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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Mike Pakulski

It’s Wednesday. You know what that means. #RipBrodieLee

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Karen

Una ricura!!

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wouter k.

Happy!!

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Joe F

You know what would go great with this? A fire...Unfortunately, I’m too tired to put forth the effort this late in the evening.

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Glenn Normile

Delicious start to the New Year

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Kent W.

Wow, so smooth!

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Brian Puffer

Didn’t realize it was two years old when I purchased it last month. Taste great!

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Stephanie S

12/31. Happy New Year! Eggnog gone..."Where's the rum gone?!"

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STP

Beer falling off and tough act following some big stouts.

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Andy

Held up nicely.

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Vadim

Вкусняшка!!!

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Dave B

Fabulous as always

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Tom Brinkhuis

Lekkerste. Stout. Ooit. Kan volgens mij niet beter. Vergeten in te checken tijdens nieuwjaar. Dan weet je hoe laat het was 🤪

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b sente

Late checkin. Great find of old stock at meijer by Steph.

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Joe F

I like Old Ales and I cannot lie...

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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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Rob

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

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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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David H

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

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J R

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

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Chad A. Shull

Such a great beer

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Ryan S.

Sweet molasses with nice bourbon finish.

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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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josh woodburn

Sweet and booooooozy

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Lite Up

Bottled 2018, released 2020

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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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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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Patrick Schou

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

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Erik H

Zoet, maar caramba, wat een spul 😍

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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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Kristin S.

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

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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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Jonny G.

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

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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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Arturo Solis

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

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