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

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Bottled 2018, released 2020

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Krüz Wolf

Maple & booze 💜🍺

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Dean Maw

Taste the burnt sugar

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Mike Chapman

Taster of the wife’s

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Colin O.

Maple and molasses

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Found a few in the back of the fridge.

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AU Gnomeboy

For me started out mostly Bourbon and alcoholism. As it warmed a more agreeable maple and bourbon.

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Paul Hittman

Thanks Felix R.

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Stijn Kennekens

Maple syrup, zoet, rond, bourbon.

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Per Staunstrup

Vintage 2018! What a find. Sweet, powerful

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Codd Lemmons

This Old MoFo is still holding on!

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Nicole G.

Very much a barley wine at this point!

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Justin Kirkpatrick

FLN. This held up well.

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Norman Hulme

Nice balance of maple and bourbon. Smooth

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Kalle

Dark auburn color. Aroma has toffee, fudge. Tastes thick, fudgey, mapley, comfortingly boozy, wonderful stuff. One of the most pure comfort beers I could imagine. 4.25.

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Brandon M.

Smells of Bourbon. And tastes of bourbon at first, then maple, then barrel. Very good. A little boozy but fits well in with the flavors.

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Jens Ålevik

Fridge treasure just uncovered... Very sweet malty flavour... There is hints of strenght... And it is past best before 😇😎 this is good

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Paul Polglaze

Better than expected nice maple flavor

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Bob Husson

Smooth bourbon.

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Un petit délice qui a bien vieilli, ça a même chassé l'alcool ! C'est bluffant comme tout se mélange bien : mélasse, sirop d'érable, chêne, Bourbon. Riche, réconfortante, sweet, manque plus que les pancakes et le bacon 🥓 On est rarement déçu par Founders

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Владимир Власов

Аромат яблочно-кленовый и на фоне бочка. Сладость чуть выше средней. Тело сохранило свою высокую плотность. Алкашка немного сивушная на большом глотке ощущается.

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Slow Happy

Very boozy. Not as smooth as I’d like. But still a fantastic finale to a wonderful day.

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Jason Kopeny

Bottled 8/14/18. Really good beer. Barrel compliments all the other flavors in the beer, does not overwhelm.

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Derek B

Thanks Patrick 👍

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Jess Knutson

Bourbon has faded but still very sweet with maple

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Will Garrett

My actual first time trying this. Very well balanced. I don’t know if it is the age or if it is normal. Not super sweet and not boozy. I like this. The problem is that it’s the only one I have. I guess there will be a tear in my beer.

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Mike Lawler

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John Kent

Just what I was looking for, maltt, sweet, rich and boozy.

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Lekker zachte sluipmoordenaar van 12,7%. Lekker slaapmutsje voor morgen,een leuk dagje uit met mijn nichtje en neefje naar irrland.

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