erin! Old Ale brewed with molasses and aged in Maple Syrup Bourbon barrels. Boozy 🤪

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Tony Kizlyk

Big maple scent at the beginning....then a big bourbon taste kicks in. Thanks for the share Dan B.!!!

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13eer

Day 10 of 24. having it so close to backwoods bastard is a bit similar, more maple than oak.

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Joop B.

Just befiore the lock down.

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Alex Grous

Aged well

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Lauren Grous

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

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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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Patrick Schou

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

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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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Kyoichi

bottled in 08.20.18さすがに2年半置いとくと、味変化しちゃうなぁ。渋みがかなり先行してる。

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Colton Risner

ADVENT #10 #2018Batch

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Mark West

Back of the fridge. Good way to end the football season. The bourbon is nice but it still has the sweetness of a barely-wine. Nicely done, just not my style.

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Don S

In eerste instantie vol en zoet, maar een paar slokken verder vind ik ‘m redelijk moutig of is het de melasse? Geen idee 🤷🏽‍♂️ weinig ervaring mee! Maar voor de rest wel een genietbaar biertje...

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Ivan Sauer

En sødlig men tør duft. Masser af brød og mørke noter. Smagen er fyldig og rund. Lkoholen er afdempet og fadet sørger for en tør finish. Super lækker!

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Croz

Sweet but deep in flavor

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Julian D.

A sweet, but boozy pour.

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Scrum T.

Has aged nicely, still boozy but the old ale shining through with some sweetness/caramel. Not shabby.

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Mette Wraa Nielsen

Agede in bourbon barrels that have previously held maple syrup, gives the beer a distinctive sweetness. Rich and delicious🍻

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Edmund

Three years on and it tastes sweet with little to no carbonation.

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Thomas Fredborg

#logetur#

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Markus S.

Du sku ha vært her Martin B.

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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.

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